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Identification of Potential Vectors and Species Density of Tsetse Fly, Prevalence, and Genetic Diversity of Drug-Resistant Trypanosomes in Kenya

Pathogens
Tsetse flies are major vectors of trypanosomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, posing risks to livestock and human health. This study investigated the diversity, distribution, and infection rates of tsetse species, as well as the genetic diversity of drug ...
Ivy S. Okello, Samuel G. Onyoyo, Isaiah N. Kiteto, Sylvia M. Korir, Seth. O. Onyango   +4 more
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Malaria Transmission In High Mountain Valleys Of West Nepal Including First Record Of Anopheles Maculatus Willmori (James) As A Third Vector Of Malaria

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
Introduction Description of the Areas Metereological Conditions Methods Entomological Techniques Results and Discussion Summary Conclusion Acknowledgement ...
J N Pradhan, S L Shrestha, R G Vaidya
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Trypanosome infection rate in Glossina tachinoides: infested rivers of Limmu Kosa District Jimma Zone, Western Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective Trypanosomosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans resulting from infection with parasitaemic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted primarily by tsetse flies.
Behablom Meharenet, Dereje Alemu
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Advisable including glucosaminylmuramyldipeptide in Helicobacter pylori therapy: experience of ten-year investigation

RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2020
Helicobacter pylori infection is a common bacterial infection in humans and is associated with peptic ulcer disease and chronic gastritis. The presence of natural resistance to some antibiotics in bacteria, as well as the appearance of primary and ...
M. R Konorev, S. V Guryanova, E. N Tyshevich, R. A Pavlyukov, O. Yu Borisova   +4 more
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Eradicating polio [PDF]

Science, 2015
On 20 September 2015, the Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC) declared that type 2 wild poliovirus had been eradicated. The GCC examined reports from 189 of 195 countries around the world and studied separate data [held by the World Health Organization (WHO)] from the remaining countries.
Anthony, Adams, David M, Salisbury
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Effective partnership and in-country resource mobilization in Sudan for cVDPV2 outbreak response amid multiple emergencies in 2020–2021

BMC Public Health
Background During 2020 and immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan was experiencing multiple emergencies including violence, seasonal flooding, and vector-borne disease outbreaks. After more than ten years since its last case of wild poliovirus,
Mohammed Taufiq Mashal, Dalya Eltayeb, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Ismael Suleiman El Sheikh, Ni’ma Saeed Abid, Hemant Shukla, Leonard Machado, Hamid Jafari   +7 more
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Transmission concomitante de trypanosomose humaine et animale : le foyer de Mandoul au Tchad

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2014
La trypanosomose est une maladie qui affecte à la fois l’homme et les animaux. Elle est provoquée par Trypanosoma sp. et cycliquement transmise par un vecteur, la glossine.
Peka Mallaye, L. Kohagne Tongué, N. Ndeledje, F. J. Louis, H. Mahamat Hassane   +4 more
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Exploring the Contextual Factors That Influence Polio Supplementary Immunisation Activities in the WHO African Region: A Rapid Review

Vaccines
Introduction: Polio supplementary immunisation activities (SIA) are implemented to rapidly increase vaccination coverage and interrupt the transmission of poliovirus in a specified geographical area.
Abdu A. Adamu, Duduzile Ndwandwe, Modjirom Ndoutabe, Usman S. Adamu, Rabiu I. Jalo, Khalid Abubakar, Johnson Muluh Ticha, Samafilan A. Ainan, Messeret Shibeshi, Terna Nomhwange, Jamal A. Ahmed, Charles Shey Wiysonge   +11 more
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Machine Learning Outperforms ACC/AHA CVD Risk Calculator in MESA

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Studies have demonstrated that the current US guidelines based on American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort Equations Risk Calculator may underestimate risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, Michalis Vrigkas, Albert A. Yen, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Matthew Budoff, Morteza Naghavi   +5 more
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Assessment of poliovirus antibody seroprevalence in high risk areas for vaccine derived poliovirus transmission in Madagascar

Heliyon, 2018
Background: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) outbreaks typically occur in areas of low poliovirus immunity. Madagascar successfully eradicated wild poliovirus in 1997; however, multiple VDPV outbreaks have occurred since then, and numerous vaccination
Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Ondrej Mach, Jean-Michel Heraud, Barivola Bernardson, William C. Weldon, M. Steven Oberste, Roland W. Sutter   +6 more
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