Neglected tropical diseases and global burden of disease in China.

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：: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:Female sex workers (FSW) who live in urban areas in Republic of Korea have a particularly high risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). We investigated the prevalence of s STDs in FSWs in order to determine the factors associated with sexually transmitted infections in Korea. METHODS:Study data were col...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Jung M

更新日期：2019-01-22 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:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan. The virus is highly infectious. Patients with cancer might be susceptible to the viral infection because of the immunosuppressive state cause by therapies on tumors. CASE PRESENTATION:We present the c...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Song SH,Chen TL,Deng LP,Zhang YX,Mo PZ,Gao SC,Hu WJ,Xiong Y,Ma ZY

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms and outcomes of host-parasite interactions during malaria co-infections with gastrointestinal helminths are reasonably understood. In contrast, very little is known about such mechanisms in cases of malaria co-infections with tissue-dwelling parasites. This is lack of knowledge is exacerbated by misdiagnosi...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Onkoba NW,Chimbari MJ,Mukaratirwa S

更新日期：2015-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus larvae parasitism causing high mortality. The Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province is a high prevalence area for echinococcosis in China. Understanding the geographic distribution pattern is necessary for precise control and prevention. In this stud...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Liu L,Guo B,Li W,Zhong B,Yang W,Li SC,Wang Q,Zhao X,Xu KJ,Qin SC,Huang Y,Yu WJ,He W,Liao S,Wang Q

更新日期：2018-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Zambia's estimated incidence of all forms of human tuberculosis (TB) is 707/100,000. High prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) - infection with Mycobacterium bovis - in cattle and the Kafue lechwe antelopes (Kobus leche Kafuensis) has been reported in the Kafue basin. Consumption of unpasteurised milk and meat prod...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Malama S,Muma JB,Godfroid J

更新日期：2013-07-09 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：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: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: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: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：: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：: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：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: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：: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：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: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: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 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: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:The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa between 2014 and 2015 was the largest EDV epidemic since the identification of Ebola virus (EBOV) in 1976, and the countries most strongly affected were Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. FINDINGS:The Sierra Leone-China Friendship Biological Safety La...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Wang Q,Zhou WM,Zhang Y,Wang HY,Du HJ,Nie K,Song JD,Xiao K,Lei WW,Guo JQ,Wei HJ,Cai K,Wang YH,Wu J,Kamara G,Kamara I,Wei Q,Liang MF,Wu GZ,Dong XP

更新日期：2016-06-23 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: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:Although preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) still occurs in poor or developing countries, mainly in metropolitan regions of larger cities. The disease is a serious public health problem, and is directly linked to social issues. We analyzed temporal trend variations in areas at risk for concomitant TB...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Bruce ATI,Berra TZ,Dos Santos FL,Alves YM,Souza LLL,Ramos ACV,Arroyo LH,de Almeida Crispim J,Pinto IC,Palha PF,Monroe AA,Yamamura M,Fiorati RC,Moncaio ACS,de Oliveira Gomes DM,Arcêncio RA

更新日期：2020-08-10 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: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:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic met coincidentally with massive migration before Lunar New Year in China in early 2020. This study is to investigate the relationship between the massive migration and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in China. METHODS:The epidemic data betwee...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Song WY,Zang P,Ding ZX,Fang XY,Zhu LG,Zhu Y,Bao CJ,Chen F,Wu M,Peng ZH

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00