Good laboratory practices guarantee biosafety in the Sierra Leone-China friendship biosafety laboratory.

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:Drug resistant tuberculosis poses a great challenge for tuberculosis control worldwide. Timely determination of drug resistance and effective individual treatment are essential for blocking the transmission of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We aimed to establish and evaluate the accuracy of a rev...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Wan L,Guo Q,Wei JH,Liu HC,Li MC,Jiang Y,Zhao LL,Zhao XQ,Liu ZG,Wan KL,Li GL,Guan CX

更新日期：2020-04-16 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:Control of snail intermediate hosts has been proved to be a fast and efficient approach for interrupting the transmission of schistosomiasis. Some plant extracts have shown obvious molluscicidal activity, and a new compound Luo-Wei, also named tea-seed distilled saponin (TDS), was developed based on the sapo...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Jia TW,Wang W,Sun LP,Lv S,Yang K,Zhang NM,Huang XB,Liu JB,Liu HC,Liu RH,Gawish FA,Habib MR,El-Emam MA,King CH,Zhou XN

更新日期：2019-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given that increase in temperature may alter host-parasite relationships, the anticipated rise in temperature due to global warming might change transmission patterns of certain diseases. However, the extent to which this will happen is not well understood. METHODS:Using a host-parasite system involving Bul...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Kalinda C,Chimbari MJ,Mukaratirwa S

更新日期：2017-05-01 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: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:Ethiopia is one of the African countries where Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax co-exist. Monitoring and evaluation of current malaria transmission status is an important component of malaria control as it is a measure of the success of ongoing interventions and guides the planning of future control and el...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Taffese HS,Hemming-Schroeder E,Koepfli C,Tesfaye G,Lee MC,Kazura J,Yan GY,Zhou GF

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

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: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: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：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:Health workers (HWs) are at increased risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and a possible source of nosocomial transmission clusters. Despite the increased risk, the best surveillance strategy and management of exposed HWs are not yet well known. The aim of this rev...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Calò F,Russo A,Camaioni C,De Pascalis S,Coppola N

更新日期：2020-10-07 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：: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: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:Men who have sex with men (MSM) has become the group with the fastest growing HIV epidemic in China. Since many Chinese MSM are conducting HIV self-testing, we aimed to determine the rate of HIV care seeking after self-testing, examine characteristics of "seekers" compared to "non-seekers," and explore facto...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ren XL,Wu ZY,Mi GD,McGoogan JM,Rou KM,Zhao Y,Zhang N

更新日期：2017-06-28 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：: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：:The transmission of infectious diseases is a dynamic process determined by multiple factors originating from disease pathogens and/or parasites, vector species, and human populations. These factors interact with each other and demonstrate the intrinsic mechanisms of the disease transmission temporally, spatially, and ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Xia S,Zhou XN,Liu J

更新日期：2017-09-11 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:Foodborne trematodiasis (FBT) is a significant global health problem, with the liver flukes Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus, and Clonorchis sinensis contributing to half of the global burden of FBT. North-eastern Thailand where O. viverrini is endemic and un-cooked fish dishes remain an integral part of ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Saenna P,Hurst C,Echaubard P,Wilcox BA,Sripa B

更新日期：2017-04-04 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

abstract：:In 2012, an estimated 35.3 million people lived with HIV, while approximately two million new HIV infections were reported. Community-based interventions (CBIs) for the prevention and control of HIV allow increased access and ease availability of medical care to population at risk, or already infected with, HIV. This ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Salam RA,Haroon S,Ahmed HH,Das JK,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2014-08-01 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: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: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:The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) of China is an extensive pastoral and semi-pastoral area, and because of poverty and bad hygiene conditions, Brucella is highly prevalent in this region. In order to adequately prevent this disease in the QTP region it is important to determine the identity of Brucella species...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Ma JY,Wang H,Zhang XF,Xu LQ,Hu GY,Jiang H,Zhao F,Zhao HY,Piao DR,Qin YM,Cui BY,Lin GH

更新日期：2016-04-13 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