Global atmospheric temperatures are presently in a warming phase that began 250--300
years ago. Speculations on the potential impact of continued warming on human health …

This paper considers the potential impact on human health from waterborne and vector‐
borne infections. It concentrates on the impact of two possible changes to climate; increased …

The potential impact of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on schistosomiasis transmission in
China has invoked considerable global concern. The TGD will result in changes in the water …

In this biography, Ula Taylor explores the life and ideas of one of the most important, if
largely unsung, Pan-African freedom fighters of the twentieth century: Amy Jacques Garvey …

Surveillance for scrub typhus was conducted in Japan in 1998 using a questionnaire. A total
of 462 cases were reported. Scrub typhus occurred in both the fall and spring in the northern …

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis is a widely distributed tropical disease with around 120
million people infected worldwide. It is caused by the organism Wuchereria bancrofti, a …

Malaria most commonly presents as an acute systemic, febrile illness but may manifest more
indolently as chronic anemia, glomerulonephritis, or tropical splenomegaly syndrome (or …

Background: Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) requires the use of
expensive and toxic second-line anti-tubercular drugs which are given for a longer duration …

Recent advances in the fields of molecular biology, epidemiology and infectious diseases
have led to significant revelations to clarify the relationship between cancer and infective …

This epidemic of kala-azar in Bihar, India, started from a small block and gradually spread to
almost all of North Bihar. Vaishali was the district most affected, with the highest incidence …