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The associations between water and sanitation and hookworm infection using cross-sectional data from Togo's national deworming program
BACKGROUND: Sustainable control of soil-transmitted helminths requires a combination of chemotherapy treatment and environmental interventions, including access to safe drinking …
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Complement C1q expression in Erythema nodosum leprosum
Complement C1q is a soluble protein capable of initiating components of the classical pathway in host defence system.In earlier qualitative …
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Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries are facing a dual disease burden with infectious diseases (e.g., gastrointestinal tract infections) and non-communicable …
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Development and evaluation of antibody-capture immunoassays for detection of Lassa virus nucleoprotein-specific immunoglobulin M and G
BACKGROUND: The classical method for detection of Lassa virus-specific antibodies is the immunofluorescence assay (IFA) using virus-infected cells as antigen. …
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Xenosurveillance reflects traditional sampling techniques for the identification of human pathogens: A comparative study in West Africa
BACKGROUND: Novel surveillance strategies are needed to detect the rapid and continuous emergence of infectious disease agents. Ideally, new sampling …
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Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania—A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Since 2011, cohorts of schoolchildren in regions bordering Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania have been investigated for morbidity …
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Results of a confirmatory mapping tool for Lymphatic filariasis endemicity classification in areas where transmission was uncertain in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The goal of the global lymphatic filariasis (LF) program is to eliminate the disease as a public health problem …
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Rift Valley Fever: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of slaughterhouse workers and community members in Kabale District, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Rift Valley Fever virus (RVF) is a zoonotic virus in the Phenuiviridae family. RVF outbreaks can cause significant morbidity …
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Molecular identification of Leishmania infection in the most relevant sand fly species and in patient skin samples from a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus, in Morocco
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease caused by various species of Leishmania and transmitted by several species of …
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Community-based mass treatment with azithromycin for the elimination of yaws in Ghana—Results of a pilot study
INTRODUCTION: The WHO yaws eradication strategy consists of one round of total community treatment (TCT) of single-dose azithromycin with coverage …
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Common occurrence of Cryptosporidium hominis in asymptomatic and symptomatic calves in France
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium spp. infections are the most frequent parasitic cause of diarrhea in humans and cattle. However, asymptomatic cases are …
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First case of human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi in Laos
Presentation of caseOn July 17, 2016, a 12-year-old Laotian boy living in Bengvilay village, Sanamxay district, Attapeu province (adjacent to …
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Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development
DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing …
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Prevalence of trachoma in the Kayes region of Mali eight years after stopping mass drug administration
BACKGROUND: In 2009, three years after stopping mass treatment with azithromycin, a trachoma impact survey in four health districts in …
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genotypes circulating in Nigeria based on spoligotyping obtained from Ziehl-Neelsen stained slides extracted DNA
METHODS: All State TB control programmes in Nigeria were requested to submit 25-50 smear-positive Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained slides for screening …
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No evidence for association between APOL1 kidney disease risk alleles and Human African Trypanosomiasis in two Ugandan populations
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) manifests as an acute form caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr) and a chronic form …
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High SMAD7 and p-SMAD2,3 expression is associated with environmental enteropathy in children
Enteropathies such as Crohn's disease are associated with enteric inflammation characterized by impaired TGF-β signaling, decreased expression of phosphorylated (p)-SMAD2,3 …
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Coverage, social mobilization and challenges of mass Zithromax administration campaign in South and South East zones of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The antibiotic treatment of people with trachoma helps to prevent transmission the disease in a community. Currently, Zithromax is …
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Submicroscopic placental infection by non-falciparum Plasmodium spp.
BACKGROUND: Among the Plasmodium species that infect humans, adverse effects of P. falciparum and P. vivax have been extensively studied …
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Population-based coverage survey results following the mass drug administration of azithromycin for the treatment of trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In communities where the district level prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular …