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Distribution and factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis in the Tiko Health District, a semi-urban setting, South West Region, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Increased risk of schistosomiasis in peri-urban and urban towns is not uncommon. An epidemiological survey was carried out in …
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Patients with severe schistosomiasis mansoni in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Severe hepatosplenic complications arise in patients with chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection after heavy exposure to disease agents in endemic …
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Land use impacts on parasitic infection: a cross-sectional epidemiological study on the role of irrigated agriculture in schistosome infection in a dammed landscape
BACKGROUND: Water resources development promotes agricultural expansion and food security. But are these benefits offset by increased infectious disease risk? …
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Control trial of porcine cysticercosis in Uganda using a combination of the TSOL18 vaccination and oxfendazole
BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis caused by Taenia solium when the parasite lodges in the central nervous system, is an important cause of …
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Lymphatic filariasis, infection status in Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles species after six rounds of mass drug administration in Masasi District, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in Tanzania started in 2000 in response to the Global program for the elimination …
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Predictors of lost to follow up from antiretroviral therapy among adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background It is known that ‘drop out’ from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment, the so called lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) occurs …
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Bridging the health inequality gap: an examination of South Africa’s social innovation in health landscape
BACKGROUND: Despite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa remains racially and economically segregated. The country is …
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Detection of Schistosoma mansoni DNA using polymerase chain reaction from serum and dried blood spot card samples of an adult population in North-western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a sensitive and specific method for diagnosing schistosomiasis. However, this method should be …
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Polyparasitism with Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium and soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children in Muyuka–Cameroon following implementation of control measures: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the ubiquity of polyparasitism, its health impacts have been inadequately studied. The aim of this study was to …
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Global burden of active smoking among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Although the high burden of both active smoking and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is clearly known, the relationship …
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A prolonged cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated stream water, Kyangwali refugee settlement, Hoima District, Western Uganda: 2018
BACKGROUND: On 23 February 2018, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) declared a cholera outbreak affecting more than 60 persons …
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First detection of F1534C knockdown resistance mutation in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cameroon
Abstract Background Aedesborne viral diseases, notably dengue, are increasingly reported in Cameroon withAedes aegyptibeing a major vector. Data on insecticide …
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Malaria epidemiology and stratification of incidence in the malaria elimination setting in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has shown notable progress in reducing the burden of malaria over the past two decades. Because of this …
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Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: South Africa has one of the world's worst tuberculosis (TB) (520 per 100 000 population) and TB-human immunodeficiency virus …
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Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis of malaria cases in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Although effective treatment for malaria is now available, approximately half of the global population remain at risk of the …
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Containment of COVID-19 in Ethiopia and implications for tuberculosis care and research
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global health and economic security threat with staggering cumulative incidence …
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Fatal case of newborn Lassa fever virus infection mimicking late onset neonatal sepsis: a case report from northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Lassa fever is a zoonotic viral infection endemic to the West Africa countries. It is highly fatal during pregnancy …
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Evaluation of inpatients Clostridium difficile prevalence and risk factors in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile, rarely found in hospitals, is a bacterium responsible for post-antibiotic diarrhea and Pseudomembranous Colitis (CPM). C. difficile …
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An outbreak of intestinal schistosomiasis, alongside increasing urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence, in primary school children on the shoreline of Lake Malawi, Mangochi District, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Intestinal schistosomiasis was not considered endemic in Lake Malawi until November 2017 when populations of Biomphalaria pfeifferi were first …
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High multiple mutations of Plasmodium falciparum-resistant genotypes to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum-resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has been largely reported among pregnant women. However, the profile of resistance markers to …