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Modeling Case Burden and Duration of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases
In 2022, a Sudan Ebola virus outbreak was confirmed in Uganda. Within 1 month of the outbreak’s onset, we developed an individual-based modeling platform to estimate the unfolding outbreak’s burden of cases and deaths, as well as its duration, using ...
Donal Bisanzio, Henry Kyobe Bosa, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Carolyne Nasimiyu, Diana Atwine, Daniel Kyabayinze, Charles Olaro, Robert F. Breiman, M. Kariuki Njenga, Henry Mwebesa, Jane Ruth Aceng, Richard Reithinger   +11 more
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Occurence and management of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus in chickpea fields in northern Sudan

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2002
A field survey of chickpea for viruses was carried out in River Nile State, northern Sudan, in the 1996– 1997 and 1999–2000 growing seasons. A total of 42 fields (24 in the first season and 18 in the second) were visually inspected.
A.A. Hamed, K.M. Makkouk
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Field evaluation of rK39 test and direct agglutination test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a population with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
Accuracy of an rK39 rapid diagnostic test (DiaMed-IT-Leish ) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was compared with splenic aspiration and the direct agglutination test (DAT) in a population with a high prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency ...
Assefa, Gessesse, Davidson, Robert N, Ebrahim, Abdurazik Z, Ritmeijer, Koert, Tefera, Tewodros, ter Horst, Rachel   +5 more
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
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The Role of Community Beliefs and Practices on the Spread of Ebola in Uganda, September 2022

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Background On September 20, 2022, Uganda declared an Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak in Mubende District. Another eight districts were infected September–November 2022.
Helen Nelly Naiga, Jane Frances Zalwango, Brian Agaba, Saudah N. Kizito, Brenda N. Simbwa, Maria Goretti Zalwango, Rebecca Akunzirwe, Zainah Kabami, Peter Chris Kawugenzi, Robert Zavuga, Mackline Ninsiima, Patrick King, Mercy Wendy Wanyana, Thomas Kiggundu, Richard Migisha, Doreen Gonahasa, Irene Kyamwine, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Alex Ario Riolexus, Sarah B. Paige, Julie R. Harris   +22 more
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Isolation and subtyping of avian influenza A virus from wild birds in Khartoum, Sudan

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Avian influenza (AI) is a significant disease affecting chickens and other avian species. Wild birds are thought to contribute to the virus transmission. The present study intends to explore the existence of AI type A virus in wild birds at the Six April
Wegdan H. Ali, Intisar K. Saeed, Shaza M. Mutwakil, Muzdalifa H. Alamin, Abdelgader A. Balla, Mona A.E Ahmed, Abubaker A. Saeed, Rayan M. Asil, Omer A. Algezoli, Muaz M. Abdellatif, Yahia H. Ali   +10 more
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A SOME ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EBOLA VIRUS IN NATURAL FOCIES

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2018
Ebola virus that composed Ebolavirus genus of Filoviridae Family causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans with high case-fatality rates (up to 90%).
T. E. Sizikova, V. N. Lebedev, N. V. Karulina, O. V. Chukhralya, S. I. Syromyatnikova, S. V. Borisevich   +5 more
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Brain Involvement in Leishmaniasis

Cell Biochemistry and Function, Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Leishmania and it is a significant global health problem. The disease has a wide clinical spectrum, from tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) that encompasses cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML) and cutaneous‐diffuse (CDL) forms, to the potentially fatal systemic ...
Camila S. Freitas, Eduardo A. F. Coelho, Myron Christodoulides   +2 more
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Paresthesia and Facial Bone Destruction due to Chronic Granulomatous Invasive Aspergillosis in the Left Maxillary Sinus

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT We report a case of chronic granulomatous invasive aspergillosis in a 56‐year‐old male teacher from South Kordofan, Sudan, who underwent surgery in 2007 to remove his left orbital aspergillus granuloma. The patient developed progressive facial swelling beginning in 2017 and paraesthesia in the left zygomatico‐maxillary region, despite initial ...
Rawa Badri, Matthew C. Fisher, Ahmed Hassan Fahal   +2 more
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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
We conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis during an epidemic in a previously unaffected district of Ethiopia. We also collected blood and bone marrow specimens from dogs in the outbreak villages.
Alvar, Jorge, Aparicio, Pilar, Argaw, Daniel, Bashaye, Seife, Bern, Caryn, Cañavate, Carmen, Chicharro, Carmen, Herrero, Merce, Mulugeta, Abate, Nieto, Javier, Nombela, Nohelly, Vélez, Iván Darío   +11 more
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