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Spatial distribution of people diagnosed with tuberculosis through routine and active case finding: a community-based study in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Routine tuberculosis (TB) notifications are geographically heterogeneous, but their utility in predicting the location of undiagnosed TB cases is …
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Factors associated with mobile phone ownership and potential use for rabies vaccination campaigns in southern Malawi
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease, which causes an estimated 59 000 human deaths globally every year. …
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Impact of a community-based intervention on Aedes aegypti and its spatial distribution in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Several studies highlighted the impact of community-based interventions whose purpose was to reduce the vectors' breeding sites. These strategies …
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Effect of household water treatment with chlorine on diarrhea among children under the age of five years in rural areas of Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide. Household water treatment with chlorine significantly reduces …
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Evaluation of morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni-positive primary and secondary school children after four years of mass drug administration of praziquantel in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization guidelines recommend preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel to control morbidity due to schistosomiasis. The primary aim of …
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Tuberculosis infection prevention and control: why we need a whole systems approach
Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to reduce transmission of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) in health facilities are well …
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Changes in smoking patterns after HIV diagnosis or antiretroviral treatment initiation: a global systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption is more life-threatening in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than within the general population; therefore, …
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What did we learn from preparing for cross-border transmission of Ebola virus disease into a complex humanitarian setting – The Republic of South Sudan?
BACKGROUND: Following the West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak (2013-2016), WHO developed a preparedness checklist for its member states. …
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Innovations in maternal and child health: case studies from Uganda
BACKGROUND: Nearly 300 children and 20 mothers die from preventable causes daily, in Uganda. Communities often identify and introduce pragmatic …
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Elimination of schistosomiasis requires multifactorial diagnostics: evidence from high- and low-prevalence areas in the Nile Delta, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) selected for worldwide elimination in the near future. Egypt has …
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Factors associated with cutaneous ulcers among children in two yaws-endemic districts in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Yaws is a chronic relapsing disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertunue, which can result in severe disability and …
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Contrasting resistance patterns to type I and II pyrethroids in two major arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
BACKGROUND: In the Republic of Congo, with two massive outbreaks of chikungunya observed this decade, little is known about the …
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Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in northern Uganda after the implementation of onchocerciasis control measures
BACKGROUND: Around 2007, a nodding syndrome (NS) epidemic appeared in onchocerciasis-endemic districts of northern Uganda, where ivermectin mass distribution had …
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Malaria epidemiology in Kobeni department, southeastern Mauritania from 2015 to 2017
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria is endemic in the southern sahelian zone of Mauritania where intense internal and trans-border human and …
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Evaluation of malaria surveillance system in Kano State, Nigeria, 2013–2016
Abstract Background Malaria surveillance system strengthening is essential in the progress towards malaria elimination. In Nigeria, more attention is being …
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Effects of environmental modification on the diversity and positivity of anopheline mosquito aquatic habitats at Arjo-Dedessa irrigation development site, Southwest Ethiopia
Abstract Background Irrigated agriculture is key to increase agricultural productivity and ensure food security in Africa. However, unintended negative public …
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Comorbidities between tuberculosis and common mental disorders: a scoping review of epidemiological patterns and person-centred care interventions from low-to-middle income and BRICS countries
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that the substantial global burden of disease for tuberculosis unfolds in concert with dimensions of …
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Frequency and distribution of neglected tropical diseases in Mozambique: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people living in vulnerable conditions. In spite of initiatives recently …
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High insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii in Chad Republic
Abstract Background The Sahel region of Chad Republic is a prime candidate for malaria pre-elimination. To facilitate pre-elimination efforts in …
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Clinical malaria and the potential risk of anaemia among preschool-aged children: a population-based study of the 2015–2016 Malawi micronutrient survey
BACKGROUND: Anaemia and malaria are common and life-threatening diseases among preschool-aged children in many tropical and subtropical areas, and Malawi …