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Tag: Neglected tropical diseases

Tag Archives: Neglected tropical diseases

10Feb/16

Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus

February 10, 2016Healthcarea*star, Brazil, Chikungunya, China, Company: ThomsonReuters, Computer virus, Country: Brazil, Flaviviruses, Health, Infectious diseases, Masafumi Inoue, Maurer-Stroh, Medical specialties, Neglected tropical diseases, RTT, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Singapore, Tropical diseases, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virus, Zika virus epidemic, Zika virus outbreak, Zika virus outbreak timelinesmbale

Researchers in Singapore have developed a kit to diagnose the rapidly spreading Zika virus.

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07Dec/15

Nobel laureates in medicine

Nobel laureates in medicine react to award

December 7, 2015MedicineAlfred Nobel, Artemisia annua, Artemisinin, China, Filariasis, Helminthiases, Infectious diseases, Ireland, Ivermectin, Japan, Lymphatic filariasis, Madison, Medical specialties, Medicine, Merck & Co., Neglected diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Novartis, Onchocerciasis, RTT, Sanofi, Satoshi Ōmura, Stockholm, Sweden, Traditional Chinese medicine, Tropical diseases, Tu, Tu Youyou, William Campbellsmbale

The scientists awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries in fighting parasitic diseases say teamwork and Chinese medicine are key components behind their successes.

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