DengueDengue has emerged as a major public health problem. The primary vector mosquito has spread throughout the tropics and into susceptible human populations in urban areas. The urbanization process, which has left many without adequate water, sewer systems or waste management, and created new breeding grounds for the vector, has hastened the spread of the disease. Vector control has not halted the explosion in transmission of the disease. TDR has supported research on this disease for many years. Currently, our work is being conducted in the following areas: Innovative vector control interventions Drug development and evaluation for helminths and other neglected tropical diseases |
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