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Prevalence of trachoma within refugee camps serving South Sudanese refugees in White Nile State, Sudan: Results from population-based surveys
BACKGROUND: The world is witnessing mass displacement of populations which could impact global efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases such …
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Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)
BACKGROUND: African trypanosomosis, primarily transmitted by tsetse flies, remains a serious public health and economic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Interventions …
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Emergence of phylogenetically diverse and fluoroquinolone resistant Salmonella Enteritidis as a cause of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a cause of both poultry- and egg-associated enterocolitis globally and bloodstream-invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) …
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Comparative performance of lateral flow immunochromatography, iELISA and Rose Bengal tests for the diagnosis of cattle, sheep, goat and swine brucellosis
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a world-wide extended zoonosis that causes a grave problem in developing economies. Animal vaccination and diagnosis are …
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Chaetomium atrobrunneum causing human eumycetoma: The first report
In this communication, a case of black grain eumycetoma produced by the fungus C. atrobrunneum is reported.The patient was initially …
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Molecular detection of P. vivax and P. ovale foci of infection in asymptomatic and symptomatic children in Northern Namibia
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the foci of Plasmodium species infections is critical for a country with an elimination agenda. Namibia is …
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Molecular characterization of Brucella species from Zimbabwe
Brucella abortus and B. melitensis have been reported in several studies in animals in Zimbabwe but the extent of the …
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Leptospirosis in sugarcane plantation and fishing communities in Kagera northwestern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease of worldwide importance, though relatively neglected in many African countries including sub Saharan …
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Pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of a single co-administered dose of diethylcarbamazine, albendazole and ivermectin in adults with and without Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: A single co-administered dose of ivermectin (IVM) plus diethylcarbamazine (DEC) plus albendazole (ALB), or triple-drug therapy, was recently found …
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High seroconversion rate to Rift Valley fever virus in cattle and goats in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the absence of reported outbreaks
BACKGROUND: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease characterized in South Africa by large epidemics amongst ruminant livestock …
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The effects of trans-chalcone and chalcone 4 hydrate on the growth of Babesia and Theileria
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy is a principle tool for the control and prevention of piroplasmosis. The search for a new chemotherapy against …
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Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of tungiasis in Kilifi County, Kenya II: Results from a school-based observational study
INTRODUCTION: Awareness of the public health importance of tungiasis has been growing in East Africa in recent years, but data …
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A computational method for the identification of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya virus species and genotypes
In recent years, an increasing number of outbreaks of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika viruses have been reported in Asia and …
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Insecticide resistance levels and mechanisms in Aedes aegypti populations in and around Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Recent outbreaks of dengue and other Aedes aegypti-borne arboviruses highlight the importance of a rapid response for effective vector …
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Persistent transmission of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale species in an area of declining Plasmodium falciparum transmission in eastern Tanzania
A reduction in the global burden of malaria over the past two decades has encouraged efforts for regional malaria elimination. …
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp)
A published study used a stochastic branching process to derive equations for the mean and variance of the probability of, …
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The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Leprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in …
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Epidemiological features of a recent zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Zagora province, southern Morocco
BACKGROUND: Leishmania major is an endemic vector-borne disease in Morocco that causes zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), especially in arid pre-Saharan …
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Culex species diversity, susceptibility to insecticides and role as potential vector of Lymphatic filariasis in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Culex species are widespread across Cameroon and responsible for high burden of nuisance in most urban settings. However, despite …
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The paediatric participation scale measuring participation restrictions among former Buruli Ulcer patients under the age of 15 in Ghana and Benin: Development and first validation results
BACKGROUND: Buruli Ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Former BU patients may experience participation restrictions …