Pharmacogenomics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : successes and opportunities
dc.contributor.author | Chaudhry, Mamoonah | |
dc.contributor.author | Alessandrini, Marco | |
dc.contributor.author | Pepper, Michael Sean | |
dc.contributor.email | michael.pepper@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-31T05:12:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-31T05:12:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | The rate of mortality in developing countries due to communicable disease remains alarmingly high. The leading contributors to disease burden in these regions are the so-called “big three”, namely HIV/ AIDS, TB, and malaria. The global prevalence of these diseases is over 250 million, and it should be noted that 71%, 28% and 88% of these cases, respectively, occur in sub-Saharan Africa alone (World Health Organization). African countries are continuously struggling to contain infectious diseases, and there is a need for governments to commit resources not only for treatment, but also towards research and development aimed at innovative approaches. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Immunology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2017 | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and a Vice-Chancellor's post-doctoral bursary from the University of Pretoria. | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/atg | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Chaudhry, M, Alessandrini, M & Pepper, MS 2016, 'Pharmacogenomics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : successes and opportunities', Applied & Translational Genomics, vol. 9, pp. 3-5. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2212-0661 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.atg.2016.04.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60715 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2016 Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Mortality | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Disease | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Treatment | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Pharmacogenomics | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Infectious diseases | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | en_ZA |
dc.title | Pharmacogenomics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : successes and opportunities | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |