Infectious Diseases
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- ILEP - International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations
- Consists of 17 autonomous non-governmental organisations, based in 13 countries. The ILEP member organisations carry out field project and research work. Features organisation information, field work, research, publications and documents, FAQ on leprosy, and news.
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- Indian Development Foundation
- Voluntary organisation dedicated to leprosy eradication in India. Includes facts, news, events and photographs.
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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.