Hepatitis B virus infects an estimated 254 million people worldwide and caused 1.1 million deaths in 2022. In the WHO African Region, about 65 million people live with chronic HBV (HB...

BACKGROUND

Species of the genus Echis, particularly those of the 'ocellatus' group, are responsible for the majority of snakebite envenomations and dea...

BACKGROUND

The ‘CaP-TB’ project enhanced paediatric TB care through decentralized services, including screening, specimen collection, chest X-rays and implement...

BACKGROUND

Two sub variants (BA.4 and BA.5) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant are concerning as they are sprea...

Snakes responsible for bites are rarely identified, resulting in a loss of information about snakebites from venomous species whose venom effects are poorly understood. A prospective ...

BACKGROUND

Little is known about the evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunity in African communities.

AIM

We evaluat...

OBJECTIVES

Chest x‐ray (CXR) plays an important role in childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but access to quality CXR remains a major challenge in resource‐l...

Current malaria diagnostics are invasive, lack sensitivity, and rapid tests are plagued by deletions in tar...

BACKGROUND

Lit...