Tropical Medicine

Laboratory evidence on the vector competence of European field-captured Culex theileri for circulating West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2 | Parasites & Vectors

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Becker N, Petric D, Zgomba M, Boase C, Madon M, Dahl C, et al. Mosquitoes and their control. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92874-4. Book  Google Scholar  MacIntyre C, Guarido MM, Riddin MA, Johnson T, Braack L, Schrama M, et al. Survey of West Nile and Banzi viruses in mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018. Emerg Infect Dis. … Read more

Brazilian fleas (Hexapoda: Siphonaptera): diversity, host associations, and new records on small mammals from the Atlantic Rainforest, including Rickettsia screening | Parasites & Vectors

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Literature review The data used in this study were extracted from approximately 200 relevant English and Portuguese articles. A total of 8 families of fleas were reported in this review, and these ectoparasites were present in all the 26 states of Brazil. Some species are widely described in the literature; for this reason, the studies … Read more

Co-morbidity of malaria and soil-transmitted helminths in Nigeria: a joint Bayesian modelling approach | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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Spatial correlation of malaria prevalence and STH prevalence and incidence The posterior distributions of some of the parameters of the spatial fields in the model are summarized in Tables 2, 3, and 4. Malaria prevalence exhibits substantial spatial correlation with ranges extending between approximately 90 km and 350 km (1 decimal degree = 110.567 kms), indicating that its … Read more

Intensive care unit-based mortality risk model construction for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome patients: a retrospective study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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The investigation revealed a 51.83% mortality rate among severe SFTS patients in the ICU. GCS score, log10(virus loads), lactic acid, and CYS-C were identified as IRFs for 28-day mortality in this cohort. A nomogram, developed using these risk factors, improved prognostic accuracy for severe SFTS patients and may offer valuable clinical application. The pathogenesis of … Read more

The prevalence trends of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among women in Jingzhou, central of China, 2019–2023 | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Rowley J, Vander Hoorn S, Korenromp E, Low N, Unemo M, Abu-Raddad LJ, Chico RM, Smolak A, Newman L, Gottlieb S, et al. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bull World Health Organ. 2019;97(8):548–62. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Kissinger P. Epidemiology and treatment of trichomoniasis. Curr Infect Dis Rep. … Read more

Genetic diversity of genus Chilomastix: molecular classification of C. mesnili and other potential species variations in humans and animals | Tropical Medicine and Health

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Summary of molecular screening Molecular screening using our specific nested PCR protocol targeting Chilomastix spp. infection confirmed its prevalence in 7.0% (25/356) of human samples, while it was 19.7% (75/380) in total animal samples (Table 1). The prevalence in each animal species was as follows: pig (23/104, 22.1%), rat (38/89, 42.7%), chicken (9/89, 10.1%), buffalo (3/48, … Read more

Reassessing Schistosoma worms: the overlooked role in host pathology and disease elimination | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), remains a significant public health challenge, more than 800 million people worldwide live in areas endemic for schistosomiasis, particularly in low- and middle-income countries [1]. In certain regions, such as China, decades of integrated control measures have successfully reduced the prevalence of the disease to historically low levels [2]. … Read more

Coinfection of COVID-19 and malaria: clinical profiles, interactions, and strategies for effective control | Malaria Journal

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WHO. Coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2024. https://covid19.who.int/. Accessed 8 May 2024. WHO. World malaria report 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2021. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240040496. Accessed 8 May 2024. WHO. World malaria report 2023. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2023. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240086173. Accessed 8 May 2024. Ullrich A, Schranz M, Rexroth U, Hamouda O, Schaade L, Diercke … Read more

Xenomonitoring as an epidemiological tool supporting post-stop surveillance of albendazole-ivermectin mass drug distribution in the Bougouni-Yanfolila evaluation unit, Sikasso, Mali, in 2023 | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Taylor MJ, Hoerauf A, Bockarie M. Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Lancet. 2010;376(9747):1175–85. PubMed  Google Scholar  Aubry PP, Gaüzère DB. Filarioses lymphatiques [En ligne]. Actualités 2021 [Mise à jour le 18/10/2023]; consulté le 12 Mai 2024; Médecine tropicale. Disponible sur: http://medecinetropicale.free.fr/cours/filarioses_lymphatiques.pdf. 2021. Yokmek S, Warunyuwong W, Rojanapanus S, Jiraamornimit C, Boitano JJ, Wongkamchai S. A case … Read more

Seasonal variation of Microsporidia MB infection in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in two different geographical localities in Benin | Malaria Journal

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WHO. World malaria report 2023. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. Google Scholar  Bhatt S, Weiss DJ, Cameron E, Bisanzio D, Mappin B, Dalrymple U, et al. The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015. Nature. 2015;526:207–11. CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Ranson H, Lissenden N. Insecticide resistance in … Read more