Atlas of Medical Parasitology
Organized by major body systems, the site contains illustrations and brief descriptions of numerous parasites. It has been developed for teaching purposes and includes a section on links to parasitology and tropical medicine sites. The site is maintained by the Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Torino, Italy. http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/atlas.htm

Cambridge MPD Parasitology Lecture Notes
This site contains a series of parasitology lectures that include an excellent overview of the subject with specific chapters on malaria and schistosomiasis. Within the ‘lectures’, there are numerous links to background information. The site is maintained by the Schistosome Research Group, Cambridge University, UK. http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/Lecture_Notes/Lectures1.html

Diagnostic Parasitology
The site contains images of parasites that are useful for training and education. Each page contains an image and diagnostic description of the parasite. The images can be used for teaching, with permission. The site is maintained by the Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, U.S. http://www.udel.edu/medtech/dlehman/medt372/images.html

DPDx
DPDx is a site for the laboratory identification of parasites of public health concern. It includes sections on parasites and parasitic diseases, an image library and diagnostic procedures for numerous diseases, plus a keyword search engine. The site is maintained by the Department of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/

Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
Formed in May 2000, the alliance is a free, inclusive forum for the exchange of ideas and coordination of activities. http://www.filariasis.org/index.pl

Links Pertaining to Parasitic Diseases
The site is a gateway to websites on parasitic diseases.It is organized by general and disease specific subject categories. The site is maintained by the Karolinska Institut, Sweden. http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C03.html

OnchoNet
This site is a gateway to onchocerciasis information on the Internet. The site is maintained by the Clark Science Center, Smith College, U.S. http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html

Parasites and Parasitological Resources
This site contains over 550 images and descriptions of more than 180 species of parasites. The site is maintained by the College of Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, U.S. http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/home.html

Parasitology Online
The site is a section of a medical school e-book and contains specific chapters on protozoa, nematodes, cestodes, trematodes and anthropods. For numerous diseases, it contains an overview and illustrations plus related Internet links. The site is maintained by the School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, U.S. http://www.med.sc.edu:85/book/parasit-sta.htm

PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on Parasitology (5600+)
This PubMed search will identify all parasitology 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%22parasitology%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%22parasitology%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20parasitology%5BText%20Word%5D%29

World Health Organization: African Programme for Onchocerciasis
The objective of this World Health Organization programme is to eliminate onchocerciasis through a sustainable, community-directed treatment plan and vector control. http://www.who.int/ocp/apoc/

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