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Carrion's disease: More than a neglected disease
(BioMed Central, 2019)
Infections with Bartonella bacilliformis result in Carrion's disease in humans. In the first phase of infection, the pathogen causes a hemolytic fever ("Oroya fever") with case-fatality rates as high as ~90% in untreated ...
The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect populations living in resource-limited settings. In the Amazon basin, substantial numbers of NTDs are zoonotic, transmitted by vertebrate (dogs, bats, ...
Neurocysticercosis-More Than a Neglected Disease
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy worldwide and one the most frequent parasitic infections associated with chronic morbidity in the United States…
Cystic echinococcosis: Chronic, complex, and still neglected
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), an infection with the larval form of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, still causes serious lung and liver disease with a worldwide geographical distribution. This parasitic infection ...
Modern Approaches for the Discovery of Anti-Infectious Drugs for the Treatment of Neglected Diseases
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2018-07)
Neglected diseases comprise a number of infectious diseases historically endemic to low-and middle-income countries, though recently they have spread to high-income countries due to human migrations. In the past, pharmaceutical ...
Carrion’s disease: an eradicable illness?
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016-12-01)
Carrion’s disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, a vector-borne pathogen restricted to the Andean valleys of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Carrion’s disease is a biphasic illness; in the ...
Medical Student Knowledge of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
In developing countries, education to health-care professionals is a cornerstone in the battle against neglected tropical diseases (NTD). Studies evaluating the level of knowledge of medical students in clinical and ...
Population structure of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in an urban environment
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease endemic in Latin America. Triatoma infestans, a common vector of this disease, has recently expanded its range into rapidly developing cities of Latin America. We aim to identify ...
Social marketing interventions for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
BACKGROUND: Social marketing is an approach to behavior change that contributes to disease prevention and control. This study aimed to understand how social marketing interventions have addressed neglected tropical diseases ...
Polyamines and related nitrogen compounds in the chemotherapy of neglected diseases caused by kinetoplastids
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2018-05)
Neglected diseases due to the parasitic protozoa Leishmania and Trypanosoma (kinetoplastids) affect millions of people worldwide, and the lack of suitable treatments has promoted an ongoing drug discovery effort to identify ...