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Newsletter - Issue 54
Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
January 15, 2015
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The disease has few treatment alternatives and the patients rely on rare options besides the amputation of the affected members
Eumycetoma, a chronic cutaneous or subcutaneous infection caused by fungi from the Eumycetes genus, is one of the most chronic problems in poor countries. There are not even official numbers about the disease, which has only been on the World Health Organization's (WHO) neglected disease list for two years. The disease affects mainly males living in rural areas. Relying on rare treatment alternatives, the patients usually have few options besides the amputation of the affected members. However, hope for the problem may be finally close.
A full 6-month treatment will cost US$ 15.54 per patient
Pediatric drug administration against tuberculosis was until recently, a problem for health professionals. This was because the children's doses were high, forcing them to cut and crush the pills, making their flavor bitter. These factors hampered the children...
Dengue fever spreads around the world
NUS researchers uncover potent parasite-killing mechanism of anti-malarial drug
New antibodies with an extra fragment overcome malaria parasite diversity
How does the pharmaceutical industry respond to tropical neglected diseases?
The study can be an excellent tool to help controlling the disease, saving time and money from the authorities and people
Mathematical models are many times used to predict the propagation of epidemics. Having this in sight, a recent study offers a simplified approach to track the dengue virus' spread in urban areas. The article entitled SIR-Network Model And its Application to Dengue Fever, by Lucas M. Stolerman (IMPA), Daniel Coombs (British Columbia University) and Stefanella Boatto (UFRJ), was recently published by SIAM...
Findings could guide a new path towards better prevention strategies and future studies on vaccines against the vírus
Among women, prostitutes are the most vulnerable to HIV infections. However, some have intrigued science by presenting an unusual resistance to the virus, especially among those who do not frequently use protection. The mystery, however, could be close to an end with a study conducted in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to scientists at the Wistar Institute, who developed the study along with researchers from the Puerto Rico University, these...
Below is a selection of for this month of january of publications related to Tropical Medicine from important international journals.
On-Demand Preexposure Prophylaxis in Men at High Risk for HIV-1 Infection
Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-informed differentiated care
IEC received the material of a clinical suspicion of hemorrhagic dengue, but the result was negative Other exams confirmed yellow fever
The last case of urban yellow fever transmission in Brazil took place in 1942, in Acre State. For this reason, the death in Natal (RN) called special attention from the sanitary authorities.
Of 7 November 2015 the February 15, 2016
Competition for associate professor in the Department of Parasitology of UFMG
Of November 16, 2015 the January 19, 2016
Professor in infectious and parasitic diseases, IPTSP / UFG
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