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High prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: An increased prevalence of epilepsy has been reported in many onchocerciasis endemic areas. The objective of this study was …
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Epidemiology of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli infections and associated outcomes in the MAL-ED birth cohort
BACKGROUND: Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) have been associated with mildly inflammatory diarrhea in outbreaks and in travelers and have been …
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Adding tsetse control to medical activities contributes to decreasing transmission of sleeping sickness in the Mandoul focus (Chad)
BACKGROUND: Gambian sleeping sickness or HAT (human African trypanosomiasis) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense transmitted …
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Molecular and MALDI-TOF identification of ticks and tick-associated bacteria in Mali
Ticks are considered the second vector of human and animal diseases after mosquitoes. Therefore, identification of ticks and associated pathogens …
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Urbanization is a main driver for the larval ecology of Aedes mosquitoes in arbovirus-endemic settings in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Failure in detecting naturally occurring breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes can bias the conclusions drawn from field studies, and …
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Genome-wide analysis of ivermectin response by Onchocerca volvulus reveals that genetic drift and soft selective sweeps contribute to loss of drug sensitivity
BACKGROUND: Treatment of onchocerciasis using mass ivermectin administration has reduced morbidity and transmission throughout Africa and Central/South America. Mass drug …
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Giant elephantiasis and inguino-scrotal hernia
Presentation of the caseA 65-year-old man presented in Beira Central Hospital, Mozambique, with a right scrotal mass (diameter 80 x …
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Interleukin-4 receptor alpha is still required after Th2 polarization for the maintenance and the recall of protective immunity to Nematode infection
There is currently no vaccine against parasitic nematodes and the knowledge on the mechanisms by which protective immunity against this …
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First evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission interruption in Cameroon: Progress towards elimination
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is among the 10 neglected tropical diseases targeted for control or elimination by 2020. For LF …
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Burden of trachoma in five counties of Eastern Equatoria state, South Sudan: Results from population-based surveys
BACKGROUND: In order to decrease the prevalence of trachoma within the country, the Republic of South Sudan has implemented components …
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South African Ebola diagnostic response in Sierra Leone: A modular high biosafety field laboratory
BACKGROUND: In August 2014, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa established a modular high-biosafety field Ebola …
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Ebola virus disease contact tracing activities, lessons learned and best practices during the Duport Road outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, November 2015
BACKGROUND: Contact tracing is one of the key response activities necessary for halting Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) transmission. Key elements …
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Development of ELISAs for diagnosis of acute typhoid fever in Nigerian children
Improved serodiagnostic tests for typhoid fever (TF) are needed for surveillance, to facilitate patient management, curb antibiotic resistance, and inform …
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Challenges in preparing and implementing a clinical trial at field level in an Ebola emergency: A case study in Guinea, West Africa
During the large Ebola outbreak that affected West Africa in 2014 and 2015, studies were launched to evaluate potential treatments …
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Esperanza Window Traps for the collection of anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Uganda and Tanzania
There is an increasing need to evaluate the impact of chemotherapeutic and vector-based interventions as onchocerciasis affected countries work towards …
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Minimal genetic change in Vibrio cholerae in Mozambique over time: Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis and whole genome sequencing
Although cholera is a major public health concern in Mozambique, its transmission patterns remain unknown. We surveyed the genetic relatedness …
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Post-dengue acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Dengue is one of the most common infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to systematically review acute …
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Introducing the TrypanoGEN biobank: A valuable resource for the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis
BackgroundHuman African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by 2 subspecies of the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma brucei …
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Neighborhood-targeted and case-triggered use of a single dose of oral cholera vaccine in an urban setting: Feasibility and vaccine coverage
INTRODUCTION: In June 2015, a cholera outbreak was declared in Juba, South Sudan. In addition to standard outbreak control measures, …
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Cryptococcal meningitis: A neglected NTD?
Although HIV/AIDS has been anything but neglected over the last decade, opportunistic infections (OIs) are increasingly overlooked as large-scale donors …