Knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practice relating to schistosomiasis in two subtypes of a mountainous region of the People's Republic of China.

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:Zika virus, an Aedes mosquito-borne flavivirus, is fast becoming a worldwide public health concern following its suspected association with over 4000 recent cases of microcephaly among newborn infants in Brazil. DISCUSSION:Prior to its emergence in Latin America in 2015-2016, Zika was known to exist at a re...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Gyawali N,Bradbury RS,Taylor-Robinson AW

更新日期：2016-04-19 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: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:The livestock industry plays a vital role in the economy of Nigeria. It serves as a major source of income and livelihood for majority of Nigerians who are rural settlers and contributes about 5.2% to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Helminths however, cause economic losses due to reductions in mil...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Karshima SN,Maikai BV,Kwaga JKP

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has rapidly increased all over the world. Specific information about immunity in non-survivors with COVID-19 is scarce. This study aimed to analyse the clinical characteristics and abnormal immunity of the confirmed COVID-19 non-survivors. METHODS:In t...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Zhao Y,Nie HX,Hu K,Wu XJ,Zhang YT,Wang MM,Wang T,Zheng ZS,Li XC,Zeng SL

更新日期：2020-08-03 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：BACKGROUND:Over half the world's human populations are currently at risk from vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and the heaviest burden is borne by the world's poorest people, communities, and countries. The aim of this study was to conduct a review on VBD interventions relevant to housing and hygiene (including sanitation...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Degroote S,Zinszer K,Ridde V

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) patients face numerous difficulties adhering to the long-term, rigorous TB treatment regimen. Findings on TB patients' treatment adherence vary across existing literature and official reports. The present study attempted to determine the actual treatment adherence of new TB patients and to ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Lei X,Huang K,Liu Q,Jie YF,Tang SL

更新日期：2016-05-05 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：:Recently, the mortality of 240 causes in China including a subnational analysis during 1990-2013 was published in The Lancet. This comprehensive analysis will undoubtedly impact policymaking regarding public health in China. However, it is unfavourable in some degree to neglected tropical diseases, which is the subjec...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Qian MB

更新日期：2017-02-03 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：: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: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:Trachoma is a disease of the eye, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, which can lead to blindness if left untreated. Ethiopia is one of the most trachoma-affected countries in the world. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for active trachoma a...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Tadesse B,Worku A,Kumie A,Yimer SA

更新日期：2017-10-09 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:Brucellosis is a major public health issue in China, while its temporal and spatial distribution have not been studied in depth. This study aims to better understand the epidemiology of brucellosis in the mainland of China, by investigating the human, temporal and spatial distribution and clustering characte...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Liang PF,Zhao Y,Zhao JH,Pan DF,Guo ZQ

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past six decades, the Chinese government made parasitoses with a high disease burden, including soil-transmitted nematode infections, malaria, leishmaniasis, filariasis, and schistosomiasis, a public health priority because they were seen to be crucial impediments to the development of rural areas. As a resul...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Song LG,Zheng XY,Lin DT,Wang GX,Wu ZD

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent development of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) enables elimination programmes to decentralise serological screening services to frontline health facilities. However, patients must still undertake multiple onwards referral steps to either be confirmed or discou...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Lee SJ,Palmer JJ

更新日期：2018-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echinococcosis has a worldwide geographical distribution with endemic foci on every inhabited continent. Due to the frequent outbreaks in different parts of Pakistan in the recent past, echinococcosis is being described as a neglected tropical disease and is considered one of the most neglected parasitic dis...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ahmed H,Ali S,Afzal MS,Khan AA,Raza H,Shah ZH,Simsek S

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development and spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Greater Mekong Subregion has created impetus for continuing global monitoring of efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). This post analyses is aimed to evaluate changes in early treatment response markers...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Sowunmi A,Ntadom G,Akano K,Ibironke FO,Ayede AI,Agomo C,Folarin OA,Gbotosho GO,Happi C,Oguche S,Okafor HU,Meremikwu M,Agomo P,Ogala W,Watila I,Mokuolu O,Finomo F,Ebenebe JC,Jiya N,Ambe J,Wammanda R,Emechebe G,

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis infection still places a great burden on HIV-infected individuals in China and other developing countries. Knowledge of the survival of HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) would provide important insights for the clinical management of this population, which remains to be wel...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ji YJ,Liang PP,Shen JY,Sun JJ,Yang JY,Chen J,Qi TK,Wang ZY,Song W,Tang Y,Liu L,Zhang RF,Shen YZ,Lu HZ

更新日期：2018-03-24 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:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has become an emerging infectious disease in China in the last decade. There has been evidence that meteorological factors can influence the HFMD incidence, and understanding the mechanisms can help prevent and control HFMD. METHODS:HFMD incidence data and meteorological...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Qi H,Chen Y,Xu D,Su H,Zhan L,Xu Z,Huang Y,He Q,Hu Y,Lynn H,Zhang Z

更新日期：2018-01-31 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：:Infectious diseases of poverty, a collective term coined for infections known to be particularly prevalent amongst poor populations, is increasingly used for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with special transmission routes, such as depending on vectors and/or intermediate hosts. The journal Infectious Diseases of P...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Zhou XN

更新日期：2012-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To further enhance dialogue and promote cross-strait cooperation in the prevention and control of parasitic diseases, this paper reviewed the progress and current challenges in the cross-strait control and research of parasitic infections, based on three cross-strait meetings on parasitological research in the last de...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Shin JW,Chen JX,Zhang DH,Lin WC,Shen B,Ji MJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before 2014 (the year of closure of the two largest needle exchange programs in Hungary, which halved the number of available syringes in the country despite increased injecting risk practices) no HIV was reportedly acquired in Hungary among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) who were not also men who had sex w...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ortutay A,Gyarmathy VA,Marjanek Z,Nagy K,Rácz J,Barcs I

更新日期：2017-10-11 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：BACKGROUND:The damage inflicted by the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic upon humanity is and will continue to be considerable. Unprecedented progress made in global health over the past 20 years has reverted and economic growth has already evaporated, giving rise to a global recession, the likes of which w...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ehrenberg JP,Utzinger J,Fontes G,da Rocha EMM,Ehrenberg N,Zhou XN,Steinmann P

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00