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Rapid diagnostic tests potentially present a quick, easy-to-use solution for improved malaria diagnosis. But are they the way to go?

A mobile phone application called EpiSurveyor proved instrumental in monitoring and containing a polio outbreak in Kenya.

Trials of a vaccine to prevent nasopharyngeal cancer will start soon in China, where it mainly affects the Cantonese-speaking population.

A low-tech clay water filter is proving successful in Sri Lanka, cutting disease levels and saving on fuel costs.

Leading geneticist Samir Brahmachari explains why India should kickstart a new open source approach to drug discovery for diseases like TB.

Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.

Priya Shetty answers some common questions surrounding antibiotic resistance, and the dangers for the developing world.

Researchers in Zambia are trying to eradicate malaria in rural areas, reduce deaths and set an example in malaria control.

Traditional healers are joining forces with plant chemists in Kenya to develop antimalarials isolated from plants, reports Tatum Anderson.

A US-sponsored course is helping increase South America's capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, write Andreas G. Lescano and colleagues.

Scientists are finally getting nearer a dengue fever vaccine, as the disease explodes throughout South-East Asia.

After years of legal wrangling and controversy, authorities finally approved an anti-HIV drug trial. Sharon Davis and Christina Scott report.

Ethiopia has grand plans for wiping out its tsetse fly population but is it going about it the right way? Martin Enserink reports.

Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.

Priya Shetty looks at the prevalence and distribution of tuberculosis in the developing world, outlining the truths — and myths — about this disease.

The spread of deadly wheat rust to Yemen has triggered a rush to pin down wheat varieties that are resistant to it.

The division between global programmes to fight TB and HIV is undermining the fight against the two diseases — but there are signs of change, reports Apoorva Mandavilli.

New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.

Indonesia is countering its runaway avian flu problem by involving villagers as active participants in surveillance and response.

South Africa has unveiled a new plan for tackling HIV/AIDS, seeking to end the controversy of the recent past, reports Robert Koenig.