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Is use of opioid agonist treatment associated with broader primary healthcare use among men with recent injecting drug use histories following release from prison? A prospective cohort study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background A precipitous decline in health status among people recently released from prison is common. In Victoria, Australia, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in the community involves frequent contact with primary care, potentially facilitating broader ...
Michael Curtis, Anna L. Wilkinson, Paul Dietze, Ashleigh C. Stewart, Stuart A. Kinner, Rebecca J. Winter, Campbell Aitken, Shelley J. Walker, Reece D. Cossar, Tony Butler, Mark Stoové   +10 more
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Experiences of liver health related uncertainty and self-reported stress among people who inject drugs living with hepatitis C virus: a qualitative study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are most at risk of hepatitis C virus infection in Australia. The introduction of transient elastography (TE) (measuring hepatitis fibrosis) and direct acting antiviral medications will likely alter the ...
Stelliana Goutzamanis, Joseph S. Doyle, Alexander Thompson, Paul Dietze, Margaret Hellard, Peter Higgs, on behalf of the TAP study group   +6 more
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Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified, documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria cases and effective case management and follow-up, engagement with private providers
Adam Bennett, Anton L. V. Avanceña, Jennifer Wegbreit, Chris Cotter, Kathryn Roberts, Roly Gosling   +5 more
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Malaria case investigation with reactive focal testing and treatment: operational feasibility and lessons learned from low and moderate transmission areas in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background When malaria transmission is very low, investigation of passively detected malaria cases and reactive focal testing and treatment (FTAT) in the case and neighbouring households can identify and contain the source and spread of infections ...
Pooja Bansil, Asnakew K. Yeshiwondim, Caterina Guinovart, Belendia Serda, Callie Scott, Berhane H. Tesfay, Adem Agmas, Belay Bezabih, Melkamu T. Zeleke, Girma S. Guesses, Asmamaw L. Ayenew, Worku M. Workie, Duncan Earle, Rick W. Steketee, Asefaw Getachew   +14 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of a decentralized, community‐based “one‐stop‐shop” hepatitis C testing and treatment program in Yangon, Myanmar

JGH Open, 2023
Background and Aim The availability of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment and point‐of‐care diagnostic testing has made hepatitis C (HCV) elimination possible even in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs); however, testing and treatment costs ...
Thin Mar Win, Bridget Louise Draper, Anna Palmer, Hla Htay, Yi Yi Sein, Sonjelle Shilton, Khin Pyone Kyi, Margaret Hellard, Nick Scott   +8 more
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Prevention, testing, and treatment interventions for hepatitis B and C in refugee populations: results of a scoping review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background and aims Refugees are at higher risk for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), but often face unique healthcare barriers to vaccination, testing, and treatment.
Ankeeta Saseetharran, Lindsey Hiebert, Neil Gupta, Françoise Nyirahabihirwe, Innocent Kamali, John W. Ward   +5 more
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On the elimination of endmarkers

Information and Control, 1968
In this paper it is proven that one endmarker can be eliminated from a stack acceptor without affecting recognition power. It is also noted that both endmarkers can be eliminated from deterministic linear bounded acceptors.
Seymour Ginsburg, Michael A. Harrison
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District-level approach for tailoring and targeting interventions: a new path for malaria control and elimination

Malaria Journal, 2020
Despite huge investments and implementation of effective interventions for malaria, progress has stalled, with transmission being increasingly localized among difficult-to-reach populations and outdoor-biting vectors.
Roly Gosling, John Chimumbwa, Petrina Uusiku, Sara Rossi, Henry Ntuku, Kelly Harvard, Chris White, Allison Tatarsky, Daniel Chandramohan, Ingrid Chen   +9 more
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Elimination of trachoma [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
Editor,—The availability of a new long lasting antibiotic, azithromycin, has sparked a new trachoma control initiative. Morocco has been chosen as the first country in the programme for the elimination of trachoma. This country was selected because it offers ideal conditions for success and may provide some insight towards sustainable control.
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Cross-border movement, economic development and malaria elimination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

BMC Medicine, 2018
Malaria at international borders presents particular challenges with regards to elimination. International borders share common malaria ecologies, yet neighboring countries are often at different stages of the control-to-elimination pathway.
Mohammed H. Al Zahrani, Abdiasiis I. Omar, Abdelmohsin M. O. Abdoon, Ali Adam Ibrahim, Abdullah Alhogail, Mohamed Elmubarak, Yousif Eldirdiry Elamin, Mohammed A. AlHelal, Ali M. Alshahrani, Tarig M. Abdelgader, Ibrahim Saeed, Tageddin B. El Gamri, Mohammed S. Alattas, Abdu A. Dahlan, Abdullah M. Assiri, Joseph Maina, Xiao Hong Li, Robert W. Snow   +17 more
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