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A systematic review of current knowledge of HIV epidemiology and of sexual behaviour in Nepal [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review information on HIV epidemiology and on sexual behaviour in Nepal with a view to identifying gaps in current knowledge.
Andrew S. Furber, Baqi S, Bhatt P, Chakraborty AK, Chan R, Chin J, Crofts N, Crofts N, Garg VK, Gurubacharya RL, Gurubacharya VL, James N. Newell, Marianne M. Lubben, Mertens T, Mertens T, Peak A, Poudel P, Seddon D, Shah SA, Shrestha DM, Shrestha J, Shrestha J, Shrestha NM, Shrestha SM, Suvedi BK, Thin RN, Upadhyay P, Upadhyay P   +27 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Seroprevalence, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
To summarize the seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in mainland China, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on available literature. Data show that differences in HHV-8 prevalence vary considerably among different ethnic groups and geographic regions. Blood-borne transmission could be a potential route for HHV-8 infection
Na He, Xiaodan Shao, Yue Chen, Tao Zhang, Veenu Minhas, Charles Wood, Tiejun Zhang   +6 more
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Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
We compared the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid antibodies in blood donors across Canadian regions in 2021. The seroprevalence was the highest in Alberta and the Prairies, and it was so low in Atlantic Canada that few correlates were ...
Sheila F. O’Brien, Niamh Caffrey, Qi-Long Yi, Shelly Bolotin, Naveed Z. Janjua, Mawuena Binka, Caroline Quach Thanh, Derek R. Stein, Amanda Lang, Amy Colquhoun, Chantale Pambrun, Cassandra N. Reedman, Steven J. Drews   +12 more
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Brucellosis and chlamydiosis seroprevalence in goats at livestock–wildlife interface areas of Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2019
In Zimbabwe, there have been no chlamydiosis and limited brucellosis studies in goats. This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of the two diseases in goats at three different livestock–wildlife interface areas: porous ...
Bhandi, Solomon, Bonfini, Barbara, De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel, Matope, Gift, Murondoti, Absolom, Ndengu, Masimba, Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika, Scacchia, Massimo, Tivapasi, Musavengana   +8 more
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Vojvodina

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2010
Introduction Toxoplasmosis is an acute infectious anthropozoonotic disease with mild asymptomatic clinical manifestations in immunocompetent persons and more severe in immunocompromised patients. Acute infection in pregnancy can result in severe congenital toxoplasmosis with severe sequels.
Snezana Brkic, Gorana Gajski, Mirjana Bogavac, Daniela Maric, Vesna Turkulov, Slavica Tomic   +5 more
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Global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from January 2020 to April 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized population-based studies.

PLoS Medicine, 2022
BackgroundOur understanding of the global scale of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains incomplete: Routine surveillance data underestimate infection and cannot infer on population immunity; there is a ...
Isabel Bergeri, Mairead G Whelan, Harriet Ware, Lorenzo Subissi, Anthony Nardone, Hannah C Lewis, Zihan Li, Xiaomeng Ma, Marta Valenciano, Brianna Cheng, Lubna Al Ariqi, Arash Rashidian, Joseph Okeibunor, Tasnim Azim, Pushpa Wijesinghe, Linh-Vi Le, Aisling Vaughan, Richard Pebody, Andrea Vicari, Tingting Yan, Mercedes Yanes-Lane, Christian Cao, David A Clifton, Matthew P Cheng, Jesse Papenburg, David Buckeridge, Niklas Bobrovitz, Rahul K Arora, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Unity Studies Collaborator Group   +29 more
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SARS-CoV-2 population-based seroprevalence studies in Europe: a scoping review

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives We aimed to review SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies conducted in Europe to understand how they may be used to inform ongoing control strategies for COVID-19.Design Scoping review of peer-reviewed publications and manuscripts on preprint ...
Rebecca Grant, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Arnaud Fontanet, Timothée Dub, Xanthi Andrianou, Hanna Nohynek, Patrizio Pezzotti   +6 more
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HBsAg seroprevalence among Senegalese militaries

Military Medical Research, 2015
Chronic hepatitis is a major public health problem. Hepatitis B virus is the primary cause, and Hepatitis B and C together are responsible for 60% of cirrhosis and 80% of hepatocellular carcinomas. This study measured the prevalence of HBsAg among Senegalese military to develop an appropriate strategy to prevent cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma ...
Ndiaye, Abdoul A, Fall, Ibrahima, Lo, Gora, Seck, Sidy, Tall, Alioune, Gueye, Boubacar, Mbodj, Amady, Tal-Dia, Anta   +7 more
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Seroprevalence and trend of human immunodeficiency virus infection among Indian blood donors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2020
Transfusion-transmitted infections remain a grave concern for blood transfusion services. Thus, our aim was to determine the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Indian blood donors (BDs) and its trend over the past few ...
Meenu Bajpai, Brinda Kakkar, Ekta Gupta, Guresh Kumar, Archisman Mohapatra   +4 more
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Rubella Seroprevalence in Korean Children

Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2003
The aim of this study was to determine the age-specific rubella seroprevalence and the related factors in Korean children. Subjects of the study were 5393 students from 8 elementary schools in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. Questionnaire surveys with blood sampling were conducted in 1993, 1996, and 1999.
Mo Ran, Ki, Bo Youl, Choi, Myoung-Hee, Kim, Young-Jeon, Shin, Tae Sung, Park   +4 more
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