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Assessing climate change impacts on public health in Haiti: a comprehensive study of disease distribution, modeling, and adaptation strategies
This study examines the relationship between climate change and public health in Haiti, a country already facing socioeconomic challenges. The …
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Trichuris trichiura infection is associated with changes in gut microbiome composition and function among women of reproductive age from Pemba, Tanzania
Large intestine-dwelling helminths affect microbiome composition. In sub-Saharan Africa, where helminth infections are endemic, the use of chemotherapeutic drugs is …
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Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus species and molecular characterization of Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from the fecal samples of newly diagnosed adult HIV patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background Enterococci are becoming clinically more important especially among immunocompromised patients. Of concern are vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) which have …
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Anthrax outbreak: exploring its biological agents and public health implications
The (re)emergence of several infectious zoonoses underlines the need for the re-evaluation of the transmission patterns and key players responsible …
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Improving access to lymphatic filariasis MMDP services through an enhanced evidence-based, cascaded training model for health worker capacity strengthening in Ghana: an evaluation study
Introduction Ghana has made significant progress in reducing the transmission rate of lymphatic filariasis. However, very little progress has been …
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Presence of tissue schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a retrospective histopathologic review
Background Schistosomiasis affects many parts of the human body including those not usually accessible during routine clinical follow-up. We investigated …
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Using a model-based geostatistical approach to design and analyse the prevalence of schistosomiasis in Kenya
Background Infections caused by both Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium are endemic in Kenya, with over six million children at …
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Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a chronic manifestation of schistosomiasis, usually caused by Schistosoma haematobium infection, which can be responsible …
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Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Despite improvements in the detection and control of infectious diseases, many new pathogens are emerging and re-emerging in various parts …
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Phytochemical intervention for lymphatic filariasis and filarial lymphedema
Filarial lymphedema is a chronic pathophysiological condition initiated by parasitism by lymphatic filarial worms. Although the disease is not immediately …
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Determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis based on the discordance between egg counts and haematuria in populations from northern Tanzania
Objectives The presence of schistosomal eggs in the urine is a sufficient but not necessary condition for an individual to …
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Retrospective on molecular assay design for detecting pan-orthopox viruses and prospective on mpox laboratory preparedness and readiness
The landscape of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices encompasses a broad range of tests that have been used to detect …
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Genomic analysis of circulating HIV and hepatitis C virus infections and coinfections in Cameroon: 2005–2006 and 2015–2016
Introduction In humans, RNA viruses are responsible for a wide range of acute, chronic, emerging and re-emerging infections. Human Immunodeficiency …
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Challenges and opportunities of molecular epidemiology: using omics to address complex One Health issues in tropical settings
The molecular biology tools available since the early 1970s have been crucial to the development of molecular epidemiology as an …
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The first mass drug administration campaign for schistosomiasis control in Lagos, Nigeria: lessons for future control programs
Background In this study we summarized the lessons learnt during the first effective mass drug administration (MDA) campaign in one …
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Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Current knowledge and future challenges
According to both definitions of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) …
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Salmonella Enteritidis clades in South Africa: why we should be paying more attention
Salmonella Enteritidis is the most reported non-typhoidal Salmonella serovar and is implicated in both gastroenteritis and invasive non-typhoidal disease. Whole-genome …
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From research to health policy: The Noguchi story in the past, present and next 25 years
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) is a semi-autonomous institute of the College of Health Sciences, University of …
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Factors associated with low-uptake of ivermectin in Mahenge, an area with high prevalence of onchocerciasis and epilepsy in Tanzania: A qualitative perspective
Introduction Despite over 20 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Mahenge area in Tanzania, the prevalence of onchocerciasis …
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Ghana’s progress towards measles elimination: Surveillance data analysis, Greater Accra Region, 2015 – 2019
Introduction Although measles is targeted for global elimination by 2020, an estimated 869,770 measles cases and 207,500 deaths occurred in …