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Newsletter - Issue 77 |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: where are we going?The goal to eliminate VL along with the public health problem in Brazil is audacious, but should not be considered impossible Researcher Guilherme Werneck, PhD in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health, member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Parasitic Diseases (Leishmaniasis), has developed during his career activities in the field of Collective... Our collaborative project Believe aims to explore ways to cure HIV infection using strategies that use cell re-education to act specifically against the vírus HIV: Use of neutralizing antibodies calls attention of scientific community, says Esper Georges KallásSince the beginning of the Aids epidemic, 36 years ago, scientists have accomplished great advances treating the diseases There is great hope of developing an effective cure able to be applied in large scale. Moreover, the perspective of science developing a way to eliminate the HIV seems to be closer. To infectious diseases expert... The researcher studies Leishmania since 1965, when he moved to Brazil and has given contributions to the scientific community and the society Professor Jeffrey Shaw receives international recognitionProfessor Jeffrey Jon Shaw, renowned Tropical Medicine researcher, was granted with the International Honorary Member title by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The honor was giver during the opening ceremony of the 66th Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore, Maryland. The title makes the researcher a permanent member of the institution. According to him, as any other international recognition, the Honorary International... Malaria: Battle against the disease has lost strength, alerts UnB professor Pedro TauilIn the past years, until 2016, the incidence, hospitalization and deaths by malaria in Brazil were systematically dropping every year, what could have led to a priority reduction in the disease’s control policy in 2017 The progress in world fight against malaria has stopped. This is the result of a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although global data about 2017 are still unavailable, the “2017 malaria report” gives a wide picture on the progress fighting the disease. |
DNDi engages in research and development for neglected diseases, says Joel KeravecOur work consists in developing new drugs or new formulations of existing drugs for people living with neglected diseases Neglected diseases are a group of endemic tropical diseases, affecting mostly poor populations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Together, they kill almost 1 million people every annually. Prevention measures and treatment for some of these... Below is a selection of for this month of december of publications related to Tropical Medicine from important international journals. Dengue vaccine found to worsen disease symptoms Birth control for parasites: Researchers reveal new vaccine target for malaria Rats join mosquitoes as targets for 'gene drive' pest control Innovative drug for hepatitis C is approved by Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency One person is infected by the HIV every 17 seconds in the world Ceará has the second largest dengue incidence in the Country, says Health Ministry
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