India has set an ambitious target to achieve the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem by 2027, 3 years ahead of the global target. Achieving this goal demands ...

“Such a high cure rate of patients infected with whipworm has not been observed so far with the current anthelminthic drugs,” according to Swiss TPH’s Professor Jennifer Keiser, principal ...

Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is an FDA-approved anthelminthic drug, has shown efficacy in inhibiting a variety of viral infections. This study aims to evaluate the antiviral properties of NTZ against PRV ...

Protein footprinting coupled with mass spectrometry is being increasingly used for the study of protein interactions and conformations. The hydroxyl radical footprinting method, fast photochemical ...

Martha graduated from University of Cambridge with a BA in Natural Sciences and went on to do a PhD in cell biology at University College London. She then undertook postdoctoral work at Massachusetts ...

The development of a highly responsive, near-zero-biased broadband photo and thermal detector is required for self-powered night vision security, imaging, remote sensing, and space applications.

Despite the long-term clinical use of PZQ as an anthelminthic drug, the flatworm target of PZQ has remained undefined. However, a prime candidate was recently identified in Schistosoma mansoni: a Ca ...

Preventive chemotherapy in human helminthiasis: coordinated use of anthelminthic drugs in control interventions: a manual for health professionals and programme managers, WHO, Geneva, 74 pp.