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Assessing Onchocerca volvulus Intensity of Infection and Genetic Diversity Using Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Single Microfilariae Obtained before and after Ivermectin Treatment

Pathogens, 2023
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination using ivermectin mass administration. Ivermectin kills the microfilariae and temporarily arrests microfilariae production by the macrofilariae. We genotyped 436 microfilariae from 10
Shannon M. Hedtke, Young-Jun Choi, Anusha Kode, Gowtam C. Chalasani, Neha Sirwani, Stephen R. Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Michel Mandro, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Raphael A. Abong, Samuel Wanji, Annette C. Kuesel, Robert Colebunders, Makedonka Mitreva, Warwick N. Grant   +15 more
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It Is Not Yet ‘Uhuru’: Overcoming the Challenges of Citizenship and Nationality Questions in Post-Separation Sudan and South Sudan

Journal of International Studies, 2016
This paper focuses on the nationality and citizenship crisis in post-separation Sudan. The paper argues that the unresolved issues in the agreement, especially the issue of nationality and citizenship are serious threats to the stability of the new state
Ferdinand O. Ottoh, Solomon Oladede Akinboye   +1 more
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Feasibility of health systems strengthening in South Sudan: a qualitative study of international practitioner perspectives. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of health systems strengthening from the perspective of international healthcare implementers and donors in South Sudan.
Howard, Natasha, Jones, Abigail, Legido-Quigley, Helena   +2 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of family planning among students of health training institutes in Juba: A cross sectional descriptive study

South Sudan Medical Journal
Introduction: Family planning (FP) is less prevalent in South Sudan yet information on the subject is scarce and varied from one source to another. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors in family planning among students at health ...
Kon Alier, Ezbon WApary, Akway Cham, Rita Tulba, Garang Lueth, Abdallah Malual, Tumalu Angok, Achol Ajuet, Aldo Kuot, Donato Akuei   +9 more
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Outbreak of West Nile virus causing severe neurological involvement in children, Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2002. [PDF]

, 2004
An atypical outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Ngorban County, South Kordophan, Sudan, from May to August 2002. We investigated the epidemic and conducted a case-control study in the village of Limon.
Anonymous (MMWR), Berthet FX, Chowers MY, George S, Hayes CG, Huang C, Hubalek Z, Kohler KA, Le Guenno B, Marberg K, McGuigan CC, McLean RG, Murgue B, Murgue B, Petersen LR, Petersen LR, Platonov AE, Solomon T, Taylor RM, Watts DM, Weinberger M   +20 more
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An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Following decades of conflict, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. Prolonged conflict, which included gender-based violence (GBV), exacerbated gender disparities. This study aimed to assess attitudes towards gender inequitable
Averbach, Sarah Helene, Cornish, Sarah, Hacker, Michele Renee, Modest, Anna, Murphy, Maureen, Parmar, Parveen, Scott, Jennifer Ann, Spencer, Danielle   +7 more
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Refugees from Sudan in Buffalo [PDF]

, 2015
Sudan is ethnically diverse and physically vast. It has endured many years of violent civil war between the Arab/Muslim North and the Black/Christian South.

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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Unraveling a Diagnostic Enigma: A TECPR2 Case Solved Through Multi‐Omic Genomics

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT TECPR2 is a key regulator of autophagy, encoded by the TECPR2 gene. Pathogenic variants in this gene have been linked to a rare hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with intellectual disability (HSAN9). We report a teenage female with a syndromic intellectual disability disorder associated with neuromuscular abnormalities.
Teresa Zhao, Andrew P. Fennell, Tanavi Sharma, Katrina M. Bell, Monique Dunstan, Sebastian Lunke, Meagan J. McGrath, Catriona McLean, Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN‐Aus), Alison Yeung, Anna Hackett, Anne Baxter, Ansley Morrish, Ashil Davawala, Azure Hermes, Ben Kamien, Ben Lundie, Carolyn Ellaway, Carolyn Shalhoub, Cas Simons, Cassandra Gray, Cathryn Poulton, Chloe Cunningham, Chris Barnett, Chris Richmond, Christopher Richards, Daniel MacArthur, Daniel Pavlic, Daniella Hock, Daniz Kooshavar, David Amor, David Mowat, Edward Formaini, Elaine Zhang, Ella Wilkins, Ella Zurita, Ellenore Martin, Elly Lynch, Emma Krzesinski, Emma Palmer, Esther Pierini, Evanthia O. Madelli, Francisco Santos Gonzalez, Gareth Baynam, Gunjan Garg, Hamish Scott, Hannah Thomson, Himanshu Goel, Ilias Goranitis, Ira Deveson, Isabella Pfundt, Jacqui Russell, Janine Smith, Jason Pinner, Julia Broadbent, Julie McGaughran, Karin Kassahn, Katherine Lewis, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kirsten Boggs, Kirsty West, Kristi Jones, Laura Wedd, Lauren Dreyer, Leah Frajman, Leanne Baxter, Lilian Downie, Lily Loughman, Lisa Bristowe, Lisa Ewans, Louise Cilento, Lucy Kevin, Lyndal Douglas, Madeleine Harris, Maie Walsh, Manisha Chauhan, Margit Shah, Martin Delatycki, Mathew Wallis, Matthew Hunter, Megan Ball, Megan Higgins, Meutia Kumaheri, Michael Fahey, Mike Field, Mohammadreza Hajjari, Natalie Stewart, Natalie Tan, Natasha Brown, Nicole Van Bergen, Noelia Nunez‐Martinez, Oliver Heath, Rachel Austin, Rani Sachdev, Rebecca Macintosh, Rebecca Vink, Rocio Rius, Ruvi Samarasekera, Ryan Pysar, Sandra Cooper, Sarah Casauria, Sarah Collinson, Sarah Jelenich, Sarah Josephi‐Taylor, Sarah Sandaradura, Sean Massey, Shannon Leblanc, Shuxiang Goh, Simon Bodek, Simon Sadedin, Simran Kaur, Smitha Kumble, Sue White, Suzanne Sallevelt, Tegan Stait, Tiffany Boughtwood, Tim Sikora, Timo Lassmann, Tiong Tan, Tracy Dudding, David R. Thorburn, David A. Stroud, John Christodoulou   +122 more
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Reflections from the first South Sudan malaria conference

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2023
South Sudan held the First National Malaria Conference from 8th – 10th November 2022 which culminated with the launch of the ‘Zero Malaria in South Sudan Starts With Me’ (ZMSWM) Campaign.
Onyango Okech
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