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Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda

Boyce RM, Muhindo E, Baguma E, Muhindo R, Shem B,  et al.
2022-02-23 • Malaria Journal
2022-02-23 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Progress against malaria has stalled and may even be slipping backwards in high-burden countries. This is due to a range of factors including insecticide resistance and mo...
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Improving the specificity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnosis in high-transmission settings with a two-step rapid diagnostic test and microscopy algorithm

Murungi M, Fulton T, Reyes R, Matte M, Ntaro M,  et al.
2017-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2017-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Poor specificity may negatively impact rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-based diagnostic strategies for malaria. We performed real-time PCR on a subset of subjects who had undergone diagnosti...
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Endemic juvenile hypothyroidism in a severe endemic goitre area of Sudan

Reyes R, Boelaert M, el Badawi S, Eltom M, Vanderpas J
1993-01-01 • Clinical Endocrinology
1993-01-01 • Clinical Endocrinology
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess thyroid function, iodine intake and exposure to dietary goitrogens of children living in an area with a high prevalence of goitre, in the re...
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Kashin-Beck osteoarthropathy in rural Tibet in relation to selenium and iodine status

Reyes R, Suetens C, Mathieu F, Begaux F, Zhu D,  et al.
1998-10-15 • New England Journal of Medicine
1998-10-15 • New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Kashin-Beck disease is a degenerative osteoarticular disorder that is endemic to certain areas of Tibet, where selenium deficiency is also endemic. Because seleni...
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Mental Health Status of Vulnerable Tsunami-Affected Communities: A Survey in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Souza R, Bernatsky S, Reyes R, Jong K
2007-06-01 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
2007-06-01 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
The authors determined the prevalence of severe emotional distress and depressive symptoms using the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 (HSCL; Derogatis, Lipman, Rickels, Uhlenhuth, & Covi, 1...
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Selenium and iodine supplementation of rural tibetan children affected by Kashin-Beck osteoarthropathy

Reyes R, Mathieu F, Boelaert M, Begaux F, Suetens C,  et al.
2003-07-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2003-07-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
BACKGROUND
Kashin-Beck disease is an osteoarthropathy endemic in selenium- and iodine-deficient areas around Lhasa, Tibet.

OBJECTIVE
We assessed the efficacy of seleniu...