title: Reflections on the Nobel Prize for Medicine 2015--The Public Health Legacy and Impact of Avermectin and Artemisinin.
abstract: The award of the Nobel Prize to Dr Bill Campbell and Professor Satoshi Ōmura for their role in the discovery of avermectin and Professor Youyou Tu for her work on the development of artemisinin has been universally welcomed by the International Health community for what the Nobel Committee described as 'The discoveries of Avermectin and Artemisinin have revolutionized therapy for patients suffering from devastating parasitic diseases. Campbell, Ōmura and Tu have transformed the treatment of parasitic diseases. The global impact of their discoveries and the resulting benefit to mankind are immeasurable'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK. Electronic address: David.Molyneux@lstmed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
authors.forename: Steve A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004345:Drug Industry; D014943:Global Health / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009613:Nobel Prize; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D037621:Artemisinins; D007559:Ivermectin; C019264:avermectin; C031327:artemisinin