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Detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common type of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasites of the …
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Prevalence of Leishmania infection in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by various species …
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Equity in clinical trials for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A systematic review of global representation and inclusion of patients and researchers
BACKGROUND: It is essential that clinical trial participants are representative of the population under investigation. Using HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) …
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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths following sustained implementation of routine preventive chemotherapy: Demographics and baseline results of a cluster randomised trial in southern Malawi
Malawi has successfully leveraged multiple delivery platforms to scale-up and sustain the implementation of preventive chemotherapy (PCT) for the control …
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Histoplasmosis in the Republic of Congo dominated by African histoplasmosis, Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii
The Republic of Congo (RoC) is one of the African countries with the most histoplasmosis cases reported. This review summarizes …
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Miltefosine for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis—A pilot study from Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ethiopia, caused by Leishmania aethiopica, is often severe and hard to treat compared to CL …
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Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)-derived nanoparticles in Schistosoma mansoni infected mice: Hepatoprotective and enhancer of etiological treatment
BACKGROUND: Nanotechnology has been manufactured from medicinal plants to develop safe, and effective antischistosmal alternatives to replace today's therapies. The …
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Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among primary school children in four selected regions of The Gambia
BACKGROUND: The Gambia initiated a control programme for schistosomiasis in 2015. In light of this, recent and comprehensive data on …
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Risk factors associated with exposure to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in animal workers and cattle, and molecular detection in ticks, South Africa
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne viral zoonosis endemic to parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and …
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Insecticide resistance status and mechanisms in Aedes aegypti populations from Senegal
Aedes aegypti is the main epidemic vector of arboviruses in Africa. In Senegal, control activities are mainly limited to mitigation …
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Domestic dog demographics and estimates of canine vaccination coverage in a rural area of Zambia for the elimination of rabies
BACKGROUND: An estimated 75% or more of the human rabies cases in Africa occur in rural settings, which underscores the …
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Serology, infection, and clinical trachoma as tools in prevalence surveys for re-emergence of trachoma in a formerly hyperendemic district
BACKGROUND: To eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, countries must achieve a district-level prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) <5% …
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How geographic access to care shapes disease burden: The current impact of post-exposure prophylaxis and potential for expanded access to prevent human rabies deaths in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is highly effective at preventing human rabies deaths, however access to PEP is limited in many …
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Tick-borne relapsing fever Borreliosis, a major public health problem overlooked in Senegal
BACKGROUND: Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is the most common vector-borne bacterial disease in humans in West Africa. It is frequently …
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Simultaneous circulation of two West Nile virus lineage 2 clades and Bagaza virus in the Zambezi region, Namibia
Flaviviruses include a great diversity of mosquito-borne arboviruses with epidemic potential and high global disease burden. Several flaviviruses are circulating …
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Development of an integrated, holistic care package for people with lymphoedema for use at the level of the Primary Health Care Unit in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of several communicable and non-communicable diseases prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. …
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“Kankasha” in Kassala: A prospective observational cohort study of the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, genetic origin, and chronic impact of the 2018 epidemic of Chikungunya virus infection in Kassala, Sudan
BACKGROUND: The public health impact of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is often underestimated. Usually considered a mild condition of short duration, …
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High prevalence of intestinal parasite infestations among stunted and control children aged 2 to 5 years old in two neighborhoods of Antananarivo, Madagascar
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasite infestations (IPIs) in stunted children, compared to control children, …
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‘The medicine is not for sale’: Practices of traditional healers in snakebite envenoming in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Snakebite envenoming is a medical emergency which is common in many tropical lower- and middle-income countries. Traditional healers are …
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Estimating true prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni from population summary measures based on the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection is usually assessed by the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique. However, Kato-Katz thick smears have …