SciDev.Net
09/30/2018
Easy sweat-based test for leishmaniasis
This article reported on a study published by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene about a non-invasive diagnostic method that relies on human sweat rather than blood samples to detect visceral leishmaniasis.
CNN
08/01/2018
They ate raw centipedes -- and then the headaches began
This article reported on a study published by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene about a dangerous foodborne parasite detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital and traced to their consumption of raw wild centipedes.
The New York Times
07/30/2018
Maybe You Were Thinking About Eating Raw Centipedes. Don’t.
This article reported on a study published by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene about a dangerous foodborne parasite detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital and traced to their consumption of raw wild centipedes.
Global Health NOW
05/08/2018
To Vex the Vectors, Look Beyond Vaccines
2017 travel award recipient Céline Mabot Yobo of Côte d'Ivoire describes how salivary biomarkers from mosquitoes are helping assess the efficacy of vector-control efforts in the fight against yellow fever.
Dr. Oz
03/13/2018
The Medical Mystery of Abby's Eye Worms
This segment from the Dr. Oz television show examines a case of a parasitic worm that an Oregonan woman found in her eyes, as reported in a study published online by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
USA Today
02/13/2018
Woman 'absolutely shocked' to find worms in her eye
This video is a news report about a study published online by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene that discovered an eye worm parasite found in cattle has jumped to people.