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Interactions between helminths and tuberculosis infections: Implications for tuberculosis diagnosis and vaccination in Africa
Africa is the second most populous continent and has perennial health challenges. Of the estimated 181 million school aged children …
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Evidence of transovarial transmission of Chikungunya and Dengue viruses in field-caught mosquitoes in Kenya
Arboviruses are among the most important emerging pathogens due to their increasing public health impact. In Kenya, continued population growth …
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Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Snakebite envenoming causes 81,000-138,000 annual human deaths and pain, terror, or disability in 4.5-5.4 million victims. Accurate community-based epidemiological …
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Barriers to Buruli ulcer treatment completion in the Ashanti and Central Regions, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer is a chronic ulcerating skin condition, with the highest burden found in Central and West Africa where …
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Tracing Mycobacterium ulcerans along an alimentary chain in Côte d’Ivoire: A one health perspective
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans is an environmental mycobacterium responsible for an opportunistic, noncontagious tropical infection named Buruli ulcer that necrotizes the …
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Serological evidence for human exposure to Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in the villages around Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire
Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is an untypical anthrax-causing pathogen responsible for high wildlife mortality in Taï National Park (TNP), …
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Significant improvement in quality of life following surgery for hydrocoele caused by lymphatic filariasis in Malawi: A prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that causes significant disabling and disfiguring clinical manifestations. Hydrocoele (scrotal swelling) …
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Extinction probabilities as a function of temperature for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp.)
Significant reductions in populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) in parts of Zimbabwe have been attributed to increases in temperature over …
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Impact of common skin diseases on children in rural Côte d’Ivoire with leprosy and Buruli ulcer co-endemicity: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) occur against a background of a very high prevalence of common skin diseases …
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Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in Ghana, and the country has implemented the GPELF strategy since 2000 with significant …
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Guinea worm in domestic dogs in Chad: A description and analysis of surveillance data
After a ten-year absence of reported Guinea worm disease in Chad, human cases were rediscovered in 2010, and canine cases …
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Long-range movements coupled with heterogeneous incubation period sustain dog rabies at the national scale in Africa
Dog-transmitted rabies is responsible for more than 98% of human cases worldwide, remaining a persistent problem in developing countries. Mass …
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Patients infected with Mycobacterium africanum versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis possess distinct intestinal microbiota
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), is composed of eight subspecies. TB in West Africa, …
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Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda—A mixed-methods approach
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization identified Uganda as one of the 10 highly endemic countries for schistosomiasis. Annual mass drug …
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Eliminating yellow fever epidemics in Africa: Vaccine demand forecast and impact modelling
BACKGROUND: To counter the increasing global risk of Yellow fever (YF), the World Health Organisation initiated the Eliminate Yellow fever …
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Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and infectious load among pre-school aged children within trachoma hyperendemic districts receiving the SAFE strategy, Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: After approximately 5 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) interventions for trachoma, hyperendemic (trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) …
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Escherichia coli ST131 clones harbouring AggR and AAF/V fimbriae causing bacteremia in Mozambican children: Emergence of new variant of fimH27 subclone
Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 fimH30 responsible for extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) infections is globally distributed. However, the occurrence of a subclone …
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Source reduction with a purpose: Mosquito ecology and community perspectives offer insights for improving household mosquito management in coastal Kenya
Understanding mosquito breeding behavior as well as human perspectives and practices are crucial for designing interventions to control Aedes aegypti …
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Prognostic factors for mortality among patients with visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease that is deadly if left untreated. Understanding which factors have prognostic value …
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The V410L knockdown resistance mutation occurs in island and continental populations of Aedes aegypti in West and Central Africa
The extensive use of insecticides for vector control has led to the development of insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti populations …