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Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Background. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a heterogeneous group of medical conditions that commonly occur in underprivileged populations. NTDs are primarily diagnosed in tropical areas. Although South Africa is not situated in a tropical region, the high poverty rate makes the country susceptible to some NTDs. Limited data are available on the
Danita Linda le Grange +5 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Recent years have witnessed an increase in the use of community based participatory research (CBPR) tools for understanding environment and health issues and facilitating social action. This paper explores the application and utility of photovoice for understanding water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) behaviours and catalysing community led solutions ...
Elijah Bisung +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Few human infectious diseases have been driven as close to eradication as dracunculiasis, caused by the Guinea worm parasite (Dracunculus medinensis).
Robert L Richards +8 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 IntroductionA number of neglected tropical diseases are targeted for elimination or eradication. An effective surveillance system is critical to determine if these goals have been achieved and maintained.
Laura Senyonjo +4 more
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Patent Landscape of Helminth Vaccines and Related Technologies [PDF]
, 2013 Executive Summary This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to vaccines targeting parasitic worms, also known as helminths.
Burke, Rayna +4 more
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020 Waterborne parasitic diseases form one of common and important public health and economic problems in low- and middle-income countries, though little is known on the burden and patterns of these diseases in most regions.
Helena A. Ngowi
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Guinea worm infection in northern Nigeria: Reflections on a disease approaching eradication. [PDF]
, 2017 : Global eradication of the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) is near, although perhaps delayed a little by the discovery of a transmission cycle in dogs.
Bradley, A, Greenwood, A, Greenwood, B
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Echec du thiabendazole en prophylaxie de la dracunculose [PDF]
, 1990 Le thiabendazole a été utilisé à la dose de 50 mg.kg en prise unique chez 73 volontaires pour évaluer son efficacité au cours d'une chimioprophylaxie de masse de la dracunculose.
Chippaux, Jean-Philippe
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Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: Systematic review and meta-regression [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings. Methods: The search strategy used Cochrane Library, MEDLINE & PubMed, Global Health, Embase and BIOSIS supplemented by screening ...
Bartram, Jamie +19 more
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European Encounters with Dracunculiasis in the Northern Bank of the Persian Gulf: A Perspective from Travelogues of the Safavid and Qajar Eras [PDF]
Journal of Research on History of Medicine“Dracunculus medinensis” or “Guinea worm” disease is transmitted to humans through drinking contaminated water, leading to symptoms such as ague, muscular weakness, and infection. This disease is endemic to arid and warm regions with minimal rainfall and
Javad Mousavi Dalini +2 more
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