Robert Killick-Kendrick (1929-2011)
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Robert Killick-Kendrick est décédé le 22 octobre 2011 à Sumène, dans ce Pays cévenol où il avait choisi de se retirer après une longue vie de chercheur, initiée à l’âge de 17 ans au Département de biochimie du Ministère britannique de l’agriculture. Huit années au Nigeria, passées à étudier les trypanosomoses humaines et animales, devaient constituer le prologue d’une carrière consacrée à une parasitologie ouverte sur tous les champs de la connaissance.
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Education is key to controlling visceral leishmaniasis.
Costly and onerous treatment as well as resistance to drugs and pesticides are major challenges to the ambitious goal of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis. However, Dr Robert Killick-Kendrick is optimistic about recent advances in treatment and control.
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