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Newsletter - Issue 52
Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
November 15, 2015
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While rich countries register a disease incidence of 1 person per every 100,000, in tropical countries this number can be up to 100 times greater
Leptospirosis is a disease of extremes and an example of how economic power is related to health differences among several regions of the planet. While in temperate climate countries - most of them, rich - the incidence is of one person for every 100,000...
According to the expert, in order to eliminate the disease, it must be seen from a broader point of view, by enhancing the health systems and access equity to them as well as sanitation and socioeconomic conditions.
According to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria worldwide...
HIV cure research: NIH scientists create 2-headed protein to deplete HIV reservoir
India Must Resist US Pressure on Generic Drugs, African Leaders to Tell Modi
Cure chance-enhancing drug against hepatitis C is delivered in Acre
Deaths by tuberculosis have dropped by half since 1990
Malaria in Africa. Disturbing resistance to drugs and insecticides
Tropical Medicine has grown and expanded beyond tropical diseases, approaching themes related to demographic transition, climate changes and diseases, traffic accidents, violence and others
When talking about Tropical Medicine, the idea of infectious diseases is brought. The field, however, is beyond and addresses daily problems in the least developed countries. For this reason, in 2016, the Congress of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (MEDTROP), that will take place in Maceio, Alagoas, will also outline social aspects that affect Brazilian's daily routine, such as violence, for example. "Our goal is to build a schedule related to tropical issues...
There are no evidences of future investments in the field despite the most alarming rates related to snakebite envenoming
Western Africa is commonly affected by several lethal virus such as HIV and Ebola. Other typical issues among tropical countries are also concerning, such as leishmaniasis and tripanosomiasis. However, a local epidemic draws attention for being as dangerous or even more: snakebite envenoming. The problem affects great part of the African continent and, in the Sub-Sahara region, over 7 thousand people die every year due to this issue. Besides this, snakebites lead to 5 thousand amputations and respond for the occupation of up to 10% of the hospital...
Below is a selection of for this month of november of publications related to Tropical Medicine from important international journals.
Simplified antibiotic regimens for neonatal sepsis--AFRINEST
Declining Malaria Transmission and Pregnancy Outcomes in Southern Mozambique
More knowledge about how diseases and the places where they develop help identifying epidemiological patterns, which help controlling and predilection
In the city of Petrolina, in Pernambuco, Brazil, every year, around 11.6 cases of human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are reported. The high prevalence is also found in the city's main domestic reservoir: the dog. This is shown in the masters...
17 to 18 November 2015
9th edition of Infection Course VI Transplantation and Infection in Immunocompromised patients Symposium
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