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Trends and spatial distribution of animal bites and vaccination status among victims and the animal population, Uganda: A veterinary surveillance system analysis, 2013–2017
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable fatal zoonotic disease. Uganda, through the veterinary surveillance system at National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology …
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection and its associated factors among primary school students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasitic infection are a major public health concern affecting both children and adolescents in Ethiopia. The aim of …
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Worldwide epidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in humans, ticks and other animal species, a systematic review and meta-analysis
There are uncertainties about the global epidemiological data of infections due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). We estimated the …
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Pulmonary Madurella mycetomatis mycetoma secondary to knee eumycetoma, Senegal
Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease which is endemic in Senegal. Although this subcutaneous mycosis is most commonly found on …
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Boosting understanding of Lassa Fever virus epidemiology: Field testing a novel assay to identify past Lassa Fever virus infection in blood and oral fluids of survivors and unexposed controls in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Despite identification 50 years ago, the true burden of Lassa Fever (LF) across Africa remains undefined for reasons including …
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Quality of life and associated factors among HIV positive patients after completion of treatment for Cryptococcal meningitis
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) remains one of the leading causes of mortality among HIV infected patients. Due to factors such …
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Infection Manager System (IMS) as a new hemocytometry-based bacteremia detection tool: A diagnostic accuracy study in a malaria-endemic area of Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: New hemocytometric parameters can be used to differentiate causes of acute febrile illness (AFI). We evaluated a software algorithm-Infection …
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Modelling the factors affecting the probability for local rabies elimination by strategic control
Dog rabies has been recognized from ancient times and remains widespread across the developing world with an estimated 59,000 people …
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Helminth species specific expansion and increased TNF-alpha production of non-classical monocytes during active tuberculosis
Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and helminths may affect innate immune mechanisms such as differential effects on monocytes towards the non-classical …
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Attendee’s awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The need to control Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and sustain progress towards elimination through mass administration of medicines requires …
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Community-based Guinea worm surveillance in Chad: Evaluating a system at the intersection of human and animal disease
BACKGROUND: Guinea worm is a debilitating parasitic infection targeted for eradication. Annual human cases have dropped from approximately 3,500,000 in …
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Optimising passive surveillance of a neglected tropical disease in the era of elimination: A modelling study
BACKGROUND: Surveillance is an essential component of global programs to eliminate infectious diseases and avert epidemics of (re-)emerging diseases. As …
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The impact of ivermectin on onchocerciasis in villages co-endemic for lymphatic filariasis in an area of onchocerciasis recrudescence in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, onchocerciasis was no longer a public health problem when the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa …
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Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a disabling and stigmatising neglected tropical disease (NTD). Its distribution and burden are unknown because of …
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Data-driven analyses of behavioral strategies to eliminate cysticercosis in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The multi-host taeniosis/cysticercosis disease system is associated with significant neurological morbidity, as well as economic burden, globally. We investigated …
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Intestinal helminths as predictors of some malaria clinical outcomes and IL-1β levels in outpatients attending two public hospitals in Bamenda, North West Cameroon
This study aimed at determining the impact of intestinal helminths on malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and pyrexia considering the levels of …
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Modeling the spatial distribution of anthrax in southern Kenya
BACKGROUND: Anthrax is an important zoonotic disease in Kenya associated with high animal and public health burden and widespread socio-economic …
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Soil-transmitted helminth infection in pregnancy and long-term child neurocognitive and behavioral development: A prospective mother-child cohort in Benin
BACKGROUND: An estimated 30% of women in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from soil-transmitted helminth infection during pregnancy (SHIP), which has been …
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Intestinal protozoan infections shape fecal bacterial microbiota in children from Guinea-Bissau
Intestinal parasitic infections, caused by helminths and protozoa, are globally distributed and major causes of worldwide morbidity. The gut microbiota …
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SARS-CoV-2 Serological testing in frontline health workers in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: In order to protect health workers from SARS-CoV-2, there is need to characterise the different types of patient facing …