Essential Health Links: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases/Infectious Diseases - Bacterial and Mycotic


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Dr. Fungus
International Leprosy Association
LEPRA (British Leprosy Relief Association)
Leprosy (TDR)
PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Bacterial Diseases
WHO: Cholera
WHO: Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem<
WHO: Meningococcal Disease

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Dr. Fungus
The site is an extensive portal to full text information on all aspects of fungi: fungal infections, anti-fungal agents, laboratory procedures, current news and Internet links. The site contains numerous illustrations plus a keyword search engine and site map. It is supported by a grant from Merck (pharmaceutical company). http://www.doctorfungus.org/

International Leprosy Association  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site features many useful links to leprosy resources. It includes the (partially) multilingual 'ILA History of Leprosy Project'. (http://www.leprosyhistory.org/english/search.htm), which offers an awesome amount of information on leprosaria, research institutes and archives worldwide. http://www.leprosy-ila.org

LEPRA (British Leprosy Relief Association)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
LEPRA is a UK-based medical development charity which works 'to restore health, hope and dignity to people affected by leprosy'. This site features general information on leprosy, but also case studies, outlines of specific programs, a glossary, news items and a regular newsletter, and selections from the LEPRA journal "Leprosy Review". http://www.lepra.org.uk/home.asp

Leprosy (TDR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site features general information on the disease, its distribution, elimination and management. It also links to a number of full-text TDR publications. The site is maintained by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leprosy/

PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Bacterial Diseases (11000+)
This PubMed search will identify all bacterial diseases related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table of contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%28%28%22microbiology%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22microbiology%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20Bacterial%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20%28%28%22disease%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22disease%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20Diseases%5BText%20Word%5D%29%29

WHO: Cholera  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is maintained by the World Health Organization. It provides general information on cholera, its distribution (statistics and outbreak reports), prevention, control and treatment. The site includes many full-text WHO documents and publications. http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/

WHO: Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is maintained by the World Health Organization, South-East Asia Region Office and contains lots of information on the leprosy, its distribution, elimination and treatment (multi-drug therapy). It features many "frequently asked questions" and various full-text WHO reports. http://www.who.int/lep/

WHO: Meningococcal Disease  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is maintained by the WHO's Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR) department. It contains many full-text WHO documents and publications on meningococcal disease, its distribution and prevention by vaccination. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/meningococcal/

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Updated: 29 January 2008