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Concomitant splenic tuberculosis and Epstein–Barr virus-related T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a 28-year-old pregnant woman in South Sudan

Wild HB, Aumuller J, Kuei J, Simon M, Palm A,  et al.
2025-06-04 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2025-06-04 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

This case report presents a rare instance of concomitant splenic tuberculosis (TB), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-related T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, and malaria in a 28-year-old pregnant wo...

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Review

Possible scenarios for the spread of mpox outside the endemic focus in Africa

Petersen E, Hvid U, Tomori O, Pedersen AG, Wallinga J,  et al.
2025-04-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2025-04-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

The recent expansion of mpox in Africa is characterized by a dramatic increase in zoonotic transmission (cl...

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Research

Risk stratification of childhood infection using host markers of immune and endothelial activation: A multi-country prospective cohort study in Asia (Spot Sepsis)

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Anh DTV,  et al.
2025-02-05 • medRxiv
2025-02-05 • medRxiv

BACKGROUND

Circulating markers of immune and endothelial activation risk stratify infection syndromes agnostic to disease aetiology. However, their utility in c...

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Research

Differential symptomology of possible and confirmed Ebola virus disease infection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective cohort study

Nsio JM, Ardiet DL, Coulborn RM, Grellety E, Albela M,  et al.
2023-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2023-01-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
In its earliest phases, Ebola virus disease's rapid-onset, high fever, and gastrointestinal symptoms are largely indistinguishable from other infectious illnesses. We aime...
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Review

Diagnosis of viral hepatitis

Easterbrook PJ, Roberts TR, Sands A, Peeling RW
2017-05-01 • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
2017-05-01 • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
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Commentary

Ten priorities for expanding access to HCV treatment for people who inject drugs in low- and middle-income countries

Ford NP, Wiktor SZ, Kaplan K, Andrieux-Meyer I, Hill AM,  et al.
2015-05-18 • International Journal of Drug Policy
2015-05-18 • International Journal of Drug Policy
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Research

Hepatitis C seroprevalence and HIV co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rao VB, Johari N, du Cros PAK, Messina J, Ford NP,  et al.
2015-05-05 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2015-05-05 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
An estimated 150 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HIV co-infection accelerates the progression of HCV and represents a major public health challenge. W...
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Short Report

Notes from the field: Hepatitis E Outbreak Among Refugees from South Sudan - Gambella, Ethiopia, April 2014- January 2015

Browne L, Menkir Z, Kahi V, Maina G, Asnakew S,  et al.
2015-05-22 • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2015-05-22 • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
In early April 2014, two South Sudanese refugees in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia experienced acute onset of jaundice, accompanied by fever. One patient was a pregnant woman ag...
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Commentary

Expanding access to treatment for hepatitis C in resource-limited settings: Lessons from HIV/AIDS

Ford NP, Singh K, Cooke GS, Mills EJ, von Schoen-Angerer T,  et al.
2012-03-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2012-03-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Research

Time to ART initiation among patients treated for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Impact on mortality and treatment success

Daniels J, Khogali MA, Mohr E, Cox V, Moyo S,  et al.
2015-11-10 • PLOS One
2015-11-10 • PLOS One
SETTING
Khayelitsha, South Africa, with high burdens of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) and HIV co-infection.

OBJECTIVE
To describe time to antiretroviral trea...
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Research

CMV retinitis in China and SE Asia: the way forward

Heiden D, Saranchuk P
2011-11-24 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2011-11-24 • BMC Infectious Diseases
AIDS-related CMV retinitis is a common clinical problem in patients with advanced HIV/AIDS in China and Southeast Asia. The disease is causing blindness, and current clinical management,...
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Review

Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

Cooke GS, Andrieux-Meyer I, Applegate TL, Atun R, Burry J,  et al.
2019-02-01 • Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2019-02-01 • Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide. Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such a...
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Research

Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to infectious diseases spread by close contact: a survey in Southwest Uganda

le Polain de Waroux O, Cohuet S, Ndazima D, Kucharski AJ, Juan-Giner A,  et al.
2018-04-11 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-04-11 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from low-resource ...
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Research

Ebola outbreak in rural West Africa: epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes

Dallatomasinas S, Crestani R, Squire JS, Declerck H, Caleo GNC,  et al.
2015-01-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2015-01-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
To describe Ebola cases in the district Ebola Management Centre of in Kailahun, a remote rural district of Sierra Leone, in terms of geographic origin, patient and hospitalization charac...
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Research

Outbreak of hepatitis E virus infection in Darfur, Sudan: effectiveness of real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis of dried blood spots

Merens A, Guerin PJ, Guthmann JP, Nicand E
2009-06-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2009-06-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Biological samples collected in refugee camps during an outbreak of hepatitis E were used to compare the accuracy of hepatitis E virus RNA amplification by real-time reverse transcriptio...
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Research

Seroprevalence and risk factors of recent infection with hepatitis E virus during an acute outbreak in an urban setting in Chad, 2017

Vernier L, Lenglet AD, Hogema B, Moussa AM, Ariti C,  et al.
2018-06-26 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-06-26 • BMC Infectious Diseases
From September 2016-April 2017, Am Timan, Chad, experienced a large HEV outbreak in an urban setting with a limited impact in terms of morbidity and mortality. To better understand HEV e...
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Research

The contribution of Ebola viral load at admission and other patient characteristics to mortality in a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola Case Management Centre (CMC), Kailahun, Sierra Leone, June -October, 2014

Fitzpatrick G, Vogt F, Gbabai O, Decroo T, Keane M,  et al.
2015-05-22 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2015-05-22 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
This paper describes patient characteristics, including Ebola viral load, associated with mortality in an MSF Ebola case management centre. Out of 780 admissions between June and October...
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Letter

Can India be successful at eradicating TB as was achieved for polio?

Nagaraja SB, Menezes R, Hussain S, Zachariah R
2015-04-10 • Journal of Infection and Public Health
2015-04-10 • Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Commentary

Viral hepatitis and the global burden of disease: a need to regroup

Lemoine M, Thursz M, Gore C, Swan T, Kamarulzaman A,  et al.
2013-08-05 • Journal of Viral Hepatitis
2013-08-05 • Journal of Viral Hepatitis
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Research

Diagnostic accuracy evaluation of the ImmunoFlow HCV rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of hepatitis C antibodies

Kosack CS, Nick S, Shanks L
2014-04-13 • Journal of Virological Methods
2014-04-13 • Journal of Virological Methods
2% of the world's population lives with a hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with highest rates in developing countries. The most common mode of transmission takes place via unsafe blood ...