Background Snakebite envenoming causes an estimated 81,000–138,000 deaths and more than 400,000 cases of permanent disability each year, disproportionately affecting low-resource regions. Antivenom is the only approved treatment but requires intravenous administration. We evaluated intravenous followed by oral varespla...
C. Gerardo, Ashish Bhalla, Chittaranjan Mohanty et al.· PLoS Neglected Tropical Dise...· 0 citations
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Although global prevalence has decreased, the number of cases each year has plateaued at ∼200,000. In the United States, sporadic cases continue to occur, primarily in the southern states. A ret...
Samantha R. Kaplan, Oscar Bernat, Christian Olivo-Freites et al.· American Journal of Tropical...· 0 citations
Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is subdivided into distinct genetic groups known as Discrete Typing Units (DTUs), each with distinct genetic traits that influence epidemiology and transmission dynamics. Several triatomine species serve as potential vectors of T. cruzi in the United...
Juan C. Hernandez-Valencia, Norman L. Beatty, Kevin J. Vogel et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
We use cookies to run the site and, with your consent, for analytics and to show ads.
See our Cookie Policy.