Insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling on the proposed 2030 goal for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) [PDF]
Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) is a parasitic, vector-borne neglected tropical disease that has historically affected populations across West and Central Africa and can result in death if untreated.
Aliee, Maryam +10 more
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Protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
Upon infection, Trypanosoma cruzi triggers a strong immune response that has both protective and pathological consequences. In this work, several important questions regarding protective immunity are reviewed.
Basombrío, Miguel Ángel Manuel +2 more
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Although HIV-1 has evolved from a deadly to a chronic disease over the past 20 years, an HIV-1 cure is still lacking due to the presence of persisting cellular viral reservoirs which are spread throughout the body in different anatomical compartments ...
De Scheerder, Marie-Angélique +3 more
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Rabies elimination research: juxtaposing optimism, pragmatism and realism [PDF]
More than 100 years of research has now been conducted into the prevention, control and elimination of rabies with safe and highly efficacious vaccines developed for use in human and animal populations. Domestic dogs are a major reservoir for rabies, and
Bögel K +13 more
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PRODUCCIÓN PECUARIA Y EMERGENCIA DE ANTIBIÓTICO RESISTENCIA EN COLOMBIA: REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA
The extensive use of antibiotics is a common practice to increase livestock production. Thus, animal husbandry entails a high selective pressure to control infectious outbreaks which also might result in the emergence of multidrug resistant strains ...
Nelson Arenas
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Influenza A Viruses and Zoonotic Events—Are We Creating Our Own Reservoirs?
Zoonotic infections of humans with influenza A viruses (IAVs) from animal reservoirs can result in severe disease in individuals and, in rare cases, lead to pandemic outbreaks; this is exemplified by numerous cases of human infection with avian IAVs ...
Susanne Kessler +3 more
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Host factors and early treatments to restrict paediatric HIV infection and early disease progression [PDF]
open6noA body of evidence indicates that a threshold level of the virus is required to establish systemic and persistent HIV infection in the host and that this level depends on virus-host interactions.
De Rossi, Anita +5 more
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Coronavirus disease 2019 and its potential animal reservoirs: A review [PDF]
In the 21st century, the world has been plagued by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus of the family Coronaviridae epidemiologically suspected to be linked to a wet market in
Md. Sirazul Islam +6 more
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Human African trypanosomiasis : the current situation in endemic regions and the risks for non-endemic regions from imported cases [PDF]
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense and caused devastating epidemics during the 20th century. Due to effective control programs implemented in the last two decades, the number of reported
Gao, J-M +5 more
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Canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Bolivian Chaco [PDF]
A cross-sectional study on Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in 2013 to evaluate the role of dogs as possible source of infection for humans in two rural communities of the highly endemic Bolivian Chaco (Bartolo, Chuquisaca Department, n = 57 dogs; and ...
Bartoloni, Alessandro +9 more
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