To further our NTD discussion from last week, this week we will be discussing soil-transmitted helminthiases. These are intestinal infections caused by parasitic worms,
On July 10th, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reinforced the warning of drug safety information by making changes to the safety
As we continue to dive into the world of neglected tropical diseases, we find ourselves examining schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease whose impact reaches 200
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