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Effective and sustainable prevention and control of pork tapeworm diseases in humans and pigs in Tanzania: a policy brief

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is a parasite that causes serious diseases in humans and pigs. The parasite causes epilepsy in humans and is estimated to be responsible for approximately 212 deaths per year in Tanzania. The parasite costs Tanzanian society
Helena A. Ngowi, George Makingi, Fredy Mlowe, Fredy Mlowe, Christina Wilson, Flora Kajuna, Flora Kajuna, Mwemezi Kabululu, Mwemezi Kabululu, Ayubu Churi, Chacha Nyangi, Chacha Nyangi, Mary-Winnie Nanyaro, Innocent Melkiory, Cosmas Nonga, Shanel V. Matembo, Bernard James Ngowi, Fatna Kivava, Christina Kitundu, Antony Nyerere, Ernatus Mkupasi   +20 more
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Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi Isolated From Stool Culture

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Enteric fever is a significant health problem in developing countries caused by Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi. Unfortunately, the burden of the disease remains high not only because of the complications related to the disease but also,
Tito Aloys Ndima Etouke, Georges Ful Kuh, Boris Emmanuel Djoumsie Gomseu, Vanessa Linda Nzesseu, Jean-De-Dieu Tamokou, Jean Paul Dzoyem   +5 more
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Scoping review of infectious disease prevention, mitigation and management in passenger ships and at ports: mapping the literature to develop comprehensive and effective public health measures

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background With various infectious disease risks to passenger ship travellers, guidance for infectious disease prevention, mitigation and management (PMM) exists.
Lemonia Anagnostopoulos, Sotirios Vasileiadis, Leonidas Kourentis, Zacharoula Bogogiannidou, Ioanna Voulgaridi, Gordon Nichols, Fani Kalala, Matthaios Speletas, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, the EU HEALTHY SAILING project   +10 more
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Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have a high risk of active infection, morbidity and mortality. Healthcare workers are a group who have increased risk of infection and onward transmission to their patients and other ...
Sypaseuth Duangmixay, Siriphone Virachith, Judith M. Hübschen, Phitsada Siphanthong, Sakhone Suthepmany, Somphou Sayasone, Antony P. Black   +6 more
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Anthelmintic Activity of Ethanolic and Aqueous Extracts of Khaya grandifoliola Stem Bark against Heligmosomoides polygyrus: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Background. Parasitic infection remains a serious health trade for humans and livestock. The purpose of this study was to present scientific proof of the anthelmintic properties of Khaya grandifoliola, which the native population uses to cure ...
Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Mahdi Yaghoobi, Yamssi Cédric, Masoud Besati, Yungong Misparine Kiki, Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Vincent Khan Payne, Haibo Hu   +8 more
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Effects and Mechanisms of Silibinin on Influenza A/H1N1 Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid extracted from milk thistle. It has potent immunomodulatory effects and can inhibit the replication of influenza A virus (IAV).
Mohsen Keshavarz, Mohsen Ghorbani, Forough Shamsizadeh, Haideh Namdari, Vahid Salimi, Farhad Rezaei   +5 more
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Natural occurrence of Wolbachia in Anopheles sp. and Aedes aegypti populations could compromise the success of vector control strategies

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited bacterium commonly detected in approximately 50% of arthropod species, including mosquito vector species. Wolbachia species have been detected in different mosquito vectors, but in most malaria vectors, their ...
Olivier Gnankine, Roch Kounbobr Dabiré
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Editorial overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on health in the tropics

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019
Nguyen Tien Huy, Heba Elhadad, Nguyen Hai Nam   +2 more
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Editorial: Exploring the dynamics of emerging and re-emerging diseases: from origins to impact

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Amira A. T. A. AL-Hosary, Amira A. T. A. AL-Hosary, William D. Dzemo, Shahzad Sammuel, ThankGod E. Onyiche, ThankGod E. Onyiche   +5 more
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Is Arctic medicine a distinct science? A Russian perspective [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Dimitrii G. Tiknonov
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