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Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events
The bottlenose dolphin, genus Tursiops is one of the best studied of all the Cetacea with a minimum of two …
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The multi‐ethnic global lung initiative 2012 (GLI-2012) norms reflect contemporary adult's Algerian spirometry
BACKGROUND: The validation of the multi-ethnic GLI-2012 spirometric norms has been debated in several countries. However, its applicability in Algeria …
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Timing of adverse events among voluntary medical male circumcision clients: Implications from routine service delivery in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Timing of routine follow-up visits after adult male circumcision (MC) differs by country and method. Most men do not …
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Social space and alcohol use initiation among youth in northern Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use is a key risk factor for disease worldwide. Consumption of alcohol is increasing in sub Saharan Africa, …
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Assessing the performance of only HRP2 and HRP2 with pLDH based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of malaria in middle Ghana, Africa
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits have been useful tools to screen for the presence of infection with malaria parasites. …
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Cost-effectiveness of a combination strategy to enhance the HIV care continuum in Swaziland: Link4Health
INTRODUCTION: Link4Health, a cluster-RCT, demonstrated the effectiveness of a combination strategy targeting barriers at various HIV continuum steps on linkage …
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Efficiency of HIV services in Nigeria: Determinants of unit cost variation of HIV counseling and testing and prevention of mother-to-child transmission interventions
BACKGROUND: Like most countries with a substantial HIV burden, Nigeria continues to face challenges in reaching coverage targets of HIV …
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Aetiology of viral hepatitis among jaundiced patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Viral hepatitis continues to play significant role in causing morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from the few …
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Community and individual sense of trust and psychological distress among the urban poor in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Mental health disorders present significant health challenges in populations in sub Saharan Africa especially in deprived urban poor contexts. …
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Long-lasting insecticidal net use and asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia among household members of laboratory-confirmed malaria patients attending selected health facilities in Abuja, Nigeria, 2016: A cross-sectional survey
INTRODUCTION: In Nigeria, malaria remains a major burden. There is the presupposition that household members could have common exposure to …
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Utilization of dried blood spot specimens can expedite nationwide surveillance of HIV drug resistance in resource-limited settings
INTRODUCTION: Surveillance of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) is crucial to ensuring the continued success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs. With …
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Transgenic Metarhizium pingshaense synergistically ameliorates pyrethroid-resistance in wild-caught, malaria-vector mosquitoes
Transgenic Metarhizium pingshaense expressing the spider neurotoxin Hybrid (Met-Hybrid) kill mosquitoes faster and at lower spore doses than wild-type strains. …
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Factors that affect immunization data quality in Kabarole District, Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Reliable and timely immunization data is vital at all levels of health care to inform decisions and improve program …
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The prevalence of brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis in ruminants in Sidi Kacem Province, Morocco
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and brucellosis are major endemic zoonoses in ruminants in Morocco that impact on both animal and human …
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Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Antenatal care (ANC), health facility birth and postnatal care services are proved to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and …
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Characterization of a leukocidin identified in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
Bacterial infections from Staphylococcus pseudintermedius are the most common cause of skin infections (pyoderma) affecting dogs. Two component pore-forming leukocidins …
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Challenges and opportunities for outreach workers in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program in India
BACKGROUND: The Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program in India is one of the largest in the world. …
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Economic burden of the therapeutic management of mental illnesses and its effect on household purchasing power
Cost or burden of illness studies for mental illnesses has helped define the magnitude of their negative effects on the …
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Progress toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets: A respondent-driven survey among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: We investigated progress towards UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda, who bear a disproportionate burden …
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Cost-effectiveness of using a rapid diagnostic test to screen for human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
New rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for screening human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) have been introduced as alternatives to the card agglutination …