Exploring the interplay between climate change and schistosomiasis transmission dynamics [PDF]
Infectious Disease ModellingSchistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms, poses a major public health challenge in economically disadvantaged regions, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Zadoki Tabo +3 more
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Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Animals and Humans in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite with zoonotic importance worldwide especially in pregnant women and immunocompromised people. This study is set to review the literature on T.
Adejumoke O. Omonijo +2 more
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Infection Rates of Fasciola Intermediate Host Snail Species and Their Distribution in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to collate the infection rates of Fasciola spp. in intermediate host snails and their distribution in Africa.
Mpumelelo Ian Hadebe +4 more
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Effects of temperature on the life history traits of intermediate host snails of fascioliasis: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundThe impact of climate change has led to variations in various biological processes, leading to altered transmission dynamics of infectious diseases, including snail-borne diseases (SBDs).
Agrippa Dube +4 more
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Standardized protocol for laboratory rearing and breeding of the Lymnaeidae snail, Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848). [PDF]
PLoS ONEFreshwater lymnaeid snails are involved in the transmission of fascioliasis in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, as well as in temperate regions.
Agrippa Dube +4 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis quantifying schistosomiasis infection burden in pre-school aged children (PreSAC) in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2020. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionFollowing the adoption of the World Health Assembly Resolution WHA 65.21 and Neglected Tropical Diseases road map 2021-2030, schistosomiasis control programmes have shifted from morbidity control to disease elimination.
Chester Kalinda +2 more
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Factors associated with fertility intentions among women living with and without human immunodeficiency virus in Zambia [PDF]
Women's Health, 2023 Background: Zambia is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus among women of reproductive age.
David Mulemena +5 more
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Factors contributing to the abundance and spatial distribution of the invasive intermediate host snail (Pseudosuccinea columella) in uMgungundlovu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchFascioliasis is a parasitic disease commonly affecting cattle, goats, and sheep globally. Lymnaeidae snail species are important in the epidemiology and dispersal of fascioliasis since they are intermediate hosts of the Fasciola spp.
Mpumelelo Ian Hadebe +3 more
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Basic ENT training for enhanced healthcare worker knowledge, attitudes and practices in a resource-limited setting: a pre-post and post-post cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Diagnostic errors in ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases are prevalent among healthcare workers (HCWs) in resource-limited settings, yet comprehensive data that describe HCW knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ENT disease ...
Chester Kalinda +4 more
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Schistosomiasis transmission: A machine learning analysis reveals the importance of agrochemicals on snail abundance in Rwanda. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundSchistosomiasis is an important snail-borne parasitic disease whose transmission is exacerbated by water resource management activities. In Rwanda, meeting the growing population's demand for food has led to wetlands reclamation for cultivation
Joseph Kagabo +4 more
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