A review of tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Zambia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum malaria is endemic in the southern sahelian zone of Mauritania where intense internal and trans-border human and livestock movement occurs. The risk of importation and spread of drug-resistant parasites need to be regularly assessed in this region. The objective of the study was to asse...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Diallo SM,Bogreau H,Papa Mze N,Ould Ahmedou Salem MS,Ould Khairy ML,Parola P,Basco L,Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused substantial disruptions to health services in the low and middle-income countries with a high burden of other diseases, such as malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on malaria trans...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Shi B,Zheng J,Xia S,Lin S,Wang X,Liu Y,Zhou XN,Liu J

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in humans has been increasing in China due to the growing number of cats in the country. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a serious public health issue in China and still one of the leading causes of child mortality. However, little is know...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Wang S,Lan C,Zhang L,Zhang H,Yao Z,Wang D,Ma J,Deng J,Liu S

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The data on hepatitis b virus (HBV) infection in immigrants population are scanty. The porpoise of this study was to define the demographic, virological, and clinical characteristics of subjects infected with HBV chronic infection in a cohort of immigrants living in Naples, Italy. METHODS:A screening for HB...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Coppola N,Alessio L,Gualdieri L,Pisaturo M,Sagnelli C,Minichini C,Di Caprio G,Starace M,Onorato L,Signoriello G,Macera M,Angelillo IF,Pasquale G,Sagnelli E

更新日期：2017-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is one of the most infamous quotes in the history of biomedicine: "It is time to close the book on infectious diseases, and declare the war against pestilence won." Long attributed to the United States Surgeon General, Dr. William H. Stewart (1965-1969), the statement is frequently used as a foil by scien...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Spellberg B,Taylor-Blake B

更新日期：2013-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Northeast India. As there is limited information available on the potential influence of socio-economic variables on malaria risk, the present study was conducted to assess the influence of demographic factors, the socio-economic status, and knowledge, a...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Yadav K,Dhiman S,Rabha B,Saikia P,Veer V

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Enabling innovation and access to health technologies remains a key strategy in combating infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, a gulf between paying markets and the endemicity of such diseases has contributed to the dearth of R&D in meeting these public health needs. While the phar...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： So AD,Ruiz-Esparza Q

更新日期：2012-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately, the original article [1] contained some errors. The table title of Tables 4, 5, 6, 7 were interchanged by mistake and displayed incorrectly in the article. The correct table titles of Tables 4, 5, 6, 7 can be found below. ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： M'bondoukwé NP,Kendjo E,Mawili-Mboumba DP,Lengongo JVK,Mbouoronde CO,Nkoghe D,Touré F,Bouyou-Akotet MK

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria surveillance system strengthening is essential in the progress towards malaria elimination. In Nigeria, more attention is being given to this recently as the country is striving towards achieving elimination. However, the surveillance system performance is fraught with challenges including poor data ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Visa TI,Ajumobi O,Bamgboye E,Ajayi I,Nguku P

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zooprophylaxis is the use of wild or domestic animals, which are not the reservoir host of a given disease, to divert the blood-seeking malaria vectors from human hosts. In this paper, we systematically reviewed zooprophylaxis to assess its efficacy as a malaria control strategy and to evaluate the possible ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Asale A,Duchateau L,Devleesschauwer B,Huisman G,Yewhalaw D

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis japonica is still endemic in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) in five provinces of lake and marshland regions and in two provinces of mountainous regions. Studies elucidated that individual and community perception, attitudes towards schistosomiasis, and hygiene behaviors were cruc...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Liu L,Yang GJ,Zhu HR,Yang K,Ai L

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avian influenza (AI) is a global public health threat. Understanding the knowledge that butchers have about it and the precautionary practices they take against it is crucial for designing future preparedness programs. This study aimed to identify the social determinants of knowledge and precautionary measur...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Paudel M,Acharya B,Adhikari M

更新日期：2013-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China is facing challenges of the shifting presentation of tuberculosis (TB) from younger to elderly due to an ageing population, longer life expectancy and reactivation disease. However, the burden of elderly TB and influence factors are not yet clear. To fill the gap, we generated a cohort study to measure...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Cheng J,Sun YN,Zhang CY,Yu YL,Tang LH,Peng H,Peng Y,Yao YX,Hou SY,Li JW,Zhao JM,Xia L,Xu L,Xia YY,Zhao F,Wang LX,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swaziland has the highest national incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, with treatment success rates well below the 85 % international target. Treatment support as part of comprehensive TB services is a core component of the Stop TB Strategy. This study investigated the effects of financial incentive...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Kliner M,Canaan M,Ndwandwe SZ,Busulwa F,Welfare W,Richardson M,Walley J,Wright J

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is an important zoonotic parasitic disease that causes serious harms to humans and animals. Surveillance and diagnosis play key roles in schistosomiasis control, however, current techniques for surveillance and diagnosis of the disease have limitations. As genome data for parasites are increasing, nove...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： He P,Song LG,Xie H,Liang JY,Yuan DY,Wu ZD,Lv ZY

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The People's Republic of China (P. R. China) has made significant progress on schistosomiasis control. Among the 12 provincial-level administrative divisions (PLADs) with schistosomiasis endemic in P. R. China, Guangdong, Shanghai, Fujian, Guangxi and Zhejiang PLADs (following as five PLADs) had successively...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Guo JY,Xu J,Zhang LJ,Lv S,Cao CL,Li SZ,Zhou XN

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National tuberculosis (TB) programs increasingly engage with international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), especially to provide TB care in complex settings where community involvement might be required. In Myanmar, however, there is limited data on how such INGO community-based programs are organize...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Soe KT,Saw S,van Griensven J,Zhou S,Win L,Chinnakali P,Shah S,Mon MM,Aung ST

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Babesiosis is an uncommon but emerging tick-borne disease caused by the genus Babesia. In this case study, we report a case of human infection with a novel Babesia sp. in China. FINDINGS:The patient in question had been suffering from repetitive occurrences of mild fever of unknown origin and fatigue for 10...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Man SQ,Qiao K,Cui J,Feng M,Fu YF,Cheng XJ

更新日期：2016-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis A (HepA) vaccination and economic transitions can change the epidemiology of HepA. China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita was known to be inversely associated with the incidence of HepA, but a deeper understanding of the epidemiology of HepA in different socio-economic regions is lacking. ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Sun XJ,Zhang GM,Zhou RJ,Zheng H,Miao N,Yin ZD,Wang FZ

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) prevail in conditions of poverty and contribute to the maintenance of social inequality. Out of the NTDs prioritized by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, four parasitic infections require mandatory notification: acute Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, malaria, and schistosomia...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Brandão E,Romero S,da Silva MAL,Santos FLN

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of an ongoing program that aims to use early detection and timely treatment to improve the control of echinococcosis, especially in younger age groups, we undertook a series of active surveys among Qinghai-Tibetan children in the Qinghai Province of Northwestern China in 2011 and 2012. The significan...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Han XM,Cai QG,Wang W,Wang H,Zhang Q,Wang YS

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent study in the Logo and Rethy health zones in the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported that the majority of the persons with epilepsy (PWE) had not been treated with anti-epileptic medication (AEM) or had stopped treatment. Prior to the implementation of an epilepsy treatm...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Dolo H,Mandro M,Wonya'Rossi D,Ngave F,Fraeyman J,Siewe JN,Suykerbuyk P,Colebunders R

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high prevalence of epilepsy has been observed in onchocerciasis endemic areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With this study we aimed to investigate whether Onchocerca volvulus infection is a risk factor for developing epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the DRC. METHODS:Between Octo...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Mandro M,Suykerbuyk P,Tepage F,Rossy D,Ngave F,Hasan MN,Hotterbeekx A,Mambandu G,Kashama JM,Laudisoit A,Colebunders R

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past five months, success in control the national epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been witnessed in China. The implementation of public health measures accounts for the success which include different interventions in the early or later stages of the outbreak. It is clear that although not a...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Yu XY,Xu C,Wang HW,Chang RJ,Dong YQ,Tsamlag L,Zhang SX,Yu YL,Long RS,Wang H,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a major world health issue and its continued burden is due, in part, to difficulties in the diagnosis of the illness. The World Health Organization recommends confirmatory testing using microscopy-based techniques or rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for all cases of suspected malaria. In regions where...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Parsel SM,Gustafson SA,Friedlander E,Shnyra AA,Adegbulu AJ,Liu Y,Parrish NM,Jamal SA,Lofthus E,Ayuk L,Awasom C,Henry CJ,McArthur CP

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is accumulating evidence supporting the use of ivermectin as a malaria control tool. Recent findings from the repeat ivermectin mass drug administrations for control of malaria trial demonstrated a reduced incidence of malaria in villages which received repeated ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Siewe Fodjo JN,Kugler M,Hotterbeekx A,Hendy A,Van Geertruyden JP,Colebunders R

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) is a febrile illness characterized by hemorrhages, and is reported endemic in the Shimoga district in Karnataka state, India. It is caused by the KFD virus (KFDV) of the family Flaviviridae, and is transmitted to monkeys and humans by Haemaphysalis ticks. FINDINGS:We investigat...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Tandale BV,Balakrishnan A,Yadav PD,Marja N,Mourya DT

更新日期：2015-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Shenzhen is a city of 22 million people in south China that serves as a financial and trade center for East Asia. The city has extensive ties to Hubei Province, the first reported epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the world. Initial predictions suggested Shenzhen would experience a high ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Zou H,Shu Y,Feng T

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After alleged stop of transmission of schistosomiasis and further down the line in post elimination settings, sensitive tools are required to monitor infection status to prevent potential re-emergence. In Rahala, where transmission cycle of Schistosoma haematobium is interrupted since 2004 but where 30% of s...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Balahbib A,Amarir F,Corstjens PL,de Dood CJ,van Dam GJ,Hajli A,Belhaddad M,El Mansouri B,Sadak A,Rhajaoui M,Adlaoui EB

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leprosy can be cured, but physical disability (PD) as a result of the infection can progress in the post-release from treatment phase. This study evaluated the likelihood of, and factors associated with, the progression of the PD grade post-release from treatment among leprosy patients treated in Cáceres-MT,...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Dos Santos AR,Silva PRS,Steinmann P,Ignotti E

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00