International travel exposes millions to skin diseases acquired abroad, with dermatologic disorders ranking as the third most ...

Objective To characterise and quantify the mortality risks for a range of causes after tropical cyclones in nine countries and territories. Design Two stage, time series study. Setting Nine countries ...

Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters.

Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies, has long challenged veterinarians and public health experts ...

Overcrowding at Kumasi Central Prison has turned it into a laboratory for treating neglected tropical diseases. The lack of ...

While global Chagas disease cases decline, prevalence grows in non-endemic countries due to migration, study shows.

Scorpion sting envenomation meets all the criteria to be recognised as a neglected tropical disease, yet it remains ...

Beyond direct injuries, exposure to tropical cyclones is associated with higher risks of death across a range of causes ...

Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is one of the most important yet neglected parasitic infections in the world.

A swarm of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, infamous for spreading diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever, has taken hold in ...

Tropical cyclones might be causing real damage after they clear, as a new study found death spikes caused by various reasons ...

The impact can be severe. Insect-borne diseases like chikungunya and dengue can overwhelm health systems, affect quality of life and if undiagnosed and treated incorrectly, can be ...