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History of Smallpox

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
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P N Shrestha
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Developing a national atlas to support the progressive control of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Kenya

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a major livestock disease in Kenya. Even though, over the years various organizations have collected a vast amount of field data on tsetse and AAT in different parts of the country, recent national-level ...
Nancy N. Ngari, Daniel O. Gamba, Pamela A. Olet, Weining Zhao, Massimo Paone, Giuliano Cecchi   +5 more
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Six challenges in the eradication of infectious diseases. [PDF]

, 2014
Eradication and elimination are increasingly a part of the global health agenda. Once control measures have driven infection to low levels, the ecology of disease may change posing challenges for eradication efforts.
Funk, S., Katie Hampson, Funk, Sebastian, T. Deirdre Hollingsworth, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Funk, S, Klepac, P, Metcalf, C Jessica E, Hampson, Katie Ruth, Hollingsworth, TD, Hampson, Katie, Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre, Hollingsworth, Deirdre, Metcalf, C. J. E., Metcalf, CJE, Petra Klepac, Hollingsworth, T Deirdre, Metcalf, C. Jessica E., Klepac, Petra, Sebastian Funk, Hampson, K   +20 more
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Anaemia Associated with Trypanosomes Infections in Cattle of West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine International, 2021
Background. African animal trypanosomosis is a major veterinary problem over a large area of the tsetse belt region of Africa. Anaemia is a cardinal sign of trypanosome infections.
Kumela Lelisa, Behablom Meharenet
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Seasonal Patterns: Bovine Trypanosomosis, Glossina pallidipes Density, and Infection in Rift Valleys of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Bovine trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease causing serious economic losses in livestock productivity and agricultural development. The disease has been reported in different parts of Ethiopia.
Wasihun Seyoum, Ephrem Tora, Kokeb Kore, Firew Lejebo   +3 more
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Glossina pallidipes Density and Trypanosome Infection Rate in Arba Minch Zuria District of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022
Background. African trypanosomosis is a disease of both animals and humans resulting from infection with parasitaemic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted mainly by the tsetse flies (Glossina species).
Ephrem Tora, Wasihun Seyoum, Firew Lejebo   +2 more
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Protecting investments in polio eradication: the past, present and future of surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis. [PDF]

, 2004
In September 2003 a WHO consultation group on vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) concluded that in order to prevent future generations of paralytic polio after interruption of transmission of wild poliovirus, the use of trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV)
D. L. HEYMANN, E. M. DE GOURVILLE, Heymann, DL, R. B. AYLWARD, Aylward, RB, De Gourville, EM   +5 more
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The Last Mile in Polio Eradication: Program Challenges and Perseverance

Pathogens
As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) strategizes towards the final steps of eradication, routine immunization schedules evolve, and high-quality vaccination campaigns and surveillance systems remain essential.
Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Martin Eisenhawer, Ousmane M. Diop, Harish Verma, Arshad Quddus, Ondrej Mach   +5 more
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Immunity to poliovirus in Afghanistan: A household sampling method for serological assessment based on geographical information systems

Geospatial Health, 2022
Afghanistan continues to experience challenges affecting polio eradication. Mass polio vaccination campaigns, which aim to protect children under the age of 5, are a key eradication strategy.
Amalia Mendes, Ari Whiteman, Benjamin Nygren, Brian Kaplan, Imtiaz Hussain, Sajid Soofi, Maureen Martinez, Noha H. Farag   +7 more
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Financial and economic costs of the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa [PDF]

, 2015
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a parasitic disease transmitted by blackflies. Symptoms include severe itching, skin lesions, and vision impairment including blindness. More than 99% of all cases are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sicuri, E, Young Eun Kim (117995), Elisa Sicuri, Sicuri, Elisa, Tediosi, F, Fabrizio Tediosi (247282), Young Eun Kim, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Young Eun Kim, Fabrizio Tediosi, Kim, Young E., Elisa Sicuri (247271), Kim, YE, Kim, Young Eun, Sicuri E, Kim YE, Tediosi F   +16 more
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