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Cholera outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2019: a descriptive analysis

Zheng Q, Luquero FJ, Ciglenecki I, Wamala JF, Abubakar A,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Cholera remains a public health threat but is inequitably distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of standardized reporting and inconsistent outbreak definitions limit...
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African medical educators and anatomy teachers' perceptions and acceptance of the anatomage table as an edTech and innovation: a qualitative study

Owolabi JO, Ojiambo R, Seifu D, Nishimwe A, Masimbi O,  et al.
2022-06-06 • Advances in Medical Education and Practice
2022-06-06 • Advances in Medical Education and Practice
BACKGROUND
This article presents a qualitative study of African anatomists and anatomy teachers on the Anatomage Table-a modern medical education technology and innovation, as an ind...
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Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

Sanchez-Padilla E, Guerin PJ, Steele AD, Luquero FJ
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Two new rotavirus vaccines have recently been licensed in many countries. However, their efficacy has only been shown against certain serotypes commonly circulating in Europe, North Amer...
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Moving towards malaria elimination: trends and attributes of cases in Kavango region, Namibia, 2010-2014

Nghipumbwa MH, Ade S, Kizito W, Takarinda KC, Uusiku P,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Setting: Kavango, a 'moderate' transmission risk region located in north-eastern Namibia, borders Angola, a country with higher malaria transmission levels. Objective: To determine 1) th...
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Is there a correlation between malaria incidence and IRS coverage in western Zambezi region, Namibia?

Mumbengegwi DR, Sturrock H, Hsiang M, Roberts K, Kleinschmidt I,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
SETTING
A comparison of routine Namibia National Malaria Programme data (reported) vs. household survey data (administrative) on indoor residual spraying (IRS) in western Zambezi reg...
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Comparative assessment of the prevalence, practices and factors associated with self-medication with antibiotics in Africa

Yeika EV, Ingelbeen B, Kemah BL, Wirsiy FS, Fomengia JN,  et al.
2021-05-03 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2021-05-03 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate and compare the prevalence, reasons, sources and factors associated with self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) within Africa.

METHODS
Systematic r...
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Global programmatic use of bedaquiline and delamanid for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Cox V, Brigden G, Crespo RH, Lessem E, Lynch S,  et al.
2018-04-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2018-04-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
The World Health Organization recommended two new drugs, bedaquiline (BDQ) and delamanid (DLM), for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2013 and 201...