The Department of Tropical Medicine has a long and proud history of contributions to parasitology and tropical medicine. The department's origins are in classical parasitology, and today its courses and research programs span the breadth of public health problems in the developing world.
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Dr. Donald Krogstad Awarded Fulbright for Malaria Work Please click here for article. Former Minister of Health from Botswana speaks at SPH&TM 
The Honerable Dr. Sheila Tlou spoke about interventions for an HIV free generation in her keynote address. She is photographed here with Tropical Medicine student and Student Government President, Michael Gillette. Times Picayune article on Sierra Leone course 
Click here to read more about it. Tropical Medicine Field Course in Sierra Leone
The department offers a two-week summer course in Sierra Leone for MPH students interested in practical experiences in a resource-limited setting. Click here for more information about the course. Dr. Latha Rajan mentors in Malaysia For the article on Dr. Rajan's ongoing collaboration with Malaysian Aids Council (MAC) click here. Attention Tulane Tropical Medicine/Parasitology Alumni!
We want to hear from you. Please contact the department to update your contact information, (504) 988-3558 or tropmed@tulane.edu. Research Pins Down Yellow Fever Mosquitoes
Tulane/North Carolina study identifies chemical cues for Aedes aegypti egg deposition in open containers.
Click here for the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences or here for the feature in Tulane's New Wave. Study Finds Increase in Arboviral Disease after Hurricane Katrina
Tulane Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kevin Caillouet and colleagues report an increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Click here for the paper in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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