Infectious Diseases
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- The Leprosy Mission
- An international Christian charity, founded in 1874, and aiming to eradicate the causes and consequences of leprosy. History, statistics, annual review, getting involved and information on leprosy.
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- The Leprosy Mission Northern Ireland
- Includes information, news and events, as well as a children's section.
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- WHO: The Elimination of Leprosy
- Resources and information from the World Health Organization on this disease and the global strategy to eliminate it.
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- CDC: Trypanosomiasis
- Information about the East African and West African forms of Trypanosomiasis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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- Medical Ecology: African Trypanosomiasis
- Chapter from a book on parasitic diseases with detailed information on the vector, the human disease and its prevention through control of tsetse flies.
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- MicrobeWiki: Trypanosoma
- Classification, description and significance, genome structure, cell structure, metabolism and ecology.
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- Parasites & Vectors: The History of African Trypanosomiasis
- Article by Dietmar Steverding summarising the history of this disease from prehistory to current developments, including the factors that determine its control, emergence and spread.
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- Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis (PAAT)
- Combines forces of FAO, IAEA, WHO, AU/IBAR and other relevant stakeholders concerned with the tsetse and trypanosomiasis problem. Includes disease information and maps.
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- The Development of Drugs for Treatment of Sleeping Sickness: A Historical Review
- Article by Dietmar Steverding outlining the development of anti-sleeping sickness drugs from the discovery of the first bioactive lead compounds to the identification of more modern chemotherapeutic agents.
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- CDC: Acanthamoeba Infection
- Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
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- CDC: Amebiasis
- Factsheets and articles on amebic dysentery caused by the organism Entamoeba histolytica.
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- CDC: Naegleria Infection
- Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
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- Free-living Protozoa and Human Disease
- Discusses Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris and their effects on health.
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- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Amebiasis
- Features risk factors, cause, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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- MicrobeWiki: Babesia
- Classification, description and significance, genome structure, cell structure, metabolism and ecology.
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- Blastocystis Research Foundation
- Research consortium, linking scientists from different disciplines internationally to create cross-functional teams. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and research.