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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
PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Bacterial Diseases (13500+)
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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