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Community-based snakebite risk mapping for resource prioritisation in Eastern Province, Rwanda Free
Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 119, Issue 3, March 2025, Pages 310–316, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae069
Published: 03 January 2025
... between sectors in Eastern Province, with the highest risk concentrated in the southwest. Policymakers should consider prioritising resources related to snakebite prevention, essential medicines and health worker training in this region. Africa geostatistics neglected tropical disease snakebite...
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Snake envenomation in Florida: a 20-year analysis of epidemiology and clinical outcomes at a tertiary medical centre Free
River C Grace and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, trae128, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae128
Published: 03 January 2025
... the prevalence and morbidity of future envenomations. Florida neglected tropical disease snakebite snake envenomation venom National Institutes of Health 10.13039/100000002 UL1TR001427 Snakes are among the deadliest animals on Earth. Responsible for up to 125 000 human deaths annually, snake...
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Scorpion sting envenomation: should it be considered a neglected tropical disease?
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Eduardo Alfonso Hernández-Muñoz and Eugenio Vladimir Zavala-Sánchez
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 53, Issue 3, June 2024, dyae070, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae070
Published: 16 May 2024
... recognized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) by the World Health Organization (WHO). 8 However, snakebite envenomation is an official NTD according to the WHO, and PLOS (Public Library of Science) Neglected Tropical Diseases acknowledges that scorpion sting envenomation has many features...
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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the activities of the Schistosomiasis Control Program in Brazil: is the goal of controlling the disease by 2030 at risk?
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Lucas Almeida Andrade and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 8, August 2024, Pages 550–559, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae024
Published: 15 May 2024
.../ ) was applied to generate choropleth maps. Brazil COVID-19 neglected tropical disease SARS-CoV-2 Schistosoma mansoni Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel 10.13039/501100002322 National Council for Scientific and Technological Development 10.13039/501100003593...
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‘We no longer experience the same pain’: a cross-sectional study assessing the impact of Heart and Sole Africa's podoconiosis prevention education program
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Agazi Fitsum Gebreselassie and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 8, August 2024, Pages 520–526, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae007
Published: 11 March 2024
... of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Abstract Background Podoconiosis is a non-infectious neglected tropical disease caused by long-term exposure to irritant volcanic soils...
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‘My feet cannot stand on their own’: podoconiosis patient healthcare expenditures and income impacts in Rwanda
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Janna M Schurer and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 9, September 2024, Pages 589–596, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae006
Published: 08 March 2024
... to protect those who are most vulnerable. Africa economic elephantiasis neglected tropical disease Dean's Research University of Global Health Equity Podoconiosis is a bilateral lymphoedema caused by prolonged skin exposure to volcanic clay soils. 1 Minerals within the soil cross...
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Temporal trends and spatial and spatiotemporal distribution of schistosomiasis mansoni in northeast Brazil between 2005 and 2016
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Vitória Jordana Bezerra Alencar and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 6, June 2024, Pages 359–366, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad099
Published: 19 January 2024
... education in order to reduce schistosomiasis positivity and improve the health conditions of the northeastern population. geostatistics health surveillance neglected tropical disease public health spatial analysis State of Alagoas Research Support Foundation Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic...
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Mycetoma in Ecuador Open Access
David J Chandler and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 118, Issue 5, May 2024, Pages 339–342, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad098
Published: 12 January 2024
... publication, this communication confirms the presence of mycetoma in Ecuador, securing Ecuador's position on the global mycetoma map. mycetoma neglected tropical disease skin infections Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease. It is a chronic destructive infection of subcutaneous tissue and deeper...
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Travel-associated melioidosis: a narrative review Free
Francesca F Norman and Lin H Chen
Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 3, April 2023, taad039, https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taad039
Published: 27 March 2023
... were used during the eradication phase in 10.3 and 5.1% of patients, respectively. Most patients had a favourable outcome and survived (87.2%). Abstract Background Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, may be considered a neglected tropical disease that remains underdiagnosed...
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A literature review of schistosomiasis in Ghana: a reference for bridging the research and control gap
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Enoch Mensah Boateng and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 6, June 2023, Pages 407–417, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac134
Published: 23 January 2023
... infect both humans and animals, indicating a potential spillover either from animals to humans or vice versa. 12 Human schistosomiasis is ranked among the most devastating tropical diseases and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in endemic countries. 13 It is of public...
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Visceral leishmaniasis in the COVID-19 pandemic era Free
Anindita Paul and Sushma Singh
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 117, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 67–71, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac100
Published: 25 October 2022
... on the impact of COVID-19 on VL elimination programmes and the increasing incidences of COVID-19/VL cases. Lockdowns were imposed worldwide that led to the suspension of surveys, active case finding and mass drug administration, which are important activities to manage neglected tropical diseases. Healthcare...
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Behaviour Insight Shadowing: examining daily life settings for the prevention of neglected tropical disease Open Access
Sherrelle Parke and others
International Health, Volume 14, Issue Supplement_2, September 2022, Pages ii25–ii32, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac042
Published: 21 September 2022
...Sherrelle Parke; Nurudeen Dauda; Ruth Ayarza The WHO defines neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical environments, affecting >1.5 billion people. The Ascend West and Central Africa programme (hereafter called Ascend...
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How I Approach Leishmaniasis: Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States Free
Tara E Ness and others
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 525–532, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piac087
Published: 31 August 2022
... and determine appropriate antileishmanial agents, doses, and treatment courses for children with leishmaniasis. leishmaniasis neglected tropical disease parasites tropical medicine National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 10.13039/100000060 National Institutes of Health 10.13039...
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Immunoglobulin M seroneutralization for improved confirmation of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in a flavivirus-endemic area Open Access
Tehmina Bharucha and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 116, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 1032–1042, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac036
Published: 18 May 2022
... for whom only a single sample was available. Conclusions The novel approach has been readily adapted for high-throughput testing of single patient samples and it holds promise for incorporation into algorithms for use in reference centres. diagnostics, flavivirus, Laos neglected tropical disease...
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Inhibiting DHN- and DOPA-melanin biosynthesis pathway increased the therapeutic value of itraconazole in Madurella mycetomatis infected Galleria mellonella Open Access
Wilson Lim and others
Medical Mycology, Volume 60, Issue 2, February 2022, myac003, https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac003
Published: 22 January 2022
... medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Eumycetoma is a neglected tropical disease, and Madurella mycetomatis, the most common causative agent of this disease forms black grains in hosts. Melanin was discovered to be one of the constituents in grains. Melanins...
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Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in the immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Aida Vafae Eslahi and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 116, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 87–99, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab104
Published: 23 July 2021
... to editor, fact sheets, opinions and preprints and surveys with unclear analysis. Abstract Strongyloidiasis is a neglected tropical disease mostly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. The current study evaluated the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in immunocompetent...
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis and the vicious cycle of neglect Free
Sapha Barkati and Michael D Libman
Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume 28, Issue 6, August 2021, taab093, https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab093
Published: 17 June 2021
... for treatments, which are incompletely effective and often toxic, despite scores of publications. Mucocutaneous mucosal tegumentary Leishmania spp neglected tropical disease pentamidine isethionate migrants quality of life Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a protozoan...
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Risk clusters of Schistosoma mansoni infection in an endemic state of Brazil: space–time modelling and association with socio-economic and environmental factors
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Mariana do Rosário Souza and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 116, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 108–116, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab090
Published: 16 June 2021
... in Alagoas. It urgently requires planning and improvements in diagnosis, prevention programs and the state's socio-economic indicators. environmental factors neglected tropical disease Schistosoma mansoni socio-economic determinants spatial analysis We observed a schistosomiasis-positive rate...
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An exploratory focus group study on experiences with snakebites: health-seeking behaviour and challenges in rural communities of Kenya
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Janneke van Oirschot and others
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 115, Issue 6, June 2021, Pages 613–618, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab059
Published: 09 April 2021
.... The findings illustrate the need to combine improving the availability of effective snakebite treatment and healthcare worker training on snakebite with community education to reduce the impact of snakebite. antivenom health-seeking behaviour neglected tropical disease snakebite traditional healing...
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Acute schistosomiasis in paediatric travellers and comparison with their companion adults Free
Shira Rabinowicz and others
Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume 28, Issue 6, August 2021, taaa238, https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa238
Published: 04 January 2021
.../funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Acute schistosomiasis katayama syndrome children travel tropical disease Schistosoma is a common infectious parasite in low-income countries in the tropics, especially in Africa. 1 Humans, the trematode’s’ definitive hosts, acquire the disease...
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