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Neglected diseases, such as Chagas disease and schistosomiasis, are given a low status in global public health priorities. Yet they affect one billion people, mainly in remote areas, rural slums and conflict zones.
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Opinions and Analysis
Universities should invest in neglected tropical diseases
Sandeep P. Kishore and colleagues call on universities to focus on research for neglected tropical diseases.
4 March 2010
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Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Glaxo sets example to other drug companies
A Nature editorial praises GlaxoSmithKline for sharing its database of potential malaria drugs and urges others to follow suit.
2 February 2010
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Source: Nature
Global fund would ensure poor receive key drugs
12 January 2010
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Source: The Lancet
News and Features
Wild turmeric effective in filariasis vector control
Wild turmeric extract could help control the mosquito that spreads lymphatic filariasis, say scientists.
10 March 2010
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Dengue programmes 'too paternalistic'
Routine responses to dengue fever are top-down, which discourages individual engagement in control strategies, says a study.
10 March 2010
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Bednets to stop leishmaniasis spread
16 February 2010
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