As we continue to dive into the world of neglected tropical diseases, we find ourselves examining schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease whose impact reaches 200
Year: 2018
When a 4,000-year-old skeleton located in Rajasthan, India was unearthed in 2009, archeologists were not expecting to find Mycobacterium leprae present (1). This finding provided
Welcome back to “Shedding Light on NTDs”. This week, we will be discussing the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, a neglected tropical disease
While first discovered in the African country of Uganda in 1947, Zika virus, carried by mosquitos and endemic in many tropical areas of the
Valneva, a French biotech company focused on developing vaccines, has announced it has obtained successful Phase 1 results for its Lyme disease vaccine candidate,
Historically referred to as “little dragons”, this week’s NTD is Guinea worm disease. Guinea worm is caused by a parasitic worm that causes severe
What You Might Have Missed in History Class: Black Death is Still Here and Closer Than You May Think
In case you haven’t been in a history class in a while, let’s set a scene for you. The year is 1347 and
An outbreak of typhoid fever has been reported in El Salvador, with 644 suspected cases from January to the end of May, according to
Imagine a future where advanced technology can improve healthcare and medicine by providing faster, easier and more accurate diagnoses [6]. The field of artificial
Since the beginning of June, Kenya has been experiencing an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) with 26 reported human cases and six deaths