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Malaria risk and receptivity: Continuing development of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Journal of Science, 2022
Malaria incidence in South Africa is highest in the three endemic provinces: KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The contribution to malaria transmission by several mosquito species, variation in their resting behaviours and low levels of insecticide
Givemore Munhenga, Shüné V. Oliver, Leanne N. Lobb, Theresa T. Mazarire, Windy Sekgele, Thabo Mashatola, Nondumiso Mabaso, Dumsani M. Dlamini, Malibongwe Zulu, Fortunate Moletsane, Blaženka D. Letinić, Jacek Zawada, Ashley Burke, Avhatakali Matamba, Basil D. Brooke   +14 more
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Numbers of deaths from emerging non-communicable diseases, PNGIMR’s CHESS, 2020.

, 2022
Numbers of deaths from emerging non-communicable diseases, PNGIMR’s CHESS, 2020.
Anthony D. Okely (7243445), Ronny Jorry (12295277), Nora Abori (12295280), Vinson D. Silas (12295283), William Pomat (163081), Bang Nguyen Pham (6257093)   +5 more
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Free-living amoebae infections in humans in South Africa, 1996-2023

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Free-living amoebae (FLA) exist independently in various environments such as soil and water and do not rely on human or animal hosts for survival.
Dr Shareen Boughan, Mrs Bhavani Moodley, Prof John Frean, Dr Charlotte Sriruttan-Nel   +3 more
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Attempted Transmission of Marburg Virus by Bat-Associated Fleas Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps (Ischnopsyllidae: Thaumapsyllinae) to the Egyptian Rousette Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

Viruses
Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs) are implicated as reservoir hosts for Marburg virus (MARV), but natural mechanisms involved in maintenance of MARV in ERB populations remain undefined.
Janusz T. Pawęska, Nadia Storm, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Wanda Markotter, Alan Kemp   +4 more
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Analysis of the Cell Type-Dependence on the Arenavirus Z-Mediated Virus-Like Particle Production

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Several arenaviruses are highly pathogenic to humans, causing hemorrhagic fever. Discovery of anti-arenavirus drug candidates is urgently needed, although the molecular basis of the host- and organ-specific pathogenicity remains to be fully elucidated ...
Patrick I. Mpingabo, Patrick I. Mpingabo, Shuzo Urata, Shuzo Urata, Jiro Yasuda, Jiro Yasuda, Jiro Yasuda   +6 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: results from the Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, urbanisation and increasing life expectancy are likely to increase the incidence of non-communicable diseases. As the epidemic of diabetes matures, visual loss from diabetic retinopathy (DR) will increase unless mechanisms for ...
Kyari, Fatima, Peto, Tunde; id_orcid, Murthy, Gudlavalleti VS, Fatima Kyari, Gudlavalleti VS Murthy, Gilbert, Clare E, Peto, Tunde, Tunde Peto, Tafida, Abubakar, Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group, Sivasubramaniam, Selvaraj, Abubakar Tafida, Murthy, Gudlavalleti V S, Clare E Gilbert, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam   +14 more
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iLABMED, why now and how in the future?

iLABMED, 2023
Nowadays, public health is facing many challenges, mainly including non‐communicable diseases and communicable diseases. Communicable diseases, particularly emerging infectious diseases, have also attracted attention due to their enormous impact on ...
Hongzhou Lu
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Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
The 4-Poster Tick Control Deer Feeder (4-poster) device applies acaricide to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and can reduce populations of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), which transmits the agents of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis ...
Courtney C. Nawrocki, Nicholas Piedmonte, Sara A. Niesobecki, Adam Rowe, AmberJean P. Hansen, Alison Kaufman, Erik Foster, James I. Meek, Linda Niccolai, Jennifer White, Bryon Backenson, Lars Eisen, Sarah A. Hook, Neeta P. Connally, Victoria L. Hornbostel, Alison F. Hinckley   +15 more
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Nutrition transition in India. [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this review is to examine the demographic and nutrition transition in India in relation to its contribution to the emerging epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases in this country.
Shetty, Prakash S, Prakash S Shetty
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A dog bite study in a dog rabies-affected area in South Africa

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: Rabies is an untreatable and highly fatal viral zoonosis. Despite the ability to control and prevent the disease, it is estimated that one person dies of rabies every 10 minutes in developing countries. However, the true burden of the disease
Jacqueline Weyer, Chantel A. le Roux, Charles Kajese, Lucy Fernandes   +3 more
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