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Northern Sudan Set to Eliminate River Blindness In 1998, residents of this Nile River town began a community-directed treatment program of ivermectin, a medication that stems the infestation of worms. In 2012, treatment was halted after scientists fo
Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities A new study says targeting treatment programs at specific neighborhoods may be a better way of controlling tuberculosis in some cities. The study looks at so-called TB hotspots. Lead author Dr. David Dowdy said a ho
End of Guinea Worm in Sight for Carter Center 美前总统卡特功绩:帮助消灭麦地那龙线虫病 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Dracunculiasis is a parasitic infection that once afflicted millions primarily in Africa and parts of South Asia. Thanks to the
智能手机成为诊断疟疾新工具 Doctors fighting malaria - one of the deadliest diseases on the planet - may soon have a new affordable weapon in their smart phones. Researchers have found a way to use the phones camera to detect the microorg
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon enjoyed a privileged lifestyle in what is now Luxor about 3,500 years ago. But she may not have been a happy princess towar
By Kane Farabaugh New York 05 November 2007 One of the hallmarks of Jimmy Carter's American presidency was a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. It brought lasting peace between two former enemies. The experience encouraged Mr. Carter to spend
The World Health Organization says studies in Senegal and Mali show it is possible to eliminate river blindness. More than 37 million people are infected with the parasite that causes river blindness. While the disease is endemic in some parts of th
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – August 5, 2002: River Blindness By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Doctors in Cameroon have found that giving the drug that fights river blindness
Health Report - Refugee Camps are a Breeding Ground for Disease This is the VOA Special English Health Report. United Nations aid agencies say hundreds of thousands of refugees are living in unacceptable conditions at camps. These people fled their h
AS IT IS 2016-08-17 Researchers Exploring Ways to Fight Roundworm Infection 研究人员探索对抗蛔虫感染的新途径 Researchers in Ireland and England may have discovered a new way to fight roundworm parasites. The researchers say they ident
By Carol Pearson Washington 22 May 2007 Doctors in the United States are seeing more infections from parasites normally found in developing countries. These infections could be prevented, contained or cured, but the problem is, many American doctors
By Carol Pearson Washington 23 May 2007 The parasite that causes malaria is wiped out in the United States, but the disease can still cause problems. Doctors so rarely see patients who have it, that they do not always recognize malaria's symptoms. T
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 26 June 2007 Smallpox was the first infectious disease ever to be eradicated worldwide. But now, thanks to a two-decade campaign, guinea worm disease is about to be eradicated as well. Unlike smallpox, guinea worm di
Former Ghana President to Lead Global Fight Against Tropical Diseases It is truly an honor to declare my acceptance for the position just offered to me, he said. Former President Kufuor will now be the lead advocate for controlling and eliminating so
Scientists Try to Develop Safer Sleeping Sickness Cure Researchers say they've developed a safer way to treat sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease that is fatal if not treated. Sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, is a chronic medical problem in
Smartphones Becoming Tools for Diagnosing Malaria 智能手机成为疟疾诊断工具 Doctors fighting malaria - one of the deadliest diseases on the planet - may soon have a new affordable weapon in their smart phones. Researchers have found a way
Progress Has Been Made In Containing Malaria, More Needs To Be Done For every minute that goes by, a child under five years of age dies of malaria. Malaria has been diagnosed on every continent, but sub-Saharan Africa is the region most afflicted. Dr
Warmer Temps Trigger More Disease升温引发更多疾病 Climate change is often associated with extreme weather events, melting glaciers and rising sea levels. But it could also have a major impact on human, animal and plant health by making it eas
Kenya, with nearly a quarter of its 38 million people facing severe hunger, is now reporting a rapid spread of diseases affecting the country's vital wheat and banana crops. The crisis is being exacerbated by plummeting public confidence in the coun
By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme