Since the earliest references to what are now termed Neglected Tropical Diseases, the human suffering and social exclusion associated with them has been noted. However, formal research is needed to underpin an evidence base for the WHO Roadmap on NTDs that asserts the importance of a holistic, person-centred approach to prevention, care and support for people affected by NTDs.
The first study to deliberately infect people with Zika virus suggests that this strategy could help to test vaccines. Plus, a gigantic plan to link India’s rivers could reduce rainfall in already arid regions and how scientists are studying the evolution of the city mouse. The first study to deliberately infect people with Zika virus suggests that this strategy could help to test vaccines. Plus, a gigantic plan to link India’s rivers could reduce rainfall in already arid regions and how scientists are studying the evolution of the city mouse.