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Coverage assessment survey following trachoma mass drug administration (MDA) in six districts of Oromia, Western Ethiopia, 2017
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is a contagious infection of the eye by specific strains of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It is the …
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Morphological and initial molecular characterization of Clogmia albipunctatus larvae (Diptera: Psychodidae) causing urinary myiasis in Egypt
Myiasis is the infestation of human tissues by dipterous fly larvae of the class Insecta. Clogmia albipunctatus, family Psychodidae, is …
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Transcriptional responses of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Schistosoma mansoni following exposure to niclosamide, with evidence for a synergistic effect on snails following exposure to both stressors
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is one of the world's most common NTDs. Successful control operations often target snail vectors with the molluscicide …
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The Joint Mobile Emerging Disease Clinical Capability (JMEDICC) laboratory approach: Capabilities for high-consequence pathogen clinical research
Following the 2013-2016 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, numerous groups advocated for the importance of executing clinical trials in …
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Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in urban settings: Epidemiological evidence from a health-center based study among people with epilepsy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
In Africa, urbanization is happening faster than ever before which results in new implications for transmission of infectious diseases. For …
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Optimising targets for tsetse control: Taking a fly’s-eye-view to improve the colour of synthetic fabrics
The savannah tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and G. pallidipes, are important vectors of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis and animal …
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Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of human Salmonella enterica in Bangui, Central African Republic, from 2004 to 2013
BACKGROUND: Limited epidemiological and antimicrobial resistance data are available on Salmonella enterica from sub-Saharan Africa. We determine the prevalence of …
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Treatment responses to Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin in uncomplicated Salmonella Typhi infection: A comparison of Clinical and Microbiological Data from a Controlled Human Infection Model
BACKGROUND: The treatment of enteric fever is complicated by the emergence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella Typhi. Azithromycin is commonly used …
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Gene drives for schistosomiasis transmission control
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important and widespread neglected tropical diseases (NTD), with over 200 million people infected in …
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Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017
BACKGROUND: Tanzania is one of seven countries with the highest disease burden caused by cholera in Africa. We studied the …
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Risk of dengue in Central Africa: Vector competence studies with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations and dengue 2 virus
INTRODUCTION: Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne diseases worldwide but was considered scarce in West-Central Africa. During the last decade, …
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Syria: A review of available data during the war years: 2011–2018
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has historically been reported from Syria. Since 2011, the country has been affected by a war, …
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Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics associated with dengue during and outside the 2016 outbreak identified in health facility-based surveillance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In Africa, the magnitude of dengue virus (DENV) transmission is largely unknown. In Burkina Faso, several outbreaks have been …
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Schistosomiasis was not associated with higher HIV-1 plasma or genital set point viral loads among HIV seroconverters from four cohort studies
BACKGROUND: Many regions of sub-Saharan Africa experience a high prevalence of both schistosomiasis and HIV-1, leading to frequent coinfection. Higher …
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Insufficiency of annual praziquantel treatment to control Schistosoma mansoni infections in adult women: A longitudinal cohort study in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend annual mass drug administration using praziquantel in areas with high schistosome endemicity. …
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Domains of transmission and association of community, school, and household sanitation with soil-transmitted helminth infections among children in coastal Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Few studies have simultaneously examined the role of sanitation conditions at the home, school, and community on soil-transmitted helminth …
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The prevalence of scabies, pyoderma and other communicable dermatoses in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
INTRODUCTION: Skin diseases represent a significant public health problem in most low and middle income settings. Nevertheless, there is a …
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Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article
Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is transmitted through the bites of infected rodent …
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How community engagement strategies shape participation in mass drug administration programmes for lymphatic filariasis: The case of Luangwa District, Zambia
BACKGROUND: The success of the global strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) through mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns is dependent …
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Buruli ulcer treatment: Rate of surgical intervention differs highly between treatment centers in West Africa
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic treatment proved itself as the mainstay of treatment for Buruli ulcer disease. This neglected tropical disease is caused …
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