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Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 6, p e0011160 (2023)
BackgroundTo monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these rec
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1f14442c16854f46a36726476349f1c7
Autor:
Samit Bhattacharyya, Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Amit Vutha, Luc E Coffeng, Makoy Y Logora, Robert Colebunders, Wilma A Stolk
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 5, p e0011320 (2023)
BackgroundOnchocerciasis, also known as "river blindness", is caused by the bite of infected female blackflies (genus Simuliidae) that transmit the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. A high onchocerciasis microfarial load increases the risk to develop epi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/34527ac0a0ec4e0fbd07dfa2ffb5144f
Autor:
Luc E Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F Matoso, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 5, p e0011071 (2023)
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommendations for cost-efficient survey designs for monitoring and evaluation. Here, we present a framework to provide evidence-based recommendations, using a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/959546d352cb4673b3dd07a62f24a5e7
Publikováno v:
eLife, Vol 12 (2023)
To curb the initial spread of SARS-CoV-2, many countries relied on nation-wide implementation of non-pharmaceutical intervention measures, resulting in substantial socio-economic impacts. Potentially, subnational implementations might have had less o
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2e83170a72224f0a8496e242d10df27f
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0010279 (2022)
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminths affect almost 2 billion people globally. Hookworm species contribute to most of the related morbidity. Hookworms mainly cause anaemia, due to blood loss at the site of the attachment of the adult worms to the huma
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e4d0685e40b04ff1ace1537cbb432261
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0010353 (2022)
BackgroundMonitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a key component of large-scale neglected tropical diseases (NTD) control programs. Diagnostic tests deployed in these M&E surveys are often imperfect, and it remains unclear how this affects the population
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6da267e0f09043b5bdb25d791cf3b209
Autor:
João Gabriel G Luz, Amanda G de Carvalho, João Victor L Dias, Luis Claudio L Marciano, Sake J de Vlas, Cor Jesus F Fontes, Luc E Coffeng
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0009818 (2021)
BackgroundIn Brazil, the transmission of Leishmania infantum in urban settings is closely related to infection among dogs, with occasional transmission to humans. Serological screening of dogs for Leishmania spp. infection on requests of their owners
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9ed980945ac546c2a93b6726519bb0a6
Autor:
Federica Gugole, Luc E Coffeng, Wouter Edeling, Benjamin Sanderse, Sake J de Vlas, Daan Crommelin
Publikováno v:
PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 17, Iss 9, p e1009355 (2021)
Many countries are currently dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic and are searching for an exit strategy such that life in society can return to normal. To support this search, computational models are used to predict the spread of the virus and to ass
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4cc442746df74e1a8b38be35869e1fa0
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0009740 (2021)
Recently, the World Health Organization established the Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group to identify and prioritize diagnostic needs for neglected tropical diseases, and to ultimately describe the minimal and ideal characteristics for new diagnost
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ab640f88cadf4c62842b8a11d5e7b0ed
Autor:
Daniel Engelman, Michael Marks, Andrew C Steer, Abate Beshah, Gautam Biswas, Olivier Chosidow, Luc E Coffeng, Belen Lardizabal Dofitas, Wendemagegn Enbiale, Mosoka Fallah, Elkhan Gasimov, Adrian Hopkins, Julie Jacobson, John M Kaldor, Fatimata Ly, Charles D Mackenzie, Jodie McVernon, Matthew Parnaby, Merelesita Rainima-Qaniuci, Oliver Sokana, Dieudonne Sankara, Rie Yotsu, Aya Yajima, Paul T Cantey
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0009661 (2021)
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes a significant health burden, particularly in disadvantaged communities and where there is overcrowding. There is emerging evidence that ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA) can redu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9e567ec4a49f47c788bc34167afbf421