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Groups: Open Access Tags: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Medicine Neglected Tropical Diseases Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Research Article

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    Utility of repeated praziquantel dosing in the treatment of schistosomiasis i...

    Background Controversy persists about the optimal approach to drug-based control of schistosomiasis in high-risk communities. In a systematic review of published studies, we...
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    Moving from rabies research to rabies control: lessons from India

    Background Despite the availability of effective interventions and public recognition of the severity of the problem, rabies continues to suffer neglect by programme planners in...
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    A Systematic Approach to Capacity Strengthening of Laboratory Systems for Con...

    Background The lack of capacity in laboratory systems is a major barrier to achieving the aims of the London Declaration (2012) on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). To counter...
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    Economic Impact of Dengue Illness and the Cost-Effectiveness of Future Vaccin...

    Background Dengue illness causes 50–100 million infections worldwide and threatens 2.5 billion people in the tropical and subtropical regions. Little is known about the disease...
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    Projecting the long-term impact of school- or community-based mass-treatment ...

    Background Schistosomiasis remains a significant health burden in many areas of the world. Morbidity control, focused on limiting infection intensity through periodic delivery...
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    Tools to Support Policy Decisions Related to Treatment Strategies and Surveil...

    Background Appropriate diagnostics to monitor disease trends and assess the effectiveness and impact of interventions are essential for guiding treatment strategies at different...