Ghana Pilots Simple Home-Visit Checklist to Find Hidden Tropical Diseases
A three-month pilot in Ghana shows that community health officers can detect over a thousand suspected neglected tropical disease cases ...
Tag: lymphatic filariasis
In Haiti’s Cities, People, Heat and Greenery Shape Which Mosquitoes Thrive
A year-long trapping study in Haiti's Ouest Department found that human population density, temperature, and vegetation indices are the strongest ...
Mosquito Survey in Myanmar Reveals Hidden Filarial Worms Slipping Past Bed Nets
A PCR survey of mosquitoes in Karen state, Myanmar, has identified Wuchereria bancrofti and three zoonotic filarial species in a ...
Filariasis Cases Cluster Near Mosquito Breeding Grounds on Indonesian Island, Study Finds
A spatial study in Belitung Regency, Indonesia, shows that lymphatic filariasis cases cluster significantly around potential Mansonia mosquito breeding habitats, ...
£4.5 Million UK Aid Partnership Targets Fungal-Scale Burden of Filarial Diseases
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has launched a £4.5 million UK aid-funded partnership, ENDPOINT, to develop new diagnostics and treatments ...
Infrared Light and Machine Learning Reveal Which Animals Mosquitoes Bite
Researchers have shown that mid-infrared spectroscopy combined with machine learning can rapidly and cheaply identify the host species of Culex ...
Pyrethroid Resistance and Low Awareness Thwart Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in Nigeria
A One Health study in Sokoto State, Nigeria, finds low lymphatic filariasis awareness, near-total pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes, and molecular ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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