Library Guides: Tropical Medicine Research Guide: Databases and Tools

Databases for tropical medicine and parasitology

Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) This link opens in a new window
ProQuest. Reproduction, growth, life cycles, biochemistry, genetics, and infection and immunity in man, other animals, and plants.
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) This link opens in a new window
ProQuest. Bacteriology & microbiology, bacterial immunology, vaccinations, antibiotics, immunology
Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost: Bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature with international coverage.
Biological Science Collection This link opens in a new window
ProQuest. Includes biological sciences, microbiology toxicology, animal behavior, neurosciences, ecology
BioOne This link opens in a new window
An aggregation of high-impact bioscience research journals. Features topics such as global warming, stem cell research, ecological and biodiversity conservation.
Gideon This link opens in a new window
Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network. Differential diagnosis, toxicology, microbiology of infectious disease.
Global Health This link opens in a new window
Ovid. Covers health topics in developing and developed countries world-wide. communicable diseases, tropical diseases, parasitic diseases and parasitology - medical entomology, human nutrition, community and public health, medicinal and poisonous plants. 1910 - present.
Tropical Diseases Bulletin This link opens in a new window
Tropical Diseases Bulletin has been providing the latest information on infectious diseases and public health from epidemiology to diagnosis, therapy to disease prevention for over 100 years.
Virology & AIDS Abstracts This link opens in a new window
ProQuest. Research on viruses & AIDS
Zoological Record This link opens in a new window
All aspects of modern animal research, including: behavior, biodiversity,evolution, genetics, parasitology, physiology, reproduction, taxonomy and more.

Primate Info Net
Primate fact sheets, primates as pets, PrimateLit database archives (1947-2010), primatology organizations and conferences, primate news. Maintained by the Wisconsin Primate Research Center (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Tools and Multimedia

CDC - DPDx - Laboratory Identification of Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Concern
Parasites A-Z, Diagnostic Procedures for Blood, serum/plasma, stool and other specimens, diagnostic assistnace contacts, training videos, monthly case studies. From CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM)

Taxonomy Databases

NCBI Taxonomy
The NCBI taxonomy database contains the names of all organisms that are represented in the genetic databases with at least one nucleotide or protein sequence.
ION: Index to Organism Names
ION contains organism names related data gathered from the scientific literature for Zoological Record® database. Viruses, bacteria and plant names from other databases such as BIOSIS Previews® and Biological Abstracts®. ( Thomson Reuters )