INASP Links & Resources  
INASP HEALTH LINKS: Specific Health Resources
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases/Infectious Diseases

Contents INASP Home Page Previous page Next Page

see also
SUBJECT INDEX: Malaria
SUBJECT INDEX: Tuberculosis
BMJ Collected Resources http://bmj.com/collections
Karolinska Institutet: Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html
this page includes
Doctor Fungus
The site is an extensive portal to full text information on all aspects of fungi: fungal infections, anti-fungal agents, laboratory procedures, current news and Internet links. The site contains numerous illustrations plus a keyword search engine and site map. It is supported by a grant from Merck (pharmaceutical company). http://www.doctorfungus.org/


Ebola Virus PageFocus on DCs
The Ebola Virus Page provides links to information on new outbreaks of Ebola and general information on the disease. The site is maintained by the Microbiology Department, University of Capetown, South Africa. http://www.mcb.uct.ac.za/ebola/ebopage.htm


Hepatitis Information Network (HEPNET)
HEPNET contains a series of category links with updates on patient care issues, serology, new clinical papers and news releases plus links to other hepatitis sites. http://www.hepnet.com/


International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP)Focus on DCs
ILEP is a federation of 18 non-governmental organizations, based in 13 countries, which share the common aim of eradicating leprosy and all its consequences. TALMilep is an action group of ILEP that produces and supplies teaching materials to equip both general and specialized health workers in the cure and rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy. http://www.ilep.org.uk/content/home.cfm


International Travel and Health
This World Health Organization site describes the vaccination requirements of individual countries, and provides general advice on travel health. http://www.who.int/ith/


National Institute for Virology, South Africa: Virology UpdatesFocus on DCs
This site provides information on topics of current interest for medical practitioners and the general public. It features diseases such as Ebola Virus and Congo Fever. The site is a joint publication of the National Institute of Virology, South Africa and the Department of Virology, University of Witswatersrand, South Africa. http://www.niv.ac.za/


PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on Infectious/Communicable Diseases (1400+) new
This PubMed search will identify all infectious/communicable diseases 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. ‘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%28%22communicable%20diseases%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22communicable%20diseases%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20infectious%20diseases%5BText%20Word%5D%29


SARS Reference
This site is a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is edited by Bernd Sebastian Kamps and Christian Hoffmann and is updated every month. http://sarsreference.com/


World Health Organization: Emerging and Other Communicable DiseasesFocus on DCs
This site provides reports of disease outbreaks based on data submitted to the WHO's EMC Committee. The site serves as a tool to strengthen national and international capacity in the surveillance and control of communicable diseases. http://www.who.int/disease-outbreak-news/


World Health Organization: Infectious Diseases French Spanish Focus on DCs
This site provides full text fact sheets on tropical diseases, including Dengue fever, foodborne trematode infections, malaria, and schistosomiasis and access to the 'Action Against Infection' newsletter that also is available in pdf format in Spanish and French. The site also includes links to related Internet resources. http://www.who.int/ctd/index.html

Focus on DCs This symbol indicates that the site has a specific focus on health information in developing countries.
top 20 'General Resources' This symbol indicates that the site has been recommended as one of the top 20 'General Resources'.
Help us to improve INASP Health Links. Please send your comments and suggestions to: [email protected]

Go to top Contents INASP Home Page Previous page Next Page

Updated: 17 December 2004 © International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) 1998-2005.