Correction to: prevalence of and risk factors for malaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasites as single infections or co-infections in different settlements of Gabon, Central Africa.

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:The number of cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States has risen sharply since March 2020. A county health ranking and roadmaps program has been established to identify factors associated with disparity in mobility and mortality of COVID-19 in all counties in the United States. The risk fa...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Tian T,Zhang J,Hu L,Jiang Y,Duan C,Li Z,Wang X,Zhang H

更新日期：2021-01-04 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: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:In the Guadeloupe and Saint Martin islands, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the only recognized vectors of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. For around 40 years, malathion was used as a mosquito adulticide and temephos as a larvicide. Since the European Union banned the use of these two insecticide molecul...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Goindin D,Delannay C,Gelasse A,Ramdini C,Gaude T,Faucon F,David JP,Gustave J,Vega-Rua A,Fouque F

更新日期：2017-02-10 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: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

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: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: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:A high epilepsy prevalence has been reported in several onchocerciasis-endemic villages along the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys in Cameroon, including Bilomo and Kelleng. We sought to determine the prevalence of epilepsy in these two villages following more than 13 years of community-directed treatment with ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Siewe Fodjo JN,Tatah G,Tabah EN,Ngarka L,Nfor LN,Chokote SE,Mengnjo MK,Dema F,Sitouok AT,Nkoro G,Ntone FE,Bissek AZ,Chesnais CB,Boussinesq M,Colebunders R,Njamnshi AK

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal parasitic skin diseases (EPSD) occur in most countries and cause a considerable health and economic burden, particularly in the tropics and subtropics. The aim of this study was to assess and analyse peer-reviewed literature on EPSD in humans. The results of this study serve as an indicator of the ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Sweileh WM

更新日期：2018-08-06 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: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：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：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: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：: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 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: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:Schistosomiasis is a global snail-transmitted infectious disease of poverty. Transmission control had been achieved in China in 2015 after the control efforts for over 60 years. Currently, the remaining core regions endemic for Schistosoma japonicum are mainly located in the marshland and lake regions along ...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Sun LP,Wang W,Zuo YP,Zhang ZQ,Hong QB,Yang GJ,Zhu HR,Liang YS,Yang HT

更新日期：2017-03-22 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：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:Strongyloidiasis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by the parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. It is estimated to infect up to 370 million people globally and is predominately found in tropical and subtropical areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. MAIN BODY:This systematic literature review ide...

journal_title：Infectious diseases of poverty

authors： Terefe Y,Ross K,Whiley H

更新日期：2019-06-14 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: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

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: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: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：: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