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Nurses' roles and challenges to providing care for tropical diseases: A scoping review

Jurnal Berita Ilmu Keperawatan, 2022
Tropical diseases are associated with tropical regions, but global access travel, climate change, and environmental factors affecting disease vectors may spread to non-endemic countries.
Yayu Nidaul Fithriyyah, Haryani Haryani
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Front Matter

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2021
Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
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PREVALENCE OF DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN BALI FROM 2015 TO 2020 AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2022
Background: Dengue hemorrhagic fever cases increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic phase. Purpose: This study defines, describes, and evaluates the dengue hemorrhagic fever incidence in Bali Province from 2015 to 2020 and in the context of ...
I Made Dwi Mertha Adnyana, Farachatus Salwa Salsabila Azhari, Ni Luh Gede Sudaryati   +2 more
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Snakebite envenomation turns again into a neglected tropical disease!

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017
On June 9th, 2017 WHO categorized snakebite envenomation into the Category A of the Neglected Tropical Diseases. This new situation will allow access to new funding, paving the way for wider and deeper researches.
J. Chippaux
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EVALUATION ON THE EFFECT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS ON CD4 T-CELL AND THE INCREMENT OF BODY WEIGHT AMONG HIV-AIDS PATIENTS IN SURABAYA

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2016
Antiretroviral drug discovery has encouraged a revolution in the care of people living with HIV, although it has not been able to cure diseases and to increase the challenge in terms of drug side effects.
Edith Frederika, Irine Normalina, Nasronudin Nasronudin, Rury Mega   +3 more
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Innovation in neglected tropical disease drug discovery and development

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
BackgroundNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are closely related to poverty and affect over a billion people in developing countries. The unmet treatment needs cause high mortality and disability thereby imposing a huge burden with severe social and ...

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Review of Chagas Disease and Treatment Obstacles to Eradication [PDF]

, 2019
The World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control reports Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, as a major neglected tropical disease prevalent in 21 endemic Latin American countries.
Sherman, Emily
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Infectious corneal ulceration: a proposal for neglected tropical disease status

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2019
Author(s): Ung, Lawson; Acharya, Nisha R; Agarwal, Tushar; Alfonso, Eduardo C; Bagga, Bhupesh; Bispo, Paulo Jm; Burton, Matthew J; Dart, John Kg; Doan, Thuy; Fleiszig, Suzanne Mj; Garg, Prashant; Gilmore, Michael S; Gritz, David C; Hazlett, Linda D ...
Lawson Ung, N. Acharya, T. Agarwal, E. Alfonso, Bhupesh Bagga, Paulo J. M. Bispo, M. Burton, J. Dart, T. Doan, S. Fleiszig, P. Garg, M. Gilmore, D. Gritz, L. Hazlett, A. Iovieno, V. Jhanji, J. Kempen, Cecilia S. Lee, T. Lietman, T. Margolis, S. McLeod, J. Mehta, Darlene Miller, E. Pearlman, L. Prajna, N. Prajna, G. Seitzman, S. Shanbhag, N. Sharma, Savitri Sharma, M. Srinivasan, F. Stapleton, D. Tan, R. Tandon, H. Taylor, E. Tu, S. Tuli, R. Vajpayee, R. V. Van Gelder, S. Watson, M. Zegans, J. Chodosh   +41 more
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate risk factors for acute leptospirosis and Leptospira ...
Allan, Kathryn J., Biggs, Holly M., Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Cleaveland, Sarah, Crump, John A., Galloway, Renee L., Halliday, Jo E.B., Kazwala, Rudovick R., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Maro, Venance P., Maze, Michael J., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Muiruri, Charles, Rubach, Matthew P., Saganda, Wilbrod, Shand, Michael C., Sharples, Katrina J.   +16 more
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What is required in terms of mass drug administration to interrupt the transmission of schistosome parasites in regions of endemic infection?

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Schistosomiasis is endemic in 54 countries, but has one of the lowest coverages by mass drug administration of all helminth diseases. However, with increasing drug availability through donation, the World Health Organisation has set a goal of ...
RM Anderson, HC Turner, SH Farrell, Jie Yang, JE Truscott   +4 more
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