Dr Priya Sammani ( MBBS ,DFM )Imagine this: you're planning an incredible trip, maybe some volunteer work or research in a beautiful, remote part of the world. #blackfly #eyeproblems #ivermectin #Onchocerciasis #parasiticworm #RiverBlindness #SkinSymptoms
Headlines AfricaAfrica: Ending Neglect - How Domestic Investments Can Transform the Fight Against NTDs: [allAfrica] The bites of river-dwelling blackflies carry a hidden danger - microparasites that can steal sight, health, and wellbeing, and contribute to trapping families in poverty. The disease they cause, known as river blindness or onchocerciasis, is one of 21 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that together… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THhc7p #Africa #NTDs #NeglectedTropicalDiseases #RiverBlindness #HealthEquity
StructBiolCommunicationsIn silico removal of an N-terminal tag on Onchocerca volvulus macrophage migration inhibitory factor-1 exposes a large cavity that can be used for drug discovery.#MacrophageMigrationInhibitoryFactor1 #RiverBlindness https://t.co/VzZXUlF5nD
Crystal structure of N-terminally hexahistidine-tagged Onchocerca volvulus macrophage migration inhibitory factor-1
N-terminally hexahistidine-tagged O. volvulus macrophage migration inhibitory factor-1 has a unique jellyfish-like structure with the prototypical macrophage migration inhibitory factor trimer as the `head' and a C-terminal extension as the `tail'.