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Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire: implementing control on a limited budget [PDF]

, 2017
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis occur throughout the developing world and remain a major public health problem in the poorest communities with enormous consequences for development.
N'GORAN, E. K., TCHUENTÉ, L. A. TCHUEM
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Strongyloidiasis – the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? [PDF]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009
Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health consequences of S. stercoralis infections range from asymptomatic light infections to chronic symptomatic strongyloidiasis.
Olsen, Annette, van Lieshout, Lisette, Marti, Hanspeter, Polderman, Ton, Polman, Katja, Steinmann, Peter, Stothard, Russell, Thybo, Søren, Verweij, Jaco J., Magnussen, Pascal   +9 more
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Pharmacogenomics of Major Depressive Disorder in Indigenous Amazonian Populations

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Major depressive disorder is a highly prevalent psychological disorder worldwide and its main treatment is the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. However, few studies have demonstrated the relationship between the presence of genetic variants in pharmacogenes and the efficacy of these drugs, especially in populations with a unique genetic ...
Kaio Evandro Cardoso Aguiar, Natasha Monte da Silva, Juliana Carla Gomes Rodrigues, André Maurício Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, Sandro José de Souza, Ândrea Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, João Farias Guerreiro, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Marianne Rodrigues Fernandes, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bringing neglected tropical diseases into the spotlight.

, 2010
The correlation between poverty and the neglected tropical disease (NTD) burden is undeniable. NTDs are a brand without copyright; an international movement gathering momentum towards a common goal of tackling major causes of preventable illness in low ...
Fitchett, Joseph R, Payne, Lara
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Tropical disease: A neglected cause [PDF]

Nature, 2016
A more open approach to combating tropical diseases may help to overcome a pharmaceutical market failure.
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Social sciences research in neglected tropical diseases 1: the ongoing neglect in the neglected tropical diseases [PDF]

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2010
Centuries of scientific advances and developments in biomedical sciences have brought us a long way to understanding and managing disease processes, by reducing them to simplified cause-effect models. For most of the infectious diseases known today, we have the methods and technology to identify the causative agent, understand the mechanism by which ...
Allotey, P, Reidpath, DD, Pokhrel, S
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity and specificity of a urine circulating anodic antigen test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in low endemic settings [PDF]

, 2015
Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for 2025.
Ali, Said M., Ame, Shaali M., Cercamondi, Colin I., Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., de Dood, Claudia J., Knopp, Stefanie, Koukounari, Artemis, Mohammed, Khalfan A., Rollinson, David, Utzinger, Jürg, van Dam, Govert J.   +10 more
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Flexible methods for species distribution modeling with small samples

Ecography, EarlyView.
Species distribution models (SDMs) predict where species live or could potentially live and are a key resource for ecological research and conservation decision‐making. However, current SDM methods often perform poorly for rare or inadequately sampled species, which include most species on earth, as well as most of those of the greatest conservation ...
Brian S. Maitner, Robert L. Richards, Ben S. Carlson, John M. Drake, Cory Merow   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source