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Perceptions of Hansen's Disease in Northeast Brazil: A Community‐Based Study Integrating Stigma, Empowerment, and Social Distance

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 465-480, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Perceptions of Hansen’s disease (HD) can influence the level of stigma, empowerment, and intention to distance oneself from those affected by the disease. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs shape these perceptions. This study aims to understand perceptions of HD regarding stigma and empowerment. Method: A cross‐sectional, mixed‐methods research
Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa, Aymée Medeiros da Rocha, Hellen Xavier Oliveira, Nágila Nathaly Lima Ferreira, Adriana da Silva dos Reis, Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Wim H. van Brakel, Anna T. van ‘t Noordende, Duane Charles Hinders, José Alexandre Menezes da Silva, Carmem Emmanuely Leitão Araújo, Rômulo do Nascimento Rocha, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr   +12 more
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Doxycycline Usage for Prevention of Leptospirosis among Farmers and Reasons for Failure to Use Chemoprophylaxis: A Descriptive Study from Southern Sri Lanka

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Background. Leptospirosis causes substantial morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka. Health authorities have implemented a chemoprophylaxis programme for prevention of disease for farmers who are at a high risk of leptospirosis.
C. L. Fonseka, B. N. Vidanapathirana, C. M. de Silva, A. A. B. B. Athukorala, P. R. Goonawardena, A. P. Karunathilake, I. H. Rajapakse, A. S. Dissanayake   +7 more
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Persistent and Emerging High‐Risk Clusters of Leprosy Detection in Brazil: A Nationwide Spatiotemporal Analysis, 2001–2023

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 532-546, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Brazil accounts for a substantial share of the global leprosy burden, with persistent high‐risk areas and marked spatial inequalities in case detection. Identifying spatiotemporal clusters of transmission is crucial for targeting surveillance and control efforts.
Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Jorg Heukelbach, Eliana Amorim de Souza, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano, Elaine Silva Nascimento Andrade, Aymée Medeiros da Rocha, José Alexandre Menezes da Silva, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Juliana Maria Cavalcante Ribeiro Ramos, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr   +9 more
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Phytochemical Profiling and Cytotoxic Potential of Musa acuminata Stem Extracts against Transformed Dysplastic Oral Keratinocytes (T-DOK): An In vitro Chemoprevention Study

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Background: Oral cancers are often preceded with precancers, which paves the way for chemoprevention. Musa acuminata rich in phytochemical bioactives can serve as novel preference. Objective: To analyze the phytochemical bioactives of Musa acuminata (red
E. Gracelin Ranjitha, N. Rakesh, Angeline Deepthi, Deepu George Mathew, J. Venkatesh, Kandasamy Murugan   +5 more
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Clinical Consensus Statement: Perioperative Management of Prothrombotics, Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants, DMARDs and Biologics in Elective Podiatric Surgery

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction A substantial body of literature exists on the perioperative management of pharmacological agents specifically prothrombotic agents, antiplatelets, anticoagulants and disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) aimed at mitigating risks associated with both the medications themselves and the comorbidities they treat. However, a
Jade Tang, Lesley Posmyk, James Cowden, Richard Lang, Helen Milnes, Lorna Donson   +5 more
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Antibiotic Chemoprophylaxis for Leptospirosis: Previous Shortcomings and Future Needs

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Leptospirosis is a neglected tropical disease that remains potentially life threatening and hard to diagnose. Climate change combined with overlapping reservoir and human habitats will likely lead to increasing incidence, outbreaks, and mortality in the ...
Kyle Petersen, Ashley Maranich
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Evaluating the Health Economic Impacts of Baloxavir Marboxil and Oseltamivir for the Treatment of Influenza in Adult Outpatients in Hong Kong: A Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Baloxavir marboxil, an antiviral used only in private hospitals in Hong Kong since February 2019 for treating influenza, is recognized for its efficacy against strains resistant to standard antiviral agents, providing an alternative to neuraminidase inhibitors such as oseltamivir.
Ruohan Chen, Zengyang Shao, Kaiming Bi, Benjamin John Cowling, Zhanwei Du   +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of tafenoquine for malaria chemoprophylaxis (1998-2020): A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND In 2018, tafenoquine was approved for malaria chemoprophylaxis. We evaluated all available data on the safety and efficacy of tafenoquine chemoprophylaxis.
Baird, J Kevin, Maier, Julian D., Grobusch, Martin P., Schlagenhauf, Patricia, Siegfried, Sandra, Stanga, Zeno, Gültekin, Nejla, Grobusch, Martin P, Baird, J. Kevin, Maier, Julian D   +9 more
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Long‐term outcome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for GATA2 deficiency: An analysis of 67 adults and children from France and Belgium

British Journal of Haematology, Volume 208, Issue 1, Page 250-258, January 2026.
The overall survival of patients receiving an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for GATA2 deficiency was significantly better if they were transplanted recently, with a bone marrow or cord blood graft and if the transplant was performed before the onset of excess blast. Excess blast before HSCT was the only factor associated with an
Flore Sicre de Fontbrune, Florian Chevillon, Mony Fahd, Kristell Desseaux, Xavier Poiré, Edouard Forcade, Arthur Sterin, Bénédicte Neven, Virginie Gandemer, Sylvain Thepot, Alice Garnier, Bruno Lioure, Ambroise Marcais, Stephanie Nguyen‐Quoc, Suzanne Tavitian, Laure Vincent, Jean Donadieu, Matthieu Resche Riggon, Sylvie Chevret, Marlene Pasquet, Regis Peffault de Latour   +20 more
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Chemoprophylaxis

, 2020
Chemoprophylaxis (or chemoprevention) in preventive medicine is the use of drugs, nutritional and mineral supplements, or other natural substances by asymptomatic persons to prevent future disease.
Dietmann, Mary E.
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