Anyone who grew up in any rural village in Rwanda is familiar with intestinal worms. During my training as a medical doctor, I learned intestinal worms, also called soil-transmitted helminths, are one ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

The International Day of the Tropics was designated to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas, the far-reaching implications of the issues affecting the world’s ...

The Federal Government on Wednesday said progress has been recorded in eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases, with approximately 30 million Nigerians weaned off treatment with ivermectin.Ivermectin ...

Cincinnati Reds utility man Connor Joe was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, June 25. Joe was placed on the IL due to a case of hand, foot and mouth disease, retroactive to June 22. The ...

Cincinnati Reds utility man Connor Joe was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, June 25. Joe was placed on the IL due to a case of hand, foot and mouth disease, retroactive to June 22. The ...

Fifty African Union Member States have endorsed a ground-breaking digital micro-planning portal co-created by Africa CDC to accelerate the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases — a diverse group ...

Over the years, there have been concerted efforts to eliminate and manage the aftereffects of neglected tropical diseases globally. A project launched by the University of Health and Allied ...

More than one million donated drugs risk expiring within nine months due to deep cuts in global aid, threatening treatment programmes for neglected tropical diseases in Africa.

We read with interest A. Southeast Asia regional neglected tropical disease framework: improving control of three fungal diseases.1 We would like to point out that Melioidosis is an infectious disease ...

Considered by the United Nations as one of the most neglected of tropical diseases, it can result in infertility, ectopic pregnancy and genital ulcers.