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A woman's left foot is checked for mycetoma by DNDi staff in Sudan; her right leg was infected with mycetoma and had to be amputated. Image by Neil Brandvold/DNDi

Fighting off the Flesh Eater: Controlling Mycetoma in Sub-Saharan Africa

Children in Sennar State, Sudan, a country afflicted by mycetoma.

The Road Ahead for the Most Neglected Disease

Men suffering from mycetoma

Neglected Diseases

The Untold Global Health Story of 2015: Mycetoma

photo of Dr. Ahmed Fahal, of the Mycetoma Research Center, and Nathalie Strub Wourgaft, of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases

Neglected Diseases

The Opposite of Martin Shkreli: Drug Development Without Profit

No one knows how many people have mycetoma worldwide, however in a village in central Sudan, a man lists 12 people who have had their legs amputated because of the flesh-eating infection

Neglected Diseases

First Step for a Dreadful Disease: Get on the List

photo of Amy Maxmen

Neglected Diseases

Q&A with Amy Maxmen: An Unjust Problem

Neglected Diseases

Mycetoma: The Untold Global Health Story of 2015

altai mycetoma

Neglected Diseases

A Flesh-eating Fungus Wrecks Lives and No One Cares