Vanadium compounds in medicine

JC Pessoa, S Etcheverry, D Gambino - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Vanadium is a transition metal that, being ubiquitously distributed in soil, crude oil, water
and air, also found roles in biological systems and is an essential element in most living …

Epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis

JR Franco, PP Simarro, A Diarra… - Clinical epidemiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is caused by Trypanosoma
brucei gambiense, which is a chronic form of the disease present in western and central …

[HTML][HTML] The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Achievements in relation to WHO road map targets for 2020

JR Franco, G Cecchi, M Paone, A Diarra… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background In the 20th century, epidemics of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)
ravaged communities in a number of African countries. The latest surge in disease …

Oral fexinidazole for late-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a pivotal multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial

VKBK Mesu, WM Kalonji, C Bardonneau, OV Mordt… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Few therapeutic options are available to treat the late-stage of human African
trypanosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense …

Clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

PGE Kennedy - The Lancet Neurology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is caused by infection with parasites
of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted by the tsetse fly. The disease has two forms …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repurposing and human parasitic protozoan diseases

KT Andrews, G Fisher, TS Skinner-Adams - International Journal for …, 2014 - Elsevier
Parasitic diseases have an enormous health, social and economic impact and are a
particular problem in tropical regions of the world. Diseases caused by protozoa and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in drug discovery for leishmaniasis and human African trypanosomiasis

AS Nagle, S Khare, AB Kumar, F Supek… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that presents four main clinical syndromes: cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), visceral leishmaniasis/kala azar …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of human mycetoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WWJ van de Sande - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissue with a high morbidity.
This disease has been reported from countries between 30° N and 15° S since 1840 but the …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating and mapping the population at risk of sleeping sickness

PP Simarro, G Cecchi, JR Franco… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness,
persists as a public health problem in several sub-Saharan countries. Evidence-based …

Emerging and reemerging neglected tropical diseases: a review of key characteristics, risk factors, and the policy and innovation environment

TK Mackey, BA Liang, R Cuomo, R Hafen… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
In global health, critical challenges have arisen from infectious diseases, including the
emergence and reemergence of old and new infectious diseases. Emergence and …