[HTML][HTML] The burden of human African trypanosomiasis

EM Fevre, B Wissmann, SC Welburn… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, or sleeping sickness) is a protozoan parasitic
infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense or Trypanosoma brucei gambiense …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a conceptual framework to support one-health research for policy on emerging zoonoses

R Coker, J Rushton, S Mounier-Jack… - The Lancet infectious …, 2011 - thelancet.com
In the past two decades there has been a growing realisation that the livestock sector was in
a process of change, resulting from an expansion of intensive animal production systems …

[HTML][HTML] Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses

LM Cohee, C Opondo, SE Clarke… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged
children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection is associated with anaemia in pregnancy and can be more cost-effectively detected by rapid diagnostic test …

JR Matangila, J Lufuluabo, AL Ibalanky… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background In areas of high malaria transmission, Plasmodium falciparum infection during
pregnancy is characterized by malaria-related anaemia, placental malaria and does not …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent digestive disorders in the tropics: causative infectious pathogens and reference diagnostic tests

SL Becker, J Vogt, S Knopp, M Panning… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background Persistent digestive disorders account for considerable disease burden in the
tropics. Despite advances in understanding acute gastrointestinal infections, important …

[HTML][HTML] Taenia solium Cysticercosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How Does Pork Trade Affect the Transmission of the Parasite?

N Praet, K Kanobana, C Kabwe, V Maketa… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Taenia solium, a zoonotic parasite that is endemic in most developing countries
where pork is consumed, is recognised as the main cause of acquired epilepsy in these …

[HTML][HTML] Human African trypanosomiasis diagnosis in first-line health services of endemic countries, a systematic review

P Mitashi, E Hasker, V Lejon, V Kande… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
While the incidence of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is decreasing, the control
approach is shifting from active population screening by mobile teams to passive case …

COVID-19 on the African continent

CR Wells, JK Stearns, P Lutumba… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
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[HTML][HTML] Should I get screened for sleeping sickness? A qualitative study in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo

A Mpanya, D Hendrickx, M Vuna… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Control of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in the
Democratic Republic of Congo is based on mass population active screening by mobile …

[HTML][HTML] The art of writing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for laboratories in low-resource settings: review of guidelines and best practices

B Barbé, K Verdonck, D Mukendi, V Lejon… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
For a clinical study in the European research network on better diagnosis for neglected
infectious diseases (NIDIAG) project (Better Diagnosis of Neglected Infectious Diseases …