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Malaria vaccine approaches leveraging technologies optimized in the COVID-19 era
Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria with more than 200 million clinical cases and more than 600,000 deaths in …
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Outcomes of severe malaria and its clinical features in Gabonese children
Background Malaria remains one of the deadliest diseases in the tropic. Its severe form represents a major public health concern …
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Potential drivers of leprosy infection: A case–control study of parasitic coinfection and water, sanitation, and hygiene in North Gondar, Ethiopia
Background Despite extensive control measures and a declining number of human reservoirs, the incidence of leprosy in excess of 200,000 …
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Utility of a Mycobacterium leprae molecular viability assay for clinical leprosy: An analysis of cases from the Philippines, Ethiopia, and Nepal
Mycobacterium lepraeis a slow-growing species of mycobacteria that cannot be cultured in axenic media. This presents a number of challenges …
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Utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women in sodo zuria woreda Southern Ethiopia
Background The malaria control strategy has shown an improvement in providing services and allocating resources to enhance malaria elimination. The …
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Moving from control to elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is arguably one of the deadliest neglected tropical diseases. People in poverty bear the largest burden of …
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Fetotoxicity and Subacute Toxicity of Some Plants Involved in the Treatment of Infectious Diarrhea in Benin
This study aimed to provide data on the subacute toxicity and fetotoxicity of aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of Daniellia oliveri …
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Efficacy of Extracts of Cyanthillium Cinereum, Khaya senegalensis and Lippia multiflora on Candida Strains Isolated From Urine Samples in Benin (West Africa)
The search for new bioactive molecules with antifungal properties to combat resistance to classical antifungals represents a great challenge. This …
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The Strategy of Paratransgenesis for the Control of Malaria Transmission
Insect-borne diseases are responsible for important burdens on health worldwide particularly in Africa. Malaria alone causes close to half a …
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Seasonal Dynamics and Predilection Sites of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Feeding on Cows in the Western Parts of the Djurdjura, Algeria
The present study aimed to determine the phenology and predilection sites of ticks infesting cattle in the western region of …
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Evaluation of a Multi-Season, Community-Based Larval Source Management Program on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Background In 2015 and 2016, the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) introduced a pilot larvicide program, which recruited local …
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Female Genital Schistosomiasis Lesions Explored Using Circulating Anodic Antigen as an Indicator for Live Schistosoma Worms
Background In areas where reinfection with schistosomiasis is rampant, it is not known if the lesions of Female Genital Schistosomaisis …
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Looking Beyond the Malaria Vaccine Approval to Acceptance and Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa
OPINION article Front. Trop. Dis, 18 March 2022Sec. Vaccines for Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2022.857844
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Ready-to-Eat Food as Sources of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Salmonella and E. coli in Tamale, Ghana
The existence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in ready-to-eat food is an emerging public health concern. We evaluated the presence of extended-spectrum …
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Incidence and All-Cause Mortality Rates in Neonates Infected With Carbapenem Resistant Organisms
Introduction Multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative infections, particularly due to carbapenem resistant organisms (CRO), have increased globally. Few studies have reported on the …
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Translating From Egg- to Antigen-Based Indicators for Schistosoma mansoni Elimination Targets: A Bayesian Latent Class Analysis Study
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease affecting over 240-million people. World Health Organization (WHO) targets for Schistosoma mansoni elimination are based …
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Seasonality and Annual Utilization Patterns of Antibacterials at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A 2015 Monthly Survey
Introduction Antibacterial utilization studies can help identify areas of intervention of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) to facilitate rational use and …
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A Coordinated Public Health Laboratory Response to COVID-19 in Mali
Ability to rapidly and accurate diagnose pathogens during disease outbreaks is essential for public health. Diagnosis depends largely on laboratory …
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Distribution and Diversity of Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Two Geoclimatic Zones of Chad
Leishmaniasis transmitted by sandflies is an important vector-borne disease. In Chad, information on sandflies is outdated, and so this study …
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Strengthening Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis Capacity to Improve Access to Care in Kenya: The Example of Marsabit County
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that is fatal if not treated …