What is the Zika virus?
18 december 2015
The Zika virus, also called Zika fever, is a relatively new disease, a member of the Flaviviridae family. A virus for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment and threatens to spread , for now plaguing Latin America
Carolina Foundation Grant for the Master’s Degree in Tropical Parasitic Diseases of the UV
17 december 2015
The Carolina Foundation offers a postgraduate education grant for the Master’s Degree in Tropical Parasitic Diseases of the Universitat de València. A great opportunity for the students interested in this topic.
Climate change and infectious diseases in the appearance of the WHO expert Mas-Coma before the Sri Lanka Press
16 december 2015
The director of the Master’s Degree in Tropical Parasitic Diseases of the Universitat de València, professor Mas-Coma, as current President-elect of the World Federation, expert of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and director of the Collaborating Centre of the WHO and Centre of Reference of FAO-United Nations in Valencia, was in charge on Sunday of giving a press conference to some means of communication of Sri Lanka, on the occasion of its opening conference of the opening session in the “International Conference in Tropical Medicine”, which these days takes place in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Parasitic diseases and climate change in the ‘International Conference in Tropical Medicine’ in Sri Lanka, opened by Mas-Coma
14 december 2015
On Sunday 13 December opened the “International Conference in Tropical Medicine” organised by the University of Peradeniya in collaboration with the World Federation for Tropical Medicine in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The professor Mas-Coma of the Universitat de València, in its quality of current President-elect of the World Federation, expert of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and director of the Collaborating Centre of the WHO and Centre of Reference of FAO-United Nations in Valencia, was in charge of giving the opening conference of this important event. This conference gathers experts from several countries of Asia and United States to discuss on the situation of various regions of the world, with special attention in the South of Asia.
A parasite in Sri Lanka causes high mortality rates in elephants and experts help stop it
9 december 2015
Sri Lanka is an Asian country which still has wild elephants running free. These pachyderms have become one of the most important economic incomes of the country, due to the great tourism attracted by the possibility of observing these animals from several natural parks within the isle.
A WHO expert, doctor Santiago Mas-Coma, warns on the effect of climate change for neglected diseases
4 december 2015
The UV full university professor on Parasitology and head of the Master’s Degree in Tropical Parasitic Diseases of the UV, Santiago Mas-Coma, was in charge of starting the Session on microbiome, microbiota and immunity, which took place at the Doctors School of Castellon, who organised the event attended by a high number of medical professors. The school’s vice-president, Marta Faubell, was in charge of presenting the act, which also counted with the presence of Federico García Moliner, Prince of Asturias Award.
11 transmission routes of tropical parasitic diseases
2 december 2015
Tropical parasitic diseases are suffered by millions of people around the world, mainly in the tropics, which is where they belong and proliferate. Their transmission is easy and can extend surprisingly fast. Here you have the transmission routes which lead to people’s infection
What is medical entomology?
1 december 2015
Medical entomology is the science that studies insects and other arthropods that have health interests due to their pathogen role or vector role, that is, they intervene in the transmission cycle of determined diseases that affect the human being and the domestic and wild animals.
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