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Mapping the distribution of Anopheles funestus across Benin highlights a sharp contrast of susceptibility to insecticides and infection rate to Plasmodium between southern and northern populations
Background. Malaria remains an important public health issue in Benin, with Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus s.s being the …
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Using Community-Level Prevalence of Loa loa Infection to Predict the Proportion of Highly-Infected Individuals: Statistical Modelling to Support Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs
Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis (river blindness) constitute pressing public health issues in tropical regions. Global elimination programs, involving mass drug …
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Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Infections among Young Febrile Adults Evaluated for Acute HIV-1 Infection in Coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: Fever is common among patients seeking care in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), but causes other than malaria are rarely diagnosed. …
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Characterization of a novel inhibitory human monoclonal antibody directed against Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1
Abstract Malaria remains a major challenge to global health causing extensive morbidity and mortality. Yet, there is no efficient vaccine …
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Caregivers’ Malaria Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes, and Related Factors in the Bata District, Equatorial Guinea
OBJECTIVES: Adequate community knowledge about malaria is crucial in order to improve prevention by reducing exposure to the disease. Malaria …
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An assessment of the effect of user fee policy reform on facility-based deliveries in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Improving maternal health outcomes by reducing barriers to accessing maternal health services is a key goal for most developing …
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A national health facility survey of malaria infection among febrile patients in Kenya, 2014
BACKGROUND: The use of malaria infection prevalence among febrile patients at clinics has a potential to be a valuable epidemiological …
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Malaria epidemiological research in the Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Reliable and comprehensive information on the burden of malaria is critical for guiding national and international efforts in malaria …
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Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Healthy Turkeys and Broilers Using DNA Microarrays
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major human health problem and recently, domestic animals, in particular pigs and poultry are …
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Schistosoma mansoni Infection Can Jeopardize the Duration of Protective Levels of Antibody Responses to Immunizations against Hepatitis B and Tetanus Toxoid
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a disease of major public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunoregulation begins early in schistosome infection and …
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Surveillance of nosocomial infections in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections (NI) represent a real public health problem in developing countries. Their surveillance is recommended to provide needed …
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The variability and reproducibility of whole genome sequencing technology for detecting resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs
BACKGROUND: The emergence of resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is a serious and growing threat to public health. Next-generation sequencing is …
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Epidemiology of breast cancer: retrospective study in the Central African Republic
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is recognised as a major public health problem in developing countries; however, there is very limited evidence …
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Schistosoma mansoni Infections, Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two Onshore Villages in Rorya District, North-Western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition and anaemia remains to be a major public health problem in many developing countries, where they mostly affect …
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Postpartum depression and infant feeding practices in a low income urban settlement in Nairobi-Kenya
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression can compromise caregiving activities, including infant feeding practices, resulting in child malnutrition. The purpose of this study …
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Antimicrobial resistance pattern: a report of microbiological cultures at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance has been declared by the World Health Organization as a threat to the public health. The aim …
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Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Despite numerous interventions promoting optimal breastfeeding practices in Kenya, pockets of suboptimal breastfeeding practices are documented in Kenya's urban …
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Hepatitis viruses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The existing seroepidemiological data on viral hepatitis in Ethiopia showed a wide variation in prevalence pattern and the clinical …
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Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance …
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Roles and challenges of construction firms and public health entomologists in ending indoor malaria transmission in African setting
Indoor malaria transmission reduction across sub-Saharan Africa has been attained through implementation of long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spray …