Latest Neglected diseases Stories
Muscular Dystrophy Association has awarded ReveraGen BioPharma $1.5 million to develop drug TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that it has awarded $1,549,725 to ReveraGen BioPharma, a Rockville, Md., biotechnology company, to develop and test a "dissociative glucocorticoid" as a potential treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120424/DC93207LOGO) MDA has...
BETHESDA, Md., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, today announced his alliance with PVH Neck Wear to benefit Malaria No More and end malaria deaths in Africa. Johnson has championed numerous causes in the U.S. and abroad, particularly throughout Western Africa and in an effort to highlight the importance of and build awareness of World Malaria Month, he has designated the profits of his latest business endeavor,...
LITITZ, Pa., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with World Malaria Day and the efforts of volunteers working to provide effective malaria control in Africa, Mosquito Magnet® announces a donation initiative partnering with their Facebook community. The initiative's goal is to donate a total of 200 treated mosquito nets - a $2,000 value - to the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign. Facebook users can take part by going to...
Funding cuts for malaria control are the single most common reason for the resurgence of the deadly disease, according to a new study that has linked overall weakened malaria control programs to the majority of global resurgences since 1930. The study, published in the April 24 issue of the open-access Malaria Journal, analyzed the causes of 75 documented episodes of malaria resurgence throughout the world over the past 80 years, both in countries that were close to eliminating the disease...
Since the 1930s, there have been 75 documented episodes of malaria resurgence worldwide, most of which were linked to weakening of malaria control programs, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Malaria Journal. The study, which is allied to the theme of this year's World Malaria Day (25th April 2012) "Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria", found that the most common reason for weakening of malaria control programs was funding disruptions. There are...
Symposium on Smallpox Eradication and the Future of Global Health Featured in a Special Edition of the journal Vaccine WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a special edition of Vaccine released today, Sabin President, Dr. Peter Hotez, and Sabin Executive Vice President, Dr. Ciro de Quadros, share their insights on global health innovations and advancements since the eradication of smallpox was certified by the World Health Assembly in 1980. Their commentary is...
Thousands of pre-school children in Africa could benefit from access to treatment for an endemic disease, after tests showed infants to be at high risk of infection. Researchers tested hundreds of children aged between one and five in countries in sub-Saharan Africa where snail fever – also known as bilharzia or schistosomiasis – is endemic. Currently, infants are not regularly tested for infection as they are perceived to be at low risk of exposure to the water-borne disease and not...
LONDON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec, a British company with a new approach to combating the dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has today launched a new educational film, 'Controlling the Dengue Mosquito - the Oxitec Solution'. The film, which uses clay animation, or 'claymation', is intended to improve the clarity, accessibility and transparency of Oxitec's work and research. Dr Paul Reiter, Professor of Medical Entomology at the Pasteur Institute, who features...
"Harry Potter" star joins global effort to eliminate seven diseases by 2020 LONDON, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- British actor Tom Felton is calling on his fans to join him in the fight to eliminate seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020. As an ambassador for the END7 campaign, Felton is helping to raise public awareness about these devastating diseases of poverty that infect one in six people worldwide, including 500 million children. (Photo:...
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leader in the development of sustainable, African-led health systems, Accordia Global Health Foundation launched a campaign in preparation for World Malaria Day on April 25 to highlight Africa's malaria burden as well as emerging locally-proven solutions, like those proposed by Dr. Kamija Phiri of Malawi--Accordia's 2012 Merle Sande Award recipient. Despite the many control measures over the decades, malaria continues to be the...
Latest Neglected diseases Reference Libraries
The giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) is a parasitic worm within the Nematoda phylum. This species can be found throughout the world, but occurs in higher numbers in tropical and subtropical areas. It causes the disease known as ascariasis in its human hosts and infects about one quarter of the entire world’s human population. It displays a sexual dimorphism, with females growing larger than males. Females reach an average body length between 7.8 and 19.2 inches, while males reach a...
Wuchereria bancrofti is a species of roundworm in the Nematoda phylum. This species is spread through a mosquito vector, which means that it is transferred through mosquitos. This species infects over 120 million people in South America, Africa, and other tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of three species of parasitic worm that can cause lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis. The disease is wrongfully named, because the term translates to “a disease caused by...
Wuchereria bancrofti is a species of roundworm in the Nematoda phylum. This species is spread through a mosquito vector, which means that it is transferred through mosquitos. This species infects over 120 million people in South America, Africa, and other tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of three species of parasitic worm that can cause lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis. The disease is wrongfully named, because the term translates to “a disease caused by...
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family. It is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes and is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa, but not in Asia. Primates and a few kinds of mosquitoes are the only known hosts. The origin of the disease is most likely Africa. From there it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. There...
Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), caused by the dengue virus, is among the spectrum of acute febrile tropical disease and is transmitted by mosquitoes. Occurring mainly in the tropics it can be life threatening and is caused by four closely related virus stereotypes of the genus Flavivirus. It was identified and named in 1779. It has a nickname of "breakbone fever" due to it causing sever generalized bodyache. It tends to be more prevalent in the urban districts of its range...
