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Exploring the Nexus Between Alcohol Consumption, Sleep Deprivation, and Memory Among Male Students at a Tertiary Institution in Ghana

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.
Among male Ghanaian university students, alcohol consumption and poor sleep quality are highly prevalent and positively correlated. Both factors are associated with cognitive and memory deficits, highlighting the need for targeted health education and interventions.
Daniel L. Egbenya   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiological studies on animal trypanosomiases in Ghana

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2012
Background African trypanosomes are extracellular protozoan parasites that are transmitted between mammalian hosts by the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Nakayima Jesca   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A preliminary serological study of Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma lewisi in a Chinese human population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Trypanosoma evansi, known as an animal trypanosome, is widely distributed in many countries of Africa, Asia and South America; it causes significant economic loss in these countries.
Courtois, Patrick   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Studies of trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa valley, north-eastern Zambia

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2015
Background The present study, conducted in Zambia’s Luangwa valley where both animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) are endemic, combined the use of microscopy and molecular techniques to determine the presence of ...
Dusit Laohasinnarong   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the 21st century and the Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs) are perhaps the most ...
Adamo   +135 more
core   +2 more sources

Synthesis and Chemical Characterization of Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc, and Cinnamic Acid Organocomplexes: Potential Drug Candidates for SARS‐CoV‐2 Treatment and Microbial Control

open access: yesChemistrySelect, Volume 10, Issue 27, July 18, 2025.
Zn‐quinolines were synthesized with high yields of 78% and 85%. The study focuses on drug repositioning to improve properties and reduce toxicity for COVID‐19 treatment. New Zn‐based compounds demonstrated antiviral and antimicrobial activities with low toxicity.
Carla Peron   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2013
Tsetse flies are the primary vectors of African trypanosomes, which cause Human and Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jingwen eWang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

More Timely Response to Outbreaks of Zoonotic Compared to Non‐Zoonotic Diseases in Animals in Tanzania

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2025.
A timeliness metrics analysis study was carried out in Tanzania. A total of 98 disease outbreaks were recorded. The time taken to detect, verify and respond to zoonotic diseases was shorter than the time for non‐zoonotic diseases. More investment should be done for the timely management of disease in Tanzania.
Esron Karimuribo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A mathematical model for evaluating the role of trypanocide treatment of cattle in the epidemiology and control of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense sleeping sickness in Uganda

open access: yesParasite Epidemiology and Control, 2019
Background: Human and animal African trypanosomiases impose a large economic and health burden in their endemic regions. Large strides have been made in the control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), yet these efforts have largely focused on the non-
Julianne Meisner   +2 more
doaj  

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