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African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control
African trypanosomiasis (TDR)
ANOFEL
Atlas of Medical Parasitology
Cambridge MPD Parasitology Lecture Notes
Chagas Disease (TDR)
Diagnostic Parasitology
DPDx
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
Health and Development International (HDI)
Leishmaniasis (TDR)
Links Pertaining to Parasitic Diseases
Lymphatic filariasis (TDR)
La Maladie du Sommeil
Onchocerciasis (TDR)
OnchoNet
Parasitologie
Parasitology Online
Partners for Parasite Control
PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Parasitology
Schistosomiasis (TDR)
WHO: African Programme for Onchocerciasis

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African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French)
This site describes the work of an African-based organization formed in 1995. Besides a description of the programme, the site includes details about projects and clinical and programs and public health operations to control this disease. http://www.apoc.bf/

African trypanosomiasis (TDR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains information on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology and control, drug therapy, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/tryp/

ANOFEL   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French only)
This is the site for the French language association of parasitology and mycology teachers and practitioners. Information on the association, meetings, reference centers, education, and available documentary resources. It is maintained by the Association des enseignants et des praticiens hospitaliers titulaires de parasitologie et mycologie médicales. http://www.med.univ-angers.fr/service_serveur/invite/anofel/

Atlas of Medical Parasitology
Organized by major body systems, the site contains illustrations and brief descriptions of numerous parasites. It has been developed for teaching purposes and includes a section on links to parasitology and tropical medicine sites. The site is maintained by the Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Torino, Italy. http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/atlas.htm

Cambridge MPD Parasitology Lecture Notes
This site contains a series of parasitology lectures that include an excellent overview of the subject with specific chapters on malaria and schistosomiasis. Within the 'lectures', there are numerous links to background information. The site is maintained by the Schistosome Research Group, Cambridge University, UK. http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/Lecture_Notes/Lectures1.html

Chagas disease (TDR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading American trypanosomiasis (chagas disease) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains information on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology and (vector) control, drug therapy, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/chagas/

Diagnostic Parasitology
The site contains images of parasites that are useful for training and education. Each page contains an image and diagnostic description of the parasite. The images can be used for teaching, with permission. The site is maintained by the Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, U.S. http://www.udel.edu/medtech/dlehman/medt372/images.html

DPDx
DPDx is a site for the laboratory identification of parasites of public health concern. It includes sections on parasites and parasitic diseases, an image library and diagnostic procedures for numerous diseases, plus a keyword search engine. The site is maintained by the Department of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/

Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This international consortium (including WHO and Special Programme on Tropical Disease Research) concentrates on neglected diseases such as human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) and visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar). The site includes general information, photo essays, press releases an events calendar, full-text reports and journal articles. http://www.dndi.org

The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This international consortium coordinates the fight against lymphatic filariasis. The website provides general information, full-text documents (some also in French), training guides, a newsletter and a photo gallery. http://www.filariasis.org

Health and Development International (HDI)   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains general information on lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), their distribution, treatment and eradication. http://www.hdi.no/

Leishmaniasis (TDR)   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading leishmaniasis (kala azar) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains general on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology and (vector) control, drug therapy, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/

Lymphatic filariasis (TDR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading filariasis (elephantiasis) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains information on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology and control, drug therapy, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/lymphfil/

Links Pertaining to Parasitic Diseases
The site is a gateway to websites on parasitic diseases.It is organized by general and disease specific subject categories. The site is maintained by the Karolinska Institut, Sweden. http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C03.html

La Maladie du Sommeil   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French only) 
This French-language site on human African trypanosomiasis is supported by L'Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC) and Institut de Recherche pour le développement (IRD). It contains information on various aspects of sleeping sickness: clinical pathology, protozoology of the trypanosomes, entomology of the tsetse fly vectors, epidemiology and (vector) control. It also contains a substantial section on historical aspects of sleeping sickness.  http://www.trypano-humaine.com

Onchocerciasis (TDR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading onchocerciasis (river blindness) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains information on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology, community-directed treatment, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/oncho/

OnchoNet   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a gateway to onchocerciasis information on the Internet. The site is maintained by the Clark Science Center, Smith College, U.S. http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html

Parasitologie  (  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French only)
This is a major gateway for French language information on parasitology and parasitic diseases: societies, institutes, education, and individual diseases. It is well indexed (MeSH based), easily searchable, with various presentation formats. The site is maintained by CISMeF (Catalogue et Index des Sites Médicaux Français), France. http://www.chu-rouen.fr/ssf/biol/parasitologie.html

Parasitology Online
The site is a section of a medical school e-book and contains specific chapters on protozoa, nematodes, cestodes, trematodes and anthropods. For numerous diseases, it contains an overview and illustrations plus related Internet links. The site is maintained by the School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, U.S. http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/parasit-sta.htm

Partners for Parasite Control   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is maintained by the World Health Organization and contains information on schistosomiasis and other soil transmitted worm diseases, their distribution and treatment. It features general information, a newsletter, health education materials and various full-text WHO documents and publications. http://www.who.int/wormcontrol/

PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Parasitology (11000+)
This PubMed search will identify all parasitology 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%22parasitology%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%22parasitology%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20parasitology%5BText%20Word%5D%29

Schistosomiasis (TDR)   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This leading schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) website is maintained by TDR (UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases). It contains information on the parasite (e.g. life cycles, genomics), the disease, its epidemiology and control, drug therapy, and strategic research priorities. The site contains numerous full-text publications and reports and visual material from the TDR Image Library. http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/schisto/default.htm

WHO: African Programme for Onchocerciasis  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The objective of this World Health Organization programme is to eliminate onchocerciasis through a sustainable, community-directed treatment plan and vector control. http://www.who.int/blindness/partnerships/APOC/en/

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Updated: 29 January 2008