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Cost-effectiveness analysis of diarrhoea management approaches in Nigeria: A decision analytical model
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of death in Nigerian children under 5 years. Implementing the most cost-effective approach to …
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Competitiveness and survival of two strains of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in an urban area of Senegal
BACKGROUND: In the Niayes area, located in the west of Senegal, only one tsetse species, Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank (Diptera: …
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Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Ghana: Providing evidence through a pre-validation survey
BACKGROUND: In order to achieve elimination of trachoma, a country needs to demonstrate that the elimination prevalence thresholds have been …
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Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard
BACKGROUND: The development of new diagnostics is an important tool in the fight against disease. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is …
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Increased activated memory B-cells in the peripheral blood of patients with erythema nodosum leprosum reactions
B-cells, in addition to antibody secretion, have emerged increasingly as effector and immunoregulatory cells in several chronic inflammatory diseases. Although …
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The detection of cryptic Plasmodium infection among villagers in Attapeu province, Lao PDR
BACKGROUND: Although the malaria burden in the Lao PDR has gradually decreased, the elimination of malaria by 2030 presents many …
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Presentation of life-threatening invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease in Malawian children: A prospective observational study
Nontyphoidal Salmonellae commonly cause invasive disease in African children that is often fatal. The clinical diagnosis of these infections is …
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Long-lived CD8+ T cell responses following Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a member of the Orthonairovirus genus of the Nairoviridae family and is associated with …
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Poverty and health among CDC plantation labourers in Cameroon: Perceptions, challenges and coping strategies
Creating better access to good quality healthcare for the poor is a major challenge to development. In this study, we …
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Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in North and South Wollo zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is chronic kerato conjunctivitis, which is caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It is hyper endemic …
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Rapid clearance of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigen after treatment shown by urine strip tests in a Ugandan fishing community – Relevance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection
Schistosomiasis control and elimination has priority in public health agendas in several sub-Saharan countries. However, achieving these goals remains a …
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Programmatic factors associated with the limited impact of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin to control Onchocerciasis in three drainage basins of South West Cameroon
INTRODUCTION: The CDTI model is known to have enhanced community participation in planning and resource mobilization toward the control of …
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Neutralizing antibodies for orthobunyaviruses in Pantanal, Brazil
The Pantanal is a hotspot for arbovirus studies in South America. Various medically important flaviviruses and alphaviruses have been reported …
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Impact of the Ebola outbreak on Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection medical activities in coastal Guinea, 2014-2015: A retrospective analysis from the Guinean national Human African Trypanosomiasis control program
BACKGROUND: The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak massively hit Guinea. The coastal districts of Boffa, Dubreka and Forecariah, three major foci of …
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Cross-sectional interview study of fertility, pregnancy, and urogenital schistosomiasis in coastal Kenya: Documented treatment in childhood is associated with reduced odds of subfertility among adult women
BACKGROUND: Previous research has documented an increased risk of subfertility in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as an ecological …
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Detection of relapsing fever Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp. and Anaplasmataceae bacteria in argasid ticks in Algeria
BACKGROUND: Argasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. Ticks of …
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The Asian house shrew Suncus murinus as a reservoir and source of human outbreaks of plague in Madagascar
Identifying key reservoirs for zoonoses is crucial for understanding variation in incidence. Plague re-emerged in Mahajanga, Madagascar in the 1990s …
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A clinical severity scoring system for visceral leishmaniasis in immunocompetent patients in South Sudan
BACKGROUND: South Sudan is one of the most endemic countries for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), and is frequently affected by large …
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Candidate genes-based investigation of susceptibility to Human African Trypanosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a Neglected Tropical Disease. Long regarded as an invariably fatal disease, there …
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A polymorphism in the haptoglobin, haptoglobin related protein locus is associated with risk of human sleeping sickness within Cameroonian populations
BACKGROUND: Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected disease targeted for elimination as a public health problem by 2020. Elimination …