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Correction: Genus-wide Leptospira core genome multilocus sequence typing for strain taxonomy and global surveillance
Correction de l'article pasteur-02547654: https://hal-pasteur.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02547654
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Positive impact of preventative chemotherapy during a national helminth control program: Perception and KAP
Helminth control at the national level is currently based on mass drug administration (MDA) programs. Perception of the MDA programs …
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National reporting of deaths after enhanced Ebola surveillance in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone experienced the largest documented epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease in 2014-2015. The government implemented a national tollfree …
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Generation of Loa loa infective larvae by experimental infection of the vector, Chrysops silacea
Basic and translational research on loiasis, a filarial nematode infection of medical importance, is impeded by a lack of suitable …
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Accuracy of different diagnostic techniques for Schistosoma haematobium to estimate treatment needs in Zimbabwe: Application of a hierarchical Bayesian egg count model
BACKGROUND: Treatment needs for Schistosoma haematobium are commonly evaluated using urine filtration with detection of parasite eggs under a microscope. …
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Chlorination of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease acquired through contact with cercaria-infested water. Communities living in endemic regions often rely on …
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A prospective cohort study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major: Dynamics of the Leishmanin skin test and its predictive value for protection against infection and disease
BACKGROUND: Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) is considered as a useful indicator of past infection by Leishmania parasites. However, the temporal …
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How accurate is the diagnosis of rheumatic fever in Egypt? Data from the national rheumatic heart disease prevention and control program (2006-2018)
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as a chronic sequela of repeated episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), remains a cause of …
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Predicting the environmental suitability and population at risk of podoconiosis in Africa
Podoconiosis is a type of tropical lymphedema that causes massive swelling of the lower limbs. The disease is associated with …
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Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania
In the absence of national control programmes against Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis, farmer-led treatment of cattle with pyrethroid-based insecticides may …
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Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children under two years of age in Mbita, Western Kenya
Despite growing evidence that infants and very young children can be infected with schistosomes, the epidemiological features and risk factors …
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Clinical, parasitological and molecular profiles of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and its associated factors among clinically suspected patients attending Borumeda Hospital, North-East Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases increasing in its public health importance. In Ethiopia over …
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Exploring factors affecting quality implementation of lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration in Bole and Central Gonja Districts in Northern Ghana
Ghana has been implementing Mass Drug Administration (MDA) since the year 2001, and Lymphatic Filariasis transmission has been interrupted in …
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High relatedness of invasive multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella genotypes among patients and asymptomatic carriers in endemic informal settlements in Kenya
Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is a major public health challenge, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Kenya, mortality rates …
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Madurella mycetomatis causing eumycetoma medical treatment: The challenges and prospects
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of Lassa virus in humans, rodents and other mammals in sub-Saharan Africa
Accurate data on the Lassa virus (LASV) human case fatality rate (CFR) and the prevalence of LASV in humans, rodents …
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Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa
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Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial causative agent of plague, remains an important threat to human health. Plague is a rodent-borne disease …
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Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly predicted salivary protein diversity and immune response potential based on in silico prediction in Egypt and Jordan populations
Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies inject their hosts with a myriad of pharmacologically active salivary proteins to assist with blood feeding …
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Genetic diversity and neutral selection in Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte binding protein correlates with patient antigenicity
Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread and difficult to treat cause of human malaria. The development of vaccines against the …