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Improving dog bite victim survey and estimation of annual human deaths due to suspected rabies cases in three selected Liberian cities and environs, 2008–2017
Rabies remains a public health challenge of unknown magnitude in Liberia in spite of the goal of ensuring that no …
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Taenia larvae possess distinct acetylcholinesterase profiles with implications for host cholinergic signalling
Larvae of the cestodes Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps infect the central nervous system of humans. Taenia solium larvae in …
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Multi-locus genotyping reveals established endemicity of a geographically distinct Plasmodium vivax population in Mauritania, West Africa
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax has been recently discovered as a significant cause of malaria in Mauritania, although very rare elsewhere in …
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Application of the GARC Data Logger—a custom-developed data collection device—to capture and monitor mass dog vaccination campaigns in Namibia
Domestic dogs are responsible for 99% of all cases of human rabies and thus, mass dog vaccination has been demonstrated …
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Cost of a new method of active screening for human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiases caused by the Trypanosoma brucei gambiense parasite is a lethal disease targeted for eradication. One of …
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Epidemic risk of arboviral diseases: Determining the habitats, spatial-temporal distribution, and abundance of immature Aedes aegypti in the Urban and Rural areas of Zanzibar, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In Zanzibar, little is known about the arboviral disease vector Aedes aegypti in terms of abundance, spatio-temporal distribution of …
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Potential risk factors associated with seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii among pregnant women and HIV infected individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular and neurotropic apicomplexan protozoan parasite infecting almost all warm-blooded vertebrates including humans. To …
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Antischistosomal, antionchocercal and antitrypanosomal potentials of some Ghanaian traditional medicines and their constituents
BACKGROUND: Ghana is endemic for some neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) including schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. The major intervention for …
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Effect of repeated epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis on lash burden, phenotype and surgical management willingness: A cohort study
BACKGROUND: WHO endorsed the use of epilation as an alternative treatment to surgery for the management of both minor unoperated …
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Potential of Artesunate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum: Efficacy evidence from a randomized field trial
Leishmaniasis is among the world's most neglected diseases. Dogs are the main reservoirs/hosts of Leishmania infantum, causative agent of both …
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Helminth infections among rural schoolchildren in Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional multilevel and zero-inflated regression model
Although the prevalence of helminths infection among schoolchildren is known, there has been little progress in the application of count …
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Implementation challenges and opportunities for improved mass treatment uptake for lymphatic filariasis elimination: Perceptions and experiences of community drug distributors of coastal Kenya
Community drug distributors (CDDs) who are volunteers have the responsibility of awareness creation, household census, drug distribution and record-keeping and …
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Prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of soil-transmitted helminth infection on the Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau: A community-wide cross-sectional study
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic and widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa. A community wide soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence survey was performed …
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A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of data on scabies from Ghana. In September 2019, local health authorities in the East …
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Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan
Dengue is a rapidly growing public health threat in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. The objective of this study was to …
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The prevalence of scabies in Monrovia, Liberia: A population-based survey
Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data is from …
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Effects of land use, habitat characteristics, and small mammal community composition on Leptospira prevalence in northeast Madagascar
Human activities can increase or decrease risks of acquiring a zoonotic disease, notably by affecting the composition and abundance of …
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Is praziquantel preventive chemotherapy associated with visual disorders in Eritrea? A comment on the case series reported by Debesai and Russom
Praziquantel is the recommended medicine for preventive chemotherapy (PC) in schistosomiasis-endemic populations [1].It is also one of the recommended drugs …
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Estimating the basic reproduction number for the 2015 bubonic plague outbreak in Nyimba district of Eastern Zambia
BACKGROUND: Plague is a re-emerging flea-borne infectious disease of global importance and in recent years, Zambia has periodically experienced increased …
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Determinants of two-year mortality among HIV positive patients with Cryptococcal meningitis initiating standard antifungal treatment with or without adjunctive dexamethasone in Uganda
Globally, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV led to a reduction in the estimated mortality from cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) …