2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine

Abstract The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing indications but in novel settings, and globalized outbreaks of both vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. We herei...

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Published in:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Main Authors: Leila Makhani, Aisha Khatib, Antoine Corbeil, Ruwandi Kariyawasam, Hira Raheel, Shareese Clarke, Priyanka Challa, Emma Hagopian, Sumontra Chakrabarti, Kevin L. Schwartz, Andrea K. Boggild
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3ab0965cd49c42df8d07df6641500b76 2023-05-15T14:57:32+02:00 2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine Leila Makhani Aisha Khatib Antoine Corbeil Ruwandi Kariyawasam Hira Raheel Shareese Clarke Priyanka Challa Emma Hagopian Sumontra Chakrabarti Kevin L. Schwartz Andrea K. Boggild 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z https://doaj.org/article/3ab0965cd49c42df8d07df6641500b76 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z https://doaj.org/toc/2055-0936 doi:10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z 2055-0936 https://doaj.org/article/3ab0965cd49c42df8d07df6641500b76 Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019) Human African trypanosomiasis Ivermectin Monkeypox Plasmodium vivax Strongyloidiasis Tafenoquine Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0082-z 2022-12-31T00:03:40Z Abstract The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing indications but in novel settings, and globalized outbreaks of both vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. We herein describe five top stories in tropical medicine that occurred during 2018, and illuminate the practice-changing development within each story. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 5 1
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topic Human African trypanosomiasis
Ivermectin
Monkeypox
Plasmodium vivax
Strongyloidiasis
Tafenoquine
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
spellingShingle Human African trypanosomiasis
Ivermectin
Monkeypox
Plasmodium vivax
Strongyloidiasis
Tafenoquine
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Leila Makhani
Aisha Khatib
Antoine Corbeil
Ruwandi Kariyawasam
Hira Raheel
Shareese Clarke
Priyanka Challa
Emma Hagopian
Sumontra Chakrabarti
Kevin L. Schwartz
Andrea K. Boggild
2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine
topic_facet Human African trypanosomiasis
Ivermectin
Monkeypox
Plasmodium vivax
Strongyloidiasis
Tafenoquine
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description Abstract The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing indications but in novel settings, and globalized outbreaks of both vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. We herein describe five top stories in tropical medicine that occurred during 2018, and illuminate the practice-changing development within each story.
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author Leila Makhani
Aisha Khatib
Antoine Corbeil
Ruwandi Kariyawasam
Hira Raheel
Shareese Clarke
Priyanka Challa
Emma Hagopian
Sumontra Chakrabarti
Kevin L. Schwartz
Andrea K. Boggild
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Aisha Khatib
Antoine Corbeil
Ruwandi Kariyawasam
Hira Raheel
Shareese Clarke
Priyanka Challa
Emma Hagopian
Sumontra Chakrabarti
Kevin L. Schwartz
Andrea K. Boggild
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title 2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine
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