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Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans, causing debilitating illness in humans and socio-economic …
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Prevalence of malaria and dengue co-infections among febrile patients during dengue transmission season in Kassala, eastern Sudan
BACKGROUND: Malaria and dengue are common mosquito-borne diseases around the world that cause high mortality and morbidity. The number of …
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Health-related quality of life of adults with cutaneous leishmaniasis at ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a growing public health threat in Ethiopia. Leishmania aethiopica is the predominant causative organism. Affected …
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Clinical performance validation of the STANDARD G6PD test: A multi-country pooled analysis
INTRODUCTION: Screening for G6PD deficiency can inform disease management including malaria. Treatment with the antimalarial drugs primaquine and tafenoquine can …
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Baseline soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infection in the Geshiyaro project, Ethiopia: A unique transmission interruption project using biometric fingerprinting for longitudinal individual analysis
BACKGROUND: The Geshiyaro project aims to assess the feasibility of interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosome (SCH) infection …
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Symptomatic and asymptomatic enteric protozoan parasitic infection and their association with subsequent growth parameters in under five children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium are common intestinal protozoan parasites that contribute to a high burden of childhood morbidity …
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Socioenvironmental determinants as indicators of plague risk in the central highlands of Madagascar: Experience of Ambositra and Tsiroanomandidy districts
BACKGROUND: Human plague cases are reported annually in the central highland regions of Madagascar, where the disease is endemic. The …
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The genomes of the yaws bacterium, Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue, of nonhuman primate and human origin are not genomically distinct
BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) is the causative agent of human yaws. Yaws is currently reported in 13 endemic …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of dog owners to rabies disease in Kahama town council, Shinyanga region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease of significant public health importance. Domestic dogs are the main reservoir and transmitter …
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Safety and tolerability of moxidectin and ivermectin combination treatments for lymphatic filariasis in Côte d’Ivoire: A randomized controlled superiority study
BACKGROUND: Moxidectin is a macrocyclic lactone registered for the treatment of human onchocerciasis. The drug has a good safety profile, …
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Fungal infections in Sudan: An underestimated health problem
Fungal diseases are associated with high morbidity and mortality, yet their epidemiology and burden are not well addressed. While deaths …
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Weekly primaquine for radical cure of patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that primaquine should be given once weekly for 8-weeks to patients with Plasmodium vivax …
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Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Uganda: Results from population-based prevalence surveys in five districts
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are caused by roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma …
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Subcutaneous mycoses: Endemic but neglected among the Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Subcutaneous (deep) mycoses are a chronic infectious disease of the skin and underlying structures endemic in tropical countries. The …
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Burden and risk factors of snakebite in Mopeia, Mozambique: Leveraging larger malaria trials to generate data of this neglected tropical disease
BACKGROUND: Snakebite is a neglected disease that disproportionally affects the rural poor. There is a dearth of evidence regarding incidence …
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Cultural adaption and validation of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue–Community Stigma Scale in the assessment of public stigma related to schistosomiasis in lakeshore areas of Mwanza region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Previous qualitative studies on attitudes towards schistosomiasis demonstrated inconclusive results on the extent of stigma towards schistosomiasis in endemic …
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Epilepsy and nodding syndrome in association with an Onchocerca volvulus infection drive distinct immune profile patterns
Previous studies have described the association of onchocerciasis (caused by Onchocerca volvulus) with epilepsy, including nodding syndrome, although a clear …
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The tau hypothesis of nodding syndrome in Africa
Nodding syndrome (NS) was first described in the Mahenge mountains in Tanzania, where it exists in an endemic form of …
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De novo assembly and annotation of the Amblyomma hebraeum tick midgut transcriptome response to Ehrlichia ruminantium infection
The South African bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum is a hematophagous vector for the heartwater disease pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium in southern …
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Community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Several studies on Taenia solium taeniosis / cysticercosis (TSTC) have been conducted in Zambia. However, none has assessed community …