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Endemic and invisible: Visceral Leishmaniasis a One Health imperative in the Somali’s fragile health landscape
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) remains one of the most neglected public-health challenges in the Horn of Africa. This editorial highlights the …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anthrax prevention and control in Ethiopia: Implication for a one health policy
BACKGROUND: Anthrax is one of the tropical diseases that are often overlooked... Anthrax's burden extends beyond its effects on health; …
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Comparative analysis of Buruli ulcer in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: A cross-sectional study
Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a neglected tropical skin disease highly endemic in West Africa and Australia. …
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Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype
INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is endemic in many countries, and in Kenya outbreaks of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) commonly occur in Garissa, Isiolo, …
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Seroprevalence of dengue virus antibodies among multiple species of non-human primates in Senegal suggests that sylvatic dengue virus is maintained in non-primate reservoirs in this region
Dengue virus (DENV) circulates in two distinct transmission cycles: one, termed the sylvatic cycle, is enzootic to canopy-living hosts, including …
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Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most prevalent clinical form of leishmaniasis and remains a significant public health problem, particularly in …
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Arboviruses circulation in Guinea: Overview and perspectives for public health
BACKGROUND: Arboviruses constitute a major global public health concern, particularly in countries with fragile healthcare systems. However, data on arbovirus …
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A multiplex serological assay for quantification of arbovirus antibody kinetics and neutralizing antibodies
Arboviruses such as dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) pose major global health threats. To support serological surveillance and …
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Individual-level agreement between coverage surveys and treatment registers in mass drug administration: A secondary analysis of the multi-country DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of treatment coverage is critical for the monitoring and evaluation of mass drug administration (MDA) programs, yet …
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Epidemiological investigation of Shuni virus infections in hospitals in two provinces of South Africa (2019–2021) using molecular and serological surveillance
Shuni Virus (SHUV) is a reemerging zoonotic orthobunyavirus in the Peribunyaviridae family associated with neurological infections and birth defects in …
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Evaluation of six different tests for Schistosoma haematobium diagnosis in a near-elimination setting: A prospective observational diagnostic accuracy study
BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnostic tools are needed in schistosomiasis elimination settings to determine prevalence thresholds for assigning or stopping interventions, guide …
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Absence of human yaws and detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in skin ulcers of school children near wildlife protected areas in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: To support Tanzania's quest for certification free of human yaws, we tested children with skin ulcers for yaws infection …
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Development of a multiplex quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for simultaneous detection of Schistosoma haematobium and high-risk human papillomaviruses
BACKGROUND: Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) infections frequently co-occur in sub-Saharan Africa and may jointly contribute …
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Friends or foes: Unraveling the tsetse fly-Spiroplasma symbiosis
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) transmit African trypanosomes, the causative agents of human African and African animal trypanosomiases (HAT and AAT, …
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A qPCR identification scheme to detect the most common causative agents of actinomycetoma in Africa
Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease characterized by mutilating tumorous lesions in the subcutaneous tissue. The causative agents are found …
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Mitochondrial phylogeography and insecticide resistance of Aedes aegypti in Kenya
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of arboviruses such as dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya. Here, we investigate the …
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Endemicity and environmental reservoirs of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ghanaian rural communities
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain major neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries despite ongoing preventive …
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Syndromic cholera diagnosis masks diverse causes of diarrhoeal disease in Burundi revealed by portable metagenomics
Abstract Background Cholera outbreaks remain a major public-health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where diagnostic capacity is limited and clinical case …
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Chikungunya virus seroprevalence among febrile patients in selected health facilities in Mount Elgon region, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya is an emerging vector-borne disease of global significance, known for causing acute illness characterized by fever and severe …
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Effectiveness of a reactive oral cholera vaccination during a cholera outbreak at the Douala New-Bell Central Prison in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Research on cholera vaccine effectiveness in prison populations is scarce, despite evidence of OCV benefits in general outbreak settings. …