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Long-term monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and variants in Ethiopia provides prediction for immunity and cross-immunity
Under-reporting of COVID-19 and the limited information about circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants remain major challenges for many African countries. We analyzed …
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Reservoir displacement by an invasive rodent reduces Lassa virus zoonotic spillover risk
The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a globally invasive species that has been widely introduced across Africa. Within its invasive …
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Contrasting carbon cycle along tropical forest aridity gradients in West Africa and Amazonia
Tropical forests cover large areas of equatorial Africa and play a substantial role in the global carbon cycle. However, there …
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Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence
Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen …
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Diet changes due to urbanization in South Africa are linked to microbiome and metabolome signatures of Westernization and colorectal cancer
Transition from traditional high-fiber to Western diets in urbanizing communities of Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with increased risk of non-communicable …
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Author Correction: High monoclonal neutralization titers reduced breakthrough HIV-1 viral loads in the Antibody Mediated Prevention trials
In the Introduction, references 23 and 26 were inadvertently omitted in two sentences, and have been added as follows: ‘The …
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Author Correction: Using mortuary and burial data to place COVID-19 in Lusaka, Zambia within a global context
In this Article, the affiliation details for Emanuele Del Fava & Alessia Melegaro were incorrectly given as ‘Carlo F. Dondena …
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Evidence for immune activation in pathogenesis of the HLA class II associated disease, podoconiosis
Available evidences suggest that podoconiosis is triggered by long term exposure of bare feet to volcanic red clay soil particles. …
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Gene expression analyses reveal differences in children’s response to malaria according to their age
In Bandiagara, Mali, children experience on average two clinical malaria episodes per year. However, even in the same transmission area, …
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Frequency, kinetics and determinants of viable SARS-CoV-2 in bioaerosols from ambulatory COVID-19 patients infected with the Beta, Delta or Omicron variants
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol remains contentious. Importantly, whether cough or breath-generated bioaerosols can harbor viable and replicating virus remains …
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Characterisation of colistin resistance in Gram-negative microbiota of pregnant women and neonates in Nigeria
A mobile colistin resistance gene mcr was first reported in 2016 in China and has since been found with increasing …
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High-latitude platform carbonate deposition constitutes a climate conundrum at the terminal Mesoproterozoic
During the Mesoproterozoic Era, 1600 to 1000 million years ago, global climate was warm with very little evidence of glaciation. …
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Clearance of persistent SARS-CoV-2 associates with increased neutralizing antibodies in advanced HIV disease post-ART initiation
SARS-CoV-2 clearance requires adaptive immunity but the contribution of neutralizing antibodies and T cells in different immune states is unclear. …
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Genomic malaria surveillance of antenatal care users detects reduced transmission following elimination interventions in Mozambique
Routine sampling of pregnant women at first antenatal care (ANC) visits could make Plasmodium falciparum genomic surveillance more cost-efficient and …
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Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa
Sustainability of African weather and climate information can only be ensured by investing in improved scientific understanding, observational data, and …
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Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria
Abstract Hospital surfaces can harbour bacterial pathogens, which may disseminate and cause nosocomial infections, contributing towards mortality in low- and …
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COVID-19 immune signatures in Uganda persist in HIV co-infection and diverge by pandemic phase
Abstract Little is known about the pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in sub-Saharan Africa, where severe COVID-19 fatality rates are among …
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Geographic pair matching in large-scale cluster randomized trials
Cluster randomized trials are often used to study large-scale public health interventions. In large trials, even small improvements in statistical …
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HIV-associated gut microbial alterations are dependent on host and geographic context
HIV-associated changes in intestinal microbiota are believed to be important drivers of disease progression. However, the majority of studies have …
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African leadership is critical in responding to public health threats
The African continent demonstrated decisive leadership throughout its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging lessons learned from previous outbreaks and …