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Modeling the Effects of Spatial Heterogeneity and Seasonality on Guinea Worm Disease Transmission

Journal of Applied Mathematics, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Guinea worm disease is one of the neglected tropical diseases that is on the verge of elimination. Currently the disease is endemic in four countries, namely, Ethiopia, Mali, Chad, and South Sudan. Prior studies have demonstrated that climate factors and limited access to safe drinking water have a significant impact on transmission and control of ...
Anthony A. E. Losio, Steady Mushayabasa, Keshlan S. Govinder   +2 more
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Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis — January 2018–June 2019

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019
Dracunculiasis (also known as Guinea worm disease) is caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis and is acquired by drinking water containing copepods (water fleas) infected with D. medinensis larvae.
D. Hopkins, Adam Weiss, S. Roy, J. Zingeser, S. Guagliardo   +4 more
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A Multiscale Model for the World’s First Parasitic Disease Targeted for Eradication: Guinea Worm Disease

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Guinea worm disease (GWD) is both a neglected tropical disease and an environmentally driven infectious disease. Environmentally driven infectious diseases remain one of the biggest health threats for human welfare in developing countries and the threat is increased by the looming danger of climate change. In this paper we present a multiscale model of
Rendani Netshikweta, Winston Garira, José Siri   +2 more
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2D Materials for Potable Water Application: Basic Nanoarchitectonics and Recent Progresses

Small, Volume 20, Issue 51, December 19, 2024.
This review explores the innovative use of 2D materials in water filtration systems. It focuses on the nanoarchitectonics of these materials, showcasing their ability to remove contaminants efficiently. Various 2D material types, their properties, and applications in creating advanced filtration systems are discussed, highlighting their potential in ...
Pranay Ranjan, Zhixuan Li, Arshiya Ansari, Shahzad Ahmed, Moin Ali Siddiqui, Shizhuo Zhang, Shashikant P. Patole, Gary J. Cheng, El Hadi S. Sadki, Ajayan Vinu, Prashant Kumar   +10 more
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Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases: Insights, Advances, and Challenges

BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Infectious diseases are a significant burden on public health and economic stability of societies all over the world. They have for centuries been among the leading causes of death and disability and presented growing challenges to health security and human progress. The threat posed by infectious diseases is further deepened by the continued emergence
Nicholas Israel Nii-Trebi, André Talvani   +1 more
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One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases [PDF]

, 2015
Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the 21st century and the Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs) are perhaps the most ...
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Dracunculiasis Eradication: Are We There Yet?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018
. This report summarizes the status of the global Dracunculiasis Eradication Program as of the end of 2017. Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease) has been eliminated from 19 of 21 countries where it was endemic in 1986, when an estimated 3.5 million cases
D. Hopkins, E. Ruiz-Tiben, M. Eberhard, Adam Weiss, P. Withers, S. Roy, D. Sienko   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tropical infectious diseases and the skin: Diagnostic and treatment updates since the WHO's integrated campaign against neglected tropical skin diseases

Dermatological Reviews, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2024.
Abstract Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a unified effort to address skin‐related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in 2017. This effort increased attention and resources allocated toward decreasing the burden of tropical skin diseases.
Juliana H. Kim, Kevin Burningham, Stephen K. Tyring   +2 more
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Magnitude of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Indonesia at Postmillennium Development Goals Era

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
The world will enter the postmillennium development goals 2015 era. The achievements of the millennium development goals (MDGs) as a global development target need to be evaluated. A sustainable new reasonable target is important for neglected tropical diseases (NTD) elimination in Indonesia.
Tri Wibawa, Tri Baskoro Tunggul Satoto, Aditya Prasad Dash   +2 more
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In memory of Patrick Manson, founding father of tropical medicine and the discovery of vector-borne infections

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2012
Patrick Manson, a clinician-scientist serving in China (1866–1889), discovered that many tropical infectious diseases require a vector peculiar to warm climate for person to person transmission.
Kelvin KW To, Kwok-Yung Yuen
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