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Sero-Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Serological screening of pregnant women for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies is not practiced as an antenatal care in Tanzania; and there is a limited data about sero-prevalence of T. gondii infection in developing countries.
Groß, Uwe   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Seroprevalence Study

open access: yesViruses, 2023
Background: The Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. Little is known about the seroprevalence of HEV in the general population of Saudi Arabia.
Mai M. El-Daly   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The island of Mayotte is a department of France, an outermost region of the European Union located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Eastern Africa.
A Namatovu   +17 more
core   +5 more sources

Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in non-epidemic settings over four decades: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Introduction Hantavirus infection is a zoonotic disease from rodents to humans, necessitating seroprevalence assessment for disease burden clarification and control measure implementation.
Fernando Tortosa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of individuals with gonorrhoea within sexual networks: a population-based study.

open access: yes, 2006
BACKGROUND: Molecular typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and contact tracing provide a combined approach for analysis of sexual networks in metropolitan areas, although there are some difficulties in application.
Bishop, Cynthia J   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Deficiency of immunity to poliovirus type 3: a lurking danger? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Europe was certified to be polio-free in 2002 by the WHO. However, wild polioviruses remain endemic in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, occasionally causing polio outbreaks, as in Tajikistan in 2010.
Doerr, Hans W.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Seroprevalence Of Hepatitis-b Virus In Mid And Far Western Region In Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Hepatitis B is significant health problems that might involve the late sequel of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The present study aimed to know the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in mid and far western region in Nepal with ...
H, S. A. (Siddiqui)   +3 more
core  

Epidemiological determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong.

open access: yes, 2003
BACKGROUND: Health authorities worldwide, especially in the Asia Pacific region, are seeking effective public-health interventions in the continuing epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Abu-Raddad, Laith J   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in French Guiana (1990–2019): Epidemiology, clinical features, and HTLV‐1 genetic diversity in the two main ethnic populations

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a rare and aggressive malignancy caused by human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‐1). The authors comprehensively analyzed the epidemiological and clinical features of ATL over a 30‐year period in French Guiana, a region with high HTLV‐1 endemicity and a multiethnic population.
Jill‐Léa Ramassamy   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: impact of public health interventions.

open access: yes, 2003
We present an analysis of the first 10 weeks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. The epidemic to date has been characterized by two large clusters-initiated by two separate "super-spread" events (SSEs)-and by ongoing ...
Abu-Raddad, Laith J   +19 more
core   +1 more source

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