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Plasmodium Vivax Can Only Be Responsible for GBS if All Other Triggers Have Been Ruled Out

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
Josef Finsterer
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Evaluation of Midwife‐Led Colposcopy for Female Genital Schistosomiasis Screening at Primary Level of Care in Rural Madagascar: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 49-57, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Female genital schistosomiasis is a condition with a complex diagnosis and severe consequences such as infertility. In the absence of a reliable biomarker, in endemic settings the World Health Organization recommends colposcopy as a diagnostic tool for the detection of female genital schistosomiasis lesions.
Pia Rausche, Jean‐Marc Kutz, Zoly Rakotomalala, Bodo Sahondra Randrianasolo, Paule Donven, Rivo Solotiana Rakotomalala, Alexina Olivasoa Tsiky Zafinimampera, Olivette Totofotsy, Sonya Ratefiarisoa, Ravo Razafindrakoto, Nantenaina Matthieu Razafindralava, Zaraniaina Tahiry Rasolojaona, Jana Hey, Aaron Remkes, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Eva Lorenz, Rapahel Rakotozandrindrainy, Jürgen May, Monika Hampl, Irina Kislaya, Valentina Marchese, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Daniela Fusco   +22 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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Human streptococcus agalactiae strains in aquatic mammals and fish [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: In humans, Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a frequent coloniser of the rectovaginal tract, a major cause of neonatal infectious disease and an emerging cause of disease in non-pregnant adults.
Crumlish, M., Dagleish, M.P., Delannoy, C.M.J., Fontaine, M.C., Foster, G., Pollock, J., Turnbull, J.F., Zadoks, R.N.   +7 more
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Strengthening Newborn Screening: A Pilot Health Program Management for Sickle Cell Disease in Côte d’Ivoire

Anemia, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background The World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution urges African countries with a high burden of sickle cell anemia (SCA) to design and implement national programs emphasizing early identification through newborn screening (NBS) and prompt access to adequate preventive care.
Kouassi Gustave Koffi, Romuald Sery Dasse, Sara Akou Bognini, Clotaire Danho Nanho, Ines Kouakou, Mireille Yayo, Evelyne Lasme, Kadona Melissa, Yannick Kouassi, Cynthia N’dri, Dohoma Alexis Silue, Ismael Kamara, Soro Noundjo, Dieket Ruth, Emeraude N’dhatz, Boidy Kouakou, Sawadogo Duni, Sanogo Ibrahim, Bassimbie-Jeanette Danho, Duran Canatan   +19 more
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The silent burden of anaemia in Tanzania children:a community-based study [PDF]

, 2003
Objective was to document the prevalence, age-distribution, and risk factors for anaemia in Tanzanian children less than 5 years old,thereby assisting in the development of effective strategies for controlling anaemia.\ud \ud Cluster sampling was used to
Armstrong Schellenberg, J R M, Mbuya, C, Mgalula, L, Mushi, A, Savigny de, D, Schellenberg, D, Victoria, C.G.   +6 more
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Epistatic Interactions Among Co‐Inherited Malaria‐Protective Red Blood Cell Polymorphisms and Their Effects Across the Infection‐Mortality Spectrum in Endemic Populations: A Systematic Review

Anemia, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Malaria remains a major global health burden, with red blood cell (RBC) polymorphisms conferring partial protection. However, the epistatic interactions among co‐inherited RBC polymorphisms are poorly understood. We aimed to characterise how epistatic interactions among malaria‐protective RBC polymorphisms modify risk across the infection‐to‐
George Paasi, Ruth Namazzi, Glorias Asiimwe, Grace Ndeezi, Joseph Rujumba, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Ezekiel Mupere, Ian Guyton Munabi, Sarah Kiguli, Richard Idro, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Duran Canatan   +11 more
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Different Sequential Renal Involvement in a Patient With HIV and Hepatitis C: From HIV‐ or Leishmaniasis‐Related Collapsing Glomerulosclerosis to Direct‐Acting Antivirals’ Renal Amyloidosis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The paradigm of renal involvement in HIV patients has changed in recent years, from HIV‐associated nephropathy to nephroangiosclerosis, due to the increased survival of these patients and their comorbidities. Some of these are leishmaniasis and hepatitis C and their treatments, especially direct‐acting antivirals, which may induce reconstitution of the
María Adoración Martín Gómez, Mercedes Caba Molina, Elisa Fernández Fuertes, Inés Pérez-Camacho, Ana Belén Lozano Serrano, Rafael del Pozo Álvarez, Rajib Chowdhury   +6 more
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The State of Affairs in Post-Exposure Leprosy Prevention: A Descriptive Meta-Analysis on Immuno- and Chemo-Prophylaxis

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2020
Anne Schoenmakers,1 Liesbeth Mieras,1 Teky Budiawan,2 Wim H van Brakel1 1NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2NLR, Jakarta, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Anne Schoenmakers Email a.schoenmakers@nlrinternational.orgObjective: Annually, over 200,000 people are ...
Schoenmakers A, Mieras L, Budiawan T, van Brakel WH   +3 more
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The Accuracy of Group Beta Streptococcus Rectovaginal Cultures at 35 to 37 Weeks of Gestation in Predicting Colonization Intrapartum

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2019
Objective This study aims to investigate accuracy of group beta Streptococcus (GBS) rectovaginal cultures at 35 to 37 weeks in predicting intrapartum colonization. Study Design Institutional review board (IRB) approved prospective cohort study
Farrah N. Hussain, Zainab Al-Ibraheemi, Stephanie Pan, Antonia P. Francis, Dyese Taylor, Melissa Chu Lam, Dawnette Lewis   +6 more
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