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Community based cross sectional study of podoconiosis and associated factors in Dano district, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis, affects lower limb, is an entirely preventable non-communicable tropical disease common in low income countries. Globally it is …
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Community-level chlamydial serology for assessing trachoma elimination in trachoma-endemic Niger
BACKGROUND: Program decision-making for trachoma elimination currently relies on conjunctival clinical signs. Antibody tests may provide additional information on the …
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Integrated seroprevalence-based assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in two lymphatic filariasis evaluation units of Mali with the SD Bioline Onchocerciasis/LF IgG4 Rapid Test
BACKGROUND: Mali has become increasingly interested in the evaluation of transmission of both Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus as prevalences …
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Estimating the association between being seropositive for cysticercosis and the prevalence of epilepsy and severe chronic headaches in 60 villages of rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Individuals diagnosed with neurocysticercosis often present with epilepsy and sometimes with progressively worsening severe chronic headaches (WSCH). While cross-sectional …
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The impact of imperfect screening tools on measuring the prevalence of epilepsy and headaches in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy and progressively worsening severe chronic headaches (WSCH) are the two most common clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis, a form …
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Short-course, oral flubendazole does not mediate significant efficacy against Onchocerca adult male worms or Brugia microfilariae in murine infection models
The Onchocerca ochengi adult implant and Brugia malayi microfilariemic Severe-Combined Immunodeficient (SCID) mouse models are validated screens to measure macrofilaricidal …
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Ghana: Accelerating neglected tropical disease control in a setting of economic development
Ghana is exhibiting impressive economic gains that may compare with the growth rates expected in India or China. With economic …
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Integrated delivery of school health interventions through the school platform: Investing for the future
School health and nutrition (SHN) programmes are recognized as a significant contributor to both health and education sector goals. The …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards rabies and free-roaming dogs (FRD) in Shirsuphal village in western India: A community based cross-sectional study
The lack of awareness about dog-bite related rabies in the rural population of developing countries, including India, is a major …
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Elimination within reach: A cross-sectional study highlighting the factors that contribute to persistent lymphatic filariasis in eight communities in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: Despite the progress achieved in scaling-up mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Ghana, communities with persistent …
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A randomized trial of AmBisome monotherapy and AmBisome and miltefosine combination to treat visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected patients requires special case management. AmBisome monotherapy at 40 mg/kg …
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Enteric infection and dysfunction—A new target for PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in global attention to neglected tropical diseases, with remarkable momentum in policy, …
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The effects of prednisolone treatment on serological responses and lipid profiles in Ethiopian leprosy patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum reactions
BACKGROUND: Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a systemic inflammatory complication occurring mainly in patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL) and borderline …
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Sounding the alarm: Defining thresholds to trigger a public health response to monkeypox
Endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), monkeypox is a zoonotic disease that causes smallpox-like illness in humans. …
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Human antibody reaction against recombinant salivary proteins of Phlebotomus orientalis in Eastern Africa
BACKGROUND: Phlebotomus orientalis is a vector of Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of life threatening visceral leishmaniasis spread in Eastern …
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Trend analysis of leprosy in Morocco between 2000 and 2017: Evidence on the single dose rifampicin chemoprophylaxis
BACKGROUND: Morocco has achieved the goal of leprosy elimination as a public health problem several years ago (less than 1 …
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Serological and PCR-based markers of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in northern Ghana after elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
BACKGROUND: Validation of elimination of trachoma as a public health problem is based on clinical indicators, using the WHO simplified …
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Urban yellow fever outbreak—Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2016: Towards more rapid case detection
BACKGROUND: Between December 2015 and July 2016, a yellow fever (YF) outbreak affected urban areas of Angola and the Democratic …
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Translating preventive chemotherapy prevalence thresholds for Schistosoma mansoni from the Kato-Katz technique into the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen diagnostic test
BACKGROUND: Intervention guidelines against Schistosoma mansoni are based on the Kato-Katz technique. However, Kato-Katz thick smears show low sensitivity, especially …
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Monitoring the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Update to 2016
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination 'as a public health problem' by 2020. …