Mapping the world of worm infections
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Mapping the world of worm infections
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Jimmy Carter and BASF eradicate Guinea worm - YouTube
youtube.com — “Guinea worm disease is contracted through the consumption of drinking water that is contaminated with microscopic water fleas carrying infective larvae. The ...” View full resource at youtube.com
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RT @BASFAgro Did you see on how we helped to eradicate the Guinea Worm by cleaning the #water? http://t.co/pELdHNSQ #WorldWaterDay #BASF
Google Earth marks sources of infection - FierceBiotechIT
fiercebiotechit.com — “Where in the world do outbreaks begin? Kathmandu, Nepal presents challenges to researchers trying to hunt down the source of typhoid infections in that city. Without the marked streets and other Read more...” View full resource at fiercebiotechit.com
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RT @RyanMFierce: Google Earth maps disease sources with the help of DNA analysis and GPS. http://t.co/pP1IIJpd
Research Identifies Co-Infection that Complicates TB Treatment
newswise.com — “New research led by Padmini Salgame, Ph.D., professor and director of the Graduate Medical Research Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ)-New Jersey Medical School, has established a connection between infection by parasitic worms, a frequent occurrence in much of the world, and the progression of tuberculosis. The research also indicates why prior parasitic worm infection can thwart tuberculosis treatment.” View full resource at newswise.com
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Research Identifies Co-Infection that Complicates TB Treatment: New research led by Padmini Salgame, Ph.D., prof... http://t.co/GWAPOgh
The Hidden Global Health Threat Of Parasitic Worms
medicalnewstoday.com — “With close to one third of the world's population infected with parasitic worms, MUHC researcher Dr. Theresa Gyorkos is thinking big when it comes to finding a solution to this global public healt” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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MUHC/McGill parasite disease researcher wins CPHA International Public Health Award
news-medical.net — “With close to one third of the world's population infected with parasitic worms, MUHC researcher Dr. Theresa Gyorkos is thinking big when it comes to finding a solution to this global public health challenge. As part of an international research and policy team, she is contributing to the soon-to-be-released WHO Strategic Plan to control intestinal worm infections in more than 100 countries.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Parasitic worms: Hidden global health threat
medicalxpress.com — “With close to one third of the world's population infected with parasitic worms, MUHC researcher Dr. Theresa Gyorkos is thinking big when it comes to finding a solution to this global public health challenge. As part of an international research and policy team, she is contributing to the soon-to-be-released ...” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
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E. coli Takes 19 Lives In Europe - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “An outbreak of a virulent strain of E. coli has killed 19 people in Europe and infected more than 2,000 in at least 12 countries, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)MedWorm Message: Register forMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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E. coli Takes 19 Lives In Europe: An outbreak of a virulent strain of E. coli has killed 19 people in Europe and i... http://bit.ly/jS931S
Unknown Facts about Dog Heartworms
healthypets.mercola.com — “Learn the cause, treatment and prevention of canine heartworm disease, a fatal worm infestation in the heart and blood vessels of an infected dog.” View full resource at healthypets.mercola.com
Most Recently Shared on March 11, 2011 at 2:00 am By:
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Hospital bugs 'hit poor nations' - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “The fight against malaria and TB in the developing world should not obscure the problems poor countries face with hospital infections, experts say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)MedWorm Message: Register forMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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Scientist Are Learning How Immune Cells Communicate: Study Of Illnesses Caused By Worms
medicalnewstoday.com — “A billion people living in underdeveloped areas around the world are infected with parasitic helminthes, worms that survive by residing in and feeding on their hosts. These infestations can cause” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Scientist Are Learning How Immune Cells Communicate: Study Of Illnesses Caused By Worms http://mnt.to/3L3f #tropicaldisease
Studying illnesses caused by worms: Scientists are learning how immune cells communicate
labspaces.net — “A billion people living in underdeveloped areas around the world are infected with parasitic helminthes, worms that survive by residing in and feeding on their hosts. These infestations can cause chronic intestinal (and occasionally systemic) illnesses leading to long-term disability.” View full resource at labspaces.net
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Scientists produce atlas of worm infection prevalence, distribution throughout Africa
news-medical.net — “On Tuesday at the 12th International Congress of Parasitology, a group of scientists, led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, launched an online series of maps showing the distribution and prevalence of worm infections across Africa, Tropika.net reports (Chinnock, 8/17).” View full resource at news-medical.net
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New Global Atlas Will Transform Deworming Programs
medicalnewstoday.com — “Maps showing the distribution and prevalence of worm infections in every African country will be launched today (17 August). These maps, called” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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New Global Atlas Will Transform Deworming Programs http://mnt.to/3Ht7 #tropicaldisease
New Global Atlas Will Transform Deworming Programs - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “Maps showing the distribution and prevalence of worm infections in every African country will be launched today (17 August). These maps, called This Wormy World, are the first of a series of Global Atlas of Helminth Infections which provide a unique, open-access, free information resource vital for planning and implementing deworming programmes. It is estimated that more than 400 million children worldwide are infected with worms (helminths), 90 million in Africa alone. Worms damage children's h” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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