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Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) case detection among hospitalized patients through lay health worker led screening: a before-and-after study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Bulti AB, Dumicho AY, Shigayeva A, Van Cutsem G, Steele SJ,  et al.
2025-04-23 • Scientific Reports
2025-04-23 • Scientific Reports

Tuberculosis (TB) among hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed. This study assessed systematic TB-screenin...

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A Pan Plasmodium lateral flow recombinase polymerase amplification assay for monitoring malaria parasites in vectors and human populations

Higgins M, Kristan M, Collins EL, Messenger LA, Dombrowski JG,  et al.
2024-08-30 • Scientific Reports
2024-08-30 • Scientific Reports

Robust diagnostic tools and surveillance are crucial for malaria control and elimination efforts. Malaria c...

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Supporting re-engagement with HIV services after treatment interruption in South Africa: a mixed method program evaluation of MSF’s Welcome Service

Arendse KD, Walker C, Pfaff C, Lebelo K, Cassidy T,  et al.
2024-03-27 • Scientific Reports
2024-03-27 • Scientific Reports
Psychosocial challenges impact patients’ ability to remain on antiretroviral therapy lifelong, magnified by disorganized health-systems and healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes. To address ...
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Enhancing tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among hospitalized patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a before-and-after study of a lay health worker-driven intervention

Bulti AB, Dumicho AY, Shigayeva A, van Cutsem G, Steele SJ,  et al.
2024-03-08 • Scientific Reports
2024-03-08 • Scientific Reports
BACKGROUND
Tuberculosis (TB) among hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed. This study assessed systematic TB-screening, followed by an enhanced TB-diagnostic package for hospitaliz...
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Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals highest severity and mortality of delta over other variants: evidence from Cameroon

Fokam J, Essomba RG, Njouom R, Okomo MCA, Eyangoh S,  et al.
2023-12-08 • Scientific Reports
2023-12-08 • Scientific Reports
While the SARS-CoV-2 dynamic has been described globally, there is a lack of data from Sub-Saharan Africa. We herein report the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lineages from March 2020 to March 2...
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Detection of insecticide resistance markers in Anopheles funestus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo using a targeted amplicon sequencing panel

Acford-Palmer H, Campos M, Bandibabone JB, N’Do S, Bantuzeko C,  et al.
2023-10-13 • Scientific Reports
2023-10-13 • Scientific Reports
Vector control strategies have been successful in reducing the number of malaria cases and deaths globally, but the spread of insecticide resistance represents a significant threat to di...
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Fetal sex and risk of pregnancy-associated malaria in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic regions: a meta-analysis

Unger HW, Hadiprodjo AJ, Gutman JR, Briand V, Fievet N,  et al.
2023-06-26 • Scientific Reports
2023-06-26 • Scientific Reports
In areas of moderate to intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission, malaria in pregnancy remains a significant cause of low birth weight, stillbirth, and severe anaemia. Previously, feta...
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Perceived barriers to early presentation and symptom-specific time to seek medical advice for possible colorectal cancer symptoms among Palestinians

Elshami M, Ayyad M, Hamdan FK, Alser M, Al-Slaibi I,  et al.
2023-04-27 • Scientific Reports
2023-04-27 • Scientific Reports
This study explored the anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible colorectal cancer (CRC) signs/symptoms and its association with CRC symptom awareness. In addition, it examin...
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Immune responses to an oral cholera vaccine in internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Iyer AS, Ryan ET, Martin S, Legros D, Lessler J,  et al.
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
Despite recent large-scale cholera outbreaks, little is known about the immunogenicity of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) in African populations, particularly among those at highest cholera ...
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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Cambodia during 2016–2017

Nouhin J, Iwamoto M, Prak S, Doussett JP, Phon K,  et al.
2019-05-13 • Scientific Reports
2019-05-13 • Scientific Reports
In Cambodia, little epidemiological data of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is available. All previous studies were limited to only small or specific populations. In the present study, we perfor...
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Prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among febrile patients attending a community hospital in south western Uganda

Migisha R, Nyehangane D, Boum Y II, Page AL, Zuniga-Ripa A,  et al.
2018-10-18 • Scientific Reports
2018-10-18 • Scientific Reports
Human brucellosis, a chronic disease contracted through contact with animals and consuption of unpasteurized dairy products is underreported in limited-resource countries. This cross-sec...
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Higher risk Sexual Behaviour is associated with Unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of Viral Suppression - implications for Treatment as Prevention

Huerga H, Venables E, Ben Farhat J, van Cutsem G, Ellman T,  et al.
2017-11-23 • Scientific Reports
2017-11-23 • Scientific Reports
Efficacy of Treatment as Prevention Strategy depends on a variety of factors including individuals' likelihood to test and initiate treatment, viral load and sexual behaviour. We tested ...
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Association between admission criteria and body composition among young children with moderate acute malnutrition, a cross-sectional study from Burkina Faso

Fabiansen C, Cichon B, Yaméogo CW, Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Phelan KPQ,  et al.
2020-08-06 • Scientific Reports
2020-08-06 • Scientific Reports
Children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are treated based on low weight-for-length z-score (WLZ), low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) or both. This study aimed to assess assoc...
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Estimating and predicting snakebite risk in the Terai region of Nepal through a high-resolution geospatial and One Health approach

Ochoa C, Pittavino M, Martins SB, Alcoba G, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
Most efforts to understand snakebite burden in Nepal have been localized to relatively small areas and focused on humans through epidemiological studies. We present the outcomes of a geo...
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Predictive Modeling Targets Thymidylate Synthase ThyX in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Djaout K, Singh VK, Boum Y II, Katawera V, Becker HF,  et al.
2016-06-10 • Scientific Reports
2016-06-10 • Scientific Reports
There is an urgent need to identify new treatments for tuberculosis (TB), a major infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which results in 1.5 million deaths each ...
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Aetiology and Outcomes of Suspected Infections of the Central Nervous System in Children in Mbarara, Uganda

Page AL, Boum Y II, Kemigisha E, Salez N, Nanjebe D,  et al.
2017-06-02 • Scientific Reports
2017-06-02 • Scientific Reports
Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are severe conditions, leading to neurological sequelae or death. Knowledge of the causative agents is essential to develop guidelines for ...
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Metagenomic sequencing characterizes a wide diversity of viruses in field mosquito samples in Nigeria

Oguzie JU, Nwangwu UC, Oluniyi PE, Olumade TJ, George UE,  et al.
2022-05-10 • Scientific Reports
2022-05-10 • Scientific Reports
Mosquito vectors are a tremendous public health threat. One in six diseases worldwide is vector-borne transmitted mainly by mosquitoes. In the last couple of years, there have been activ...
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Among Hospitalised HIV Patients in South Africa: A Common Condition that Can Be Rapidly Diagnosed Using Urine-Based Assays

Kerkhoff AD, Barr DA, Schutz C, Burton R, Nicol MP,  et al.
2017-09-07 • Scientific Reports
2017-09-07 • Scientific Reports
HIV-associated disseminated TB (tuberculosis) has been under-recognised and poorly characterised. Blood culture is the gold-standard diagnostic test, but is expensive, slow, and may unde...
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Multi-drug resistance and high mortality associated with community-acquired bloodstream infections in children in conflict-affected northwest Nigeria

Chukwumeze F, Lenglet AD, Olubiyo R, Lawal AM, Oluyide B,  et al.
2021-10-21 • Scientific Reports
2021-10-21 • Scientific Reports
Pediatric community-acquired bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) in sub Saharan African humanitarian contexts are rarely documented. Effective treatment of these infections is additionally ...