September 11, 2014
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08/28/2014
editorial
HIV co-infection of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been identified as one of the emerging challenges for control of VL. In this editorial, the authors discuss the concerted efforts needed from all stakeholders to progress towards elimination and control of VL and VL-HIV co-infection.
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Current Issue August 2014
09/04/2014
Viewpoints
Editor-in-Chief Peter J. Hotez highlights new information on major neglected parasitic infections--Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, and trichomoniasis--affecting impoverished Americans. Key diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and the urgent needs for active surveillance and prevention are also presented.
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09/11/2014
From innovation to application
Omollo et al. developed an offline version of OpenClinica, making it possible to collect data in areas with limited internet infrastructure. The authors demonstrate that innovative approaches to clinical data management are possible with available open source tools with good functionality.
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09/11/2014
research article
Lamberton et al. compare diagnostic accuracy between Kato-Katz and POC-CCA for detection of schistosomiasis in Ugandan primary schools over three years.
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09/11/2014
research article
In a community-randomized trachoma trial in Matameye, Niger, Lietman et al. assessed child growth of pre-school children who have received 3 years of annual or biannual mass azithromycin treatment.
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09/11/2014
research article
O'Neal et al. found that screening for intestinal tapeworms among people who live nearby a heavily-infected pig reduced transmission of Taenia solium in the overall community by 40% over one year.
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09/11/2014
research article
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09/11/2014
research article
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09/11/2014
Research article
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08/22/2013
Schistosomiasis - Impacting Medicine through Art
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Venezuela: An Emerging Tropical Disease and Humanitarian Emergency?
The Effect of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Ly6Chi Monocyte Recruitment Is Responsible for Th2 Associated Host-Protective Macrophage Accumulation in Liver Inflammation due to Schistosomiasis
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