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Addressing Behavioural Determinants of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Through Community Dialogue in Kalu District, Ethiopia: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, with 20–30,000 new cases annually. Limited awareness and misconceptions contribute to delayed care seeking, stigma, prolonged healing, and reduced uptake of preventive measures in CL‐endemic communities.
Takele Gezahegn Demie, Tara Mtuy, Jennifer Palmer, Eshetu Girma, Yohannes Hailemichael, Teklu Cherkose, Telahun Kasa Tefera, Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed, Catherine Pitt, Michael Marks, Stephen L. Walker, Endalamaw Gadisa, Mirgissa Kaba, SHARP collaboration   +13 more
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Community Health Workers' Multiple Understandings of Schistosomiasis Transmission Pathways: Exploring Contextual Factors in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, affecting over 250 million people. In endemic settings, schistosomiasis transmission is not always understood exclusively in biomedical terms. Community health workers (CHWs) contribute to schistosomiasis control through mass drug administration and health ...
Dianne Verhoeven, Lisa Sophie Reigl, Alice Sereti Sinkeet, Mary Maghanga, Alexise Djouquou Gnahore, Bi Tra Jamal Sehi, Suzanne Lobohon Lavry, Andrea Buhl, Marie Frese, Jennifer Burrill, Eveline Hürlimann, Peter Steinmann, Nora Monnier, Ashley Preston, Janet Masaku, Matthias Richter, Mary Amuyunzu Nyamongo, Alain Toh, Stella Neema, Isabelle L. Lange, Andrea S. Winkler, on behalf of the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field evaluation of a rapid, visually-read colloidal dye immunofiltration assay for Schistosoma japonicum for screening in areas of low transmission

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of a recently developed rapid test - a colloidal dye immunofiltration assay (CDIFA) - used by health workers in field settings to identify villagers infected with Schistosoma japonicum.
Xiang Xiao, Tianping Wang, Hongzhuan Ye, Guangxiang Qiang, Haiming Wei, Zhigang Tian   +5 more
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Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on schistosomiasis control in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River

Global Health Journal, 2019
This paper summarizes the factors affecting schistosomiasis transmission in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River before and after the completion of the Three Gorges Dam and analyzes schistosomiasis prevalence trends to provide a basis for ...
Shiqing Zhang, Tianping Wang, Yibiao Zhou, Zhiguo Cao, Guangming Zhang, Na Wang, Qinwu Jiang   +6 more
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Primary Factors and Risk Quantification of Human Brucellosis Prevention and Control in Zhejiang Province of China

Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Brucellosis is a major zoonotic disease that poses significant public health and socio‐economic threats. In China, human brucellosis incidence has continued to rise, including in highly developed regions such as Zhejiang Province, despite relatively low levels of livestock husbandry.
Juan Li, Wenjing Li, Lingyan Zhao, Wei Jiang, Yongzhong Song, Jimin Sun, Hongli Zhang, Huaiping Zhu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depression in the schistosomiasis japonica population based on the PHQ-9 scale: a cross-sectional survey from Jiangxi Province, China

Scientific Reports
Depression is the second leading-cause of disability in China. Although studies have shown that more than 80% of patients with advanced schistosomiasis (AS) suffer from anxiety and depression, these study groups are all hospitalized patients with AS and ...
Aizhen Hu, Dele Liu, Huiqun Xie, Xia Wu, Kexing Liu, Xuyun Zhang, Linlin Li, Xing Zhou, Fei Hu   +8 more
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Inhibitory effects of 19 antiprotozoal drugs and antibiotics on Babesia microti infection in BALB/c mice

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: Different results have been achieved in the evaluation of antiparasitic drug activity in Mongolian jirds, hamsters, and BALB/c mice infected with Babesia microti.
Jun-ming Yao, Hao-bing Zhang, Cong-shan Liu, Yi Tao, Meng Yin   +4 more
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Medullary schistosomiasis

Surgical Neurology International, 2014
Schistosomal infestation of the central nervous system is a rare cause of cord compression, although a predominant one in endemic areas.A 38-year-old male, native of Ivory Coast, with a history of 1 month of progressive paraparesis, neurogenic bladder, diminished deep tendon reflexes of the lower limbs, and sensory level. The magnetic resonance imaging
Pappamikail, L, Fernandes, P, Gonçalves, C   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with schistosomiasis control initiative-assisted programmes

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy.
Michael D. French, Thomas S. Churcher, Joanne P. Webster, Fiona M. Fleming, Alan Fenwick, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Moussa Sacko, Amadou Garba, Seydou Toure, Ursuline Nyandindi, James Mwansa, Lynsey Blair, Elisa Bosqué-Oliva, Maria-Gloria Basáñez   +13 more
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Comparative analysis of microRNA expression profiles of adult Schistosoma japonicum isolated from water buffalo and yellow cattle

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Yellow cattle and water buffalo are important natural reservoir hosts and the main transmission sources of Schistosoma japonicum in endemic areas of China.
Xingang Yu, Qi Zhai, Zhiqiang Fu, Yang Hong, Jinming Liu, Hao Li, Ke Lu, Chuangang Zhu, Jiaojiao Lin, Guoqing Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source