Environment and Public Health: News and Research on Disease Eradication

MeSH tree: N06.850.275

End of community-wide treatment linked to resurgence of parasitic worm infections in Malawi

Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that stopping mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) was associated with an increase in infections from other parasitic worms, threatening disease ...

Apr 13, 2026

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Dramatic reduction in prescribing of hepatitis C antivirals may leave many curable patients untreated

Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) can cure hepatitis C (HCV) in more than 95% of individuals treated. But only 1 in 3 people with HCV in the U.S. receive treatment within a year of diagnosis. A new study by investigators from ...

Mar 25, 2026

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