Pharmacogenomics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : successes and opportunities

dc.contributor.authorChaudhry, Mamoonah
dc.contributor.authorAlessandrini, Marco
dc.contributor.authorPepper, Michael Sean
dc.contributor.emailmichael.pepper@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-31T05:12:10Z
dc.date.available2017-05-31T05:12:10Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentImmunologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and a Vice-Chancellor's post-doctoral bursary from the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/atgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChaudhry, 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.issn2212-0661
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.atg.2016.04.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/60715
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.en_ZA
dc.subjectMortalityen_ZA
dc.subjectDiseaseen_ZA
dc.subjectTreatmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPharmacogenomicsen_ZA
dc.subjectInfectious diseasesen_ZA
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_ZA
dc.titlePharmacogenomics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : successes and opportunitiesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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