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Neglected schistosomiasis

The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) was established in 1975 in response to appeals from countries where neglected diseases are endemic. TDR addresses ten tropical diseases African trypanosomiasis, dengue, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, Chagas disease, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis. Its mission is ... [Pg.121]

More than 200 million people are worldwide affected by schistosomiasis, which is a neglected tropical sickness. Praziquantel 424 is currently the only drug approved against this disease. Domling and Khoury have reported a very short Ugi four-component reaction followed by Pictet-Spengler cyclization to obtain praziquantel 424 in greater than 75% yield (Scheme 6.64) [131]. Ninety percent of infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa where cheap preparations of drugs... [Pg.236]

Parker M, Allen T, Hastings J. Resisting control of neglected tropical diseases dilemmas in the mass treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in north-west Uganda. J Biosoc Sci 2008 40(2) 161-81. [Pg.463]

Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Betson M, Atuhaire A, Arinaitwe M, Navaratnam AMD, Kabatereine NB, et al. Performance and safety of praziquantel for treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis in infants and preschool children. PLOS Neglected Trop Dis 2012 6(10) el864. [Pg.464]

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