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Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2018
South Sudan is now in the pre-certification phase, having gone over sixteen months as of April 2018, with zero reports for cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD).
Makoy S. Yibi
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Review of Chagas Disease and Treatment Obstacles to Eradication [PDF]

, 2019
The World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control reports Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, as a major neglected tropical disease prevalent in 21 endemic Latin American countries.
Sherman, Emily
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Comparison of omeprazole, metronidazole and clarithromycin with omeprazole/amoxicillin dual-therapy for the cure of Helicobacter pylori infection [PDF]

, 1998
In this randomized, multicenter trial, we evaluated the effectiveness and side effect profile of a modified omeprazole-based triple therapy to cure Helicobacter pylori infection.
Bayerdörffer, Ekkehard, Bolle, Karl-Heinz, Höchter, Wilhelm, Klann, Hermann, Krämer, Walter, Lehn, Norbert, Meining, Alexander, Miehlke, Stephan, Simon, Thomas, Sommer, Albrecht, Stolte, Manfred, Weingart, Josef   +11 more
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The ethics of disease eradication

Vaccine, 2014
This paper provides an examination of the ethics of disease eradication policies. It examines three arguments that have been advanced for thinking that eradication is in some way ethically exceptional as a policy goal. These are (1) global eradication has symbolic importance, (2) disease eradication is a global public good and (3) disease eradication ...
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Struggling to a monumental triumph : Re-assessing the final stages of the smallpox eradication program in India, 1960-1980 [PDF]

, 2007
The global smallpox program is generally presented as the brainchild of a handful of actors from the WHO headquarters in Geneva and at the agency's regional offices.
Basu, R. N, Bonne W, Bonne W, Brilliant L. B, Brilliant L. B, Dutta Mahendra, Dutta Mahendra, Grasset N, Grasset N, Grasset N, Grasset N, Grasset N, Grasset N. c, Greenough P, Gunaratne V.T.H, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Henderson D.A, Jungalwalla N.K, Mahler H, Maltseva N, Mani C, Naraindas Harish, Payne A.M.H, Pifer John M, Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Singh Mahendra   +33 more
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Eradication-resolution dynamics with stochastic flare-ups [PDF]

, 2010
In infectious disease as well as in cancer, the ultimate outcome of the curative response, mediated by the body itself or through drug treatment, is either successful eradication or a resurgence of the disease (“flare-up” or “relapse”), depending on ...
Berg, Hugo van den, Duncombe, Zoe A.
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease : systematic review. [PDF]

, 2003
Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and its association with the disease.
Childs, S., Hungin, A. P. S., Raghunath, A., Wooff, D.   +3 more
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Sequential Therapy versus Triple Therapy for the First Line Treatment of Helicobacter pylori in Korea: A Nationwide Randomized Trial

Gut and Liver, 2016
Background/AimsEradication of Helicobacter pylori infection with standard triple therapy (TT) has declined primarily because of increased antibiotic resistance.
Joon Sung Kim, Byung-Wook Kim, Su Jin Hong, Jin Il Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Jie-Hyun Kim, Gwang Ho Baik, Sang Wook Kim, Hyun Joo Song, Ji Hyun Kim   +9 more
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Eradication of Infectious Diseases [PDF]

Tropical Medicine & Surgery, 2013
Rinderpest, important disease affecting zootechnics, especially in Africa, was officially declared worldwide eradicated in 2011 by the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties: OIE). This is the first disease of veterinary medicine interest that has been eradicated.
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Exploring the role of voluntary disease schemes on UK farmer bio-security behaviours: Findings from the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea control scheme [PDF]

, 2018
The article describes the influence of a disease control scheme (the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Disease (BVD) Eradication scheme) on farmers' bio-security attitudes and behaviours. In 2010, a survey of 100 cattle farmers (53 scheme members vs.
Azbel-Jackson, L, Brownlie, J, Gunn, G, Heffernan, C   +3 more
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