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Clinical, health systems and neighbourhood determinants of tuberculosis case fatality in urban Blantyre, Malawi: a multilevel epidemiological analysis of enhanced surveillance data
Abstract We investigated whether household to clinic distance was a risk factor for death on tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Malawi. …
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Estimating the SARS-CoV2 infections detection rate and cumulative incidence in the World Health Organization African Region 10 months into the pandemic
As of 03 January 2021, the WHO African region is the least affected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, accounting …
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The first epidemiological and virological influenza surveillance in the Republic of Guinea revealed the predominance of influenza A/H3N2 and B Victoria viruses
Little is known about respiratory viruses infection in Guinea. Influenza surveillance has not been implemented in Guinea mainly because of …
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COVID-19 in the WHO African region: using risk assessment to inform decisions on public health and social measures
Successive waves of COVID-19 transmission have led to exponential increases in new infections globally. In this study, we have applied …
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Analysing the reported incidence of COVID-19 and factors associated in the World Health Organization African region as of 31 December 2020
This study analysed the reported incidence of COVID-19 and associated epidemiological and socio-economic factors in the WHO African region. Data …
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Information management practices in the WHO African Region to support response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The rapid transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 causing coronavirus disease-2019, requires timely dissemination of information and public health …
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Female sex workers population size estimation in Rwanda using a three-source capture−recapture method
Establishing accurate population size estimates (PSE) is important for prioritising and planning provision of services. Multiple source capture-recapture sampling method …
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Efficacy of artemisinin–lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated malaria after more than a decade of its use in Kenya
BACKGROUND: The resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs remains a major impairment in the treatment and eradication of malaria …
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Monitoring and evaluation of COVID-19 response in the WHO African region: challenges and lessons learned
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is an essential component of public health emergency response. In the WHO African region (WHO AFRO), …
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO African region: the first year (February 2020 to February 2021)
The World Health Organization African region recorded its first laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases on 25 February 2020. Two months …
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High rate of loss to follow-up and virological non-suppression in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy highlights the need to improve quality of care in South Africa
Provision of high-quality care and ensuring retention of children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are essential to reduce human immunodeficiency virus …
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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Amhara region referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Vaccine hesitancy remains a serious global threat to achieve herd immunity, and this study aimed to assess the magnitude and …
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Infection prevention and control during COVID-19 pandemic: realities from health care workers in a north central state in Nigeria
Health care workers (HCWs) are vulnerable to the risk of infections and could become vectors of onward transmission of coronavirus …
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Understanding the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-based mortality in Burundi: a cross sectional study comparing two time periods
This study used hospital records from two time periods to understand the implication of COVID-19 on hospital-based deaths in Burundi. …
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Cancer obscures extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at a tertiary hospital in Northern Malawi
Data on the prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) patients are limited in many African countries including Malawi. We conducted a …
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Performance and modification of EGCRISC among hepatitis C virus high-risk groups
We have previously shown that the Egyptian Hepatitis C Virus Risk Score (EGCRISC), an Egyptian hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk-based …
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Factors associated with typical enteropathogenicEscherichia coliinfection among children <5 years old with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in rural western Kenya, 2008–2012
Typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (tEPEC) infection is a major cause of diarrhoea and contributor to mortality in children <5 years …
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Alternative observational designs to estimate the effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in Lusaka, Zambia
We conducted a matched case-control (MCC), test-negative case-control (TNCC) and case-cohort study in 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia, following a mass …
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High MERS-CoV seropositivity associated with camel herd profile, husbandry practices and household socio-demographic characteristics in Northern Kenya
Despite high exposure to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the predictors for seropositivity in the context of husbandry practices …
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Seroprevalence of pertussis in Madagascar and implications for vaccination
Pertussis is a highly contagious infectious disease and remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Over the last …