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Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis endemic in many countries, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluated diagnostic tools for the …
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Cutaneous anthrax associated with handling carcasses of animals that died suddenly of unknown cause: Arua District, Uganda, January 2015–August 2017
BACKGROUND: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted to humans from infected animals. During May-June 2017, three persons …
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Diagnostic performance of capillary and venous blood samples in the detection of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaraemia using light microscopy
BACKGROUND: Loa loa and Mansonella perstans-the causative agents of loiasis and mansonellosis-are vector-borne filarial parasites co-endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis …
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Assessing early child development and its association with stunting and schistosome infections in rural Zimbabwean children using the Griffiths Scales of Child Development
There is a paucity of reference early childhood development (ECD) data at community level in rural Africa. Our objective was …
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Integrated human-animal sero-surveillance of Brucellosis in the pastoral Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is widespread in Ethiopia with variable reported prevalence depending on the geographical area, husbandry practices and animal species. …
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Mapping of Ebola virus spillover: Suitability and seasonal variability at the landscape scale
The unexpected Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa in 2014 involving the Zaire ebolavirus made clear that other regions outside …
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Passive surveillance of human African trypanosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire: Understanding prevalence, clinical symptoms and signs, and diagnostic test characteristics
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the diagnostic performance of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for passive screening of human African trypanosomiasis …
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Environmental determinants of E. coli, link with the diarrheal diseases, and indication of vulnerability criteria in tropical West Africa (Kapore, Burkina Faso)
In 2017, diarrheal diseases were responsible for 606 024 deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. This situation is due to domestic and …
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Coagulation abnormalities in Dengue fever infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Coagulation mechanisms are reported to be affected in dengue illness and evidenced by prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) …
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination
BACKGROUND: Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria-the most …
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A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap; an effective sampling tool for savannah tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and Glossina morsitans centralis Machado
BACKGROUND: Black screen fly round (BFR) is a mobile sampling method for Glossina morsitans. This technique relies on the ability …
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Dipeptidyl peptidase III as a DNA marker to investigate epidemiology and taxonomy of Old World Leishmania species
BACKGROUND: Dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPPIII) member of M49 peptidase family is a zinc-dependent metallopeptidase that cleaves dipeptides sequentially from the …
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Sachet water consumption as a risk factor for cholera in urban settings: Findings from a case control study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2017–2018 outbreak
BACKGROUND: Behavioural risk factors for cholera are well established in rural and semi-urban contexts, but not in densely populated mega-cities …
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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a BabyWASH household playspace: The CAMPI study
BACKGROUND: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions should support infant growth but trial results are inconsistent. Frequently, interventions do not …
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Mapping survey of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases towards mass drug administration in The Gambia
BACKGROUND: A national mapping survey of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) was conducted in The Gambia in May, 2015. …
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Respiratory cryptosporidiosis in Malawian children with diarrheal disease
BACKGROUND: Respiratory cryptosporidiosis has been documented in children with diarrhea. We sought to describe the dynamics of respiratory involvement in …
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Health seeking behavior after the 2013–16 Ebola epidemic: Lassa fever as a metric of persistent changes in Kenema District, Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: The West African Ebola epidemic of 2013-2016 killed nearly 4,000 Sierra Leoneans and devastated health infrastructure across West Africa. …
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Setting up a pragmatic clinical trial in a low-resource setting: A qualitative assessment of GoLBeT, a trial of podoconiosis management in Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Clinical trials are often perceived as being expensive, difficult and beyond the capacity of healthcare workers in low-resource settings. …
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Enhanced attraction of sand fly vectors of Leishmania infantum to dogs infected with zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND: The sand fly Phlebotomus perniciosus is the main vector of Leishmania infantum, etiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in …
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Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning
Recent evidence suggests that, in some foci, elimination of onchocerciasis from Africa may be feasible with mass drug administration (MDA) …