Corrigendum to: Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis by elastography in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni.
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Cholera outbreak investigation, Bhadola, Delhi, India, April-May 2018.
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In the Gangetic plains of India, including Delhi, cholera is endemic. On 10 May 2018, staff at the north Delhi district surveillance unit identified a laboratory-confirmed cholera outbreak when five people tested positive for Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa serotype in Bhadola. We investigated to identify risk factors and recommend prevention measures. We...
Neglecting the effect of COVID-19 on neglected tropical diseases: the Ethiopian perspective.
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Countries around the world are facing an enormous challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pressure that the pandemic inflicts on health systems could certainly impact on the care, control, and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). From mid-January 2020, Ethiopia started to prepare for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The F...
COVID-19: the need to redesign head coverings of personal protective equipment for manual stethoscopes.
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Testing wastewater to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in communities.
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Research groups around the world are starting to analyse whether wastewater surveillance is a useful tool to monitor the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in communities. Reported studies from the Netherlands, USA, Australia and France have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 can be detected and quantified in wastewa...
How coronavirus disease 2019 entered Africa and the Middle East: a case study from Egypt.
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We report the first person with SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt. We interviewed the index case and contacts. The 36-year old man was healthy when he traveled on business to Wuhan, China in January 2020. Upon his return to Cairo, he became ill, went to work, and subsequent autochthonous viral spread occurred. We linked SARS-CoV-2 importation to global business ...
Erratum to: Culex interfor and Culex saltanensis (Diptera: Culicidae) are susceptible and competent to transmit St. Loui...
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The neglected role of Faith-based Organizations in prevention and control of COVID-19 in Africa.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health system weaknesses of economically wealthy countries with advanced technologies. COVID-19 is now moving fast across Africa where small outbreaks have been reported so far. There is a concern that with the winter transmission will grow rapidly. Despite efforts of African Governments to promptly establish mitig...
The untimely demise of the TB Free block model in the wake of coronavirus disease 2019 in India
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The bush meat trade thrives in Nigeria despite anxiety over coronavirus
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