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Determinants of dog owner-charged rabies vaccination in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Rabies is a preventable fatal disease that causes about 61,000 human deaths annually around the world, mostly in developing countries. …
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Conventional early infant diagnosis in Lesotho from specimen collection to results usage to manage patients: Where are the bottlenecks?
INTRODUCTION: Early infant diagnosis is an important step in identifying children infected with HIV during the perinatal period or in …
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Goal directed therapy for suspected acute bacterial meningitis in adults and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Mortality from acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in sub-Saharan African adults and adolescents exceeds 50%. We tested if Goal Directed …
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Nasal carriage rate and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy Ethiopian children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Community nasal meningococcal carriage rates are high across Africa. Meningococcal infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality in …
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Adenovirus vector-based multi-epitope vaccine provides partial protection against H5, H7, and H9 avian influenza viruses
The emergence of H5, H7, and H9 avian influenza virus subtypes in humans reveals their pandemic potential. Although human-to-human transmission …
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Soccer-based promotion of voluntary medical male circumcision: A mixed-methods feasibility study with secondary students in Uganda
The Ugandan government is committed to scaling-up proven HIV prevention strategies including safe male circumcision, and innovative strategies are needed …
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Spatial distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, has among the highest burden of XDR TB worldwide with the majority of cases occurring …
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Rapid enteric testing to permit targeted antimicrobial therapy, with and without Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics, for paediatric acute diarrhoeal disease in Botswana: A pilot, randomized, factorial, controlled trial
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoeal disease is the second-leading cause of death in young children. Current guidelines recommend treating children with acute non-bloody …
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Semi-field assessment of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring the African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis
Odour-baited technologies are increasingly considered for effective monitoring of mosquito populations and for the evaluation of vector control interventions. The …
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Missed opportunities for HIV testing among newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
BACKGROUND: HIV testing is crucial for starting ART earlier in HIV-infected people. We describe Missed Opportunities (MO) for HIV testing …
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Real-life results of sofosbuvir based therapy in chronic hepatitis C -naïve and -experienced patients in Egypt
BACKGROUND: More than ten million Egyptians are infected with HCV. Every one of them is going to infect about three …
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Associations between meteorological parameters and influenza activity in a subtropical country: Case of five sentinel sites in Yaoundé-Cameroon
Influenza is associated with highly contagious respiratory infections. Previous research has found that influenza transmission is often associated with climate …
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Opportunities, challenges and systems requirements for developing post-abortion family planning services: Perceptions of service stakeholders in China
Post-abortion family planning (PAFP) has been proposed as a key strategy to decrease unintended pregnancy and repeat induced abortions. However, …
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Outcomes of an HIV cohort after a decade of comprehensive care at Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe: TENART cohort
BACKGROUND: Data on long-term outcomes of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa are few. We describe outcomes of …
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Genetic diversity and connectivity in the East African giant mud crab Scylla serrata: Implications for fisheries management
The giant mud crab Scylla serrata provides an important source of income and food to coastal communities in East Africa. …
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Putative endogenous filovirus VP35-like protein potentially functions as an IFN antagonist but not a polymerase cofactor
It has been proposed that some non-retroviral RNA virus genes are integrated into vertebrate genomes. Endogenous filovirus-like elements (EFLs) have …
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Validation of the child and youth resilience measure among South African adolescents
Resilience is a dynamic, interactive process between resources that contribute to safeguarding a person and the adversities they experience. Within …
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Steroid hormones and psychological responses to soccer matches: Insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis
The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the perturbations in hormonal and psychological homeostasis in response to soccer …
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Diagnosis disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in rural Kenya improves antiretroviral therapy adherence and immunologic outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Emphasis on adolescent HIV has increased worldwide as antiretroviral treatment has greatly extended life expectancies of HIV-positive …
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The incidence of induced abortion in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2016
BACKGROUND: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the penal code prohibits the provision of abortion. In practice, however, it is …