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Early determination of the reproductive number for vector‐borne diseases: the case of dengue in Brazil
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 11 Số 3 - Trang 332-340 - 2006
Charly Favier, Nicolas Dégallier, María Goreti Rosa-Freitas, J. P. Boulanger, José Rubens Costa Lima, José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, Christophe Menkès, Bernard Mondet, C. Oliveira, E. T. S. Weimann, Pantelis Tsouris
SummaryObjective To evaluate a new method of deriving the reproductive number for vector‐borne diseases from the early epidemic curves for vector‐borne diseases with incubations in the vectors and in the hosts.Method We applied the model to several dengue epidemics in different climatic regions of Brazi...... hiện toàn bộ
Diagnostic accuracy of non‐specialist versus specialist health workers in diagnosing hearing loss and ear disease in Malawi
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 24 Số 7 - Trang 817-828 - 2019
Tess Bright, Wakisa Mulwafu, Mwanaisha Phiri, R.J.H. Ensink, Andrew Smith, Jennifer Yip, Islay Mactaggart, Sarah Polack
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether a non‐specialist health worker can accurately undertake audiometry and otoscopy, the essential clinical examinations in a survey of hearing loss, instead of a highly skilled specialist (i.e. ENT or audiologist).<...... hiện toàn bộ
An estimation of the entomological inoculation rate for Ifakara: a semi‐urban area in a region of intense malaria transmission in Tanzania
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 8 Số 9 - Trang 767-774 - 2003
Thor G. Theander, David Schellenberg, Japhet Kihonda, Carla A. Sousa, Ana Paula Arez, Dinora Lopes, Jo Lines, Hassan Mshinda, Christian Lengeler, Joanna Schellenberg, Pedro Alonso
Summary An entomological study on vectors of malaria and their relative contribution to Plasmodium falciparum transmission in the semi‐urban area of Ifakara, south‐eastern Tanzania, was conducted. A total of 32 houses were randomly sampled from the area and light trap catches (LTC) performed in one room in each house every 2 weeks for 1 yea...... hiện toàn bộ
Patterns of treatment for malaria in Tayabas, The Philippines: Implications for control
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 3 Số 5 - Trang 413-421 - 1998
Cynthia A. Miguel, Lenore Manderson, Hanna Nohynek
This paper describes local understandings of illness and documents treatment‐seeking behaviour in Tayabas, Quezon, The Philippines. Data were collected using focus group discussions and narrative interviews with adults, and with mothers of children, who had had confirmed malaria during a two‐month surveillance period. Signs and symptoms of malaria are important in directing individual diag...... hiện toàn bộ
Atypical manifestations of dengue
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 12 Số 9 - Trang 1087-1095 - 2007
Sameer Gulati, Anu Maheshwari
SummaryAs the spread of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever is increasing, atypical manifestations are also on the rise, although they may be under reported because of lack of awareness. This review compiles descriptions of atypical manifestations of dengue, such as dengue encephalitis, dengue myocarditis, dengue hepatitis and dengue cholecystitis.
Association between socio economic status and schistosomiasis infection in Jinja District, Uganda
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 14 Số 6 - Trang 612-619 - 2009
Simon Muhumuza, George Kitimbo, Michael Oryema‐Lalobo, Fred Nuwaha
SummaryObjective  To examine the role of socioeconomic situation in influencing the risk and intensity of infection with Schistosomiasis mansoni.Methods  Cross‐sectional study in Walukuba Division bordering Lake Victoria, Jinja District. We assessed a random sample of 463 indi...... hiện toàn bộ
Preventive therapy in children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: problems and solutions
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 17 Số 10 - Trang 1264-1273 - 2012
Merrin Rutherford, Philip C. Hill, Rina Triasih, Rebecca Sinfield, Reinout van Crevel, Stephen M. Graham
AbstractYoung children living with a tuberculosis patient are at high risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease. WHO guidelines promote active screening and isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy (PT) for such children under 5 years, yet this well‐established intervention is seldom used in endemic countries. We review the liter...... hiện toàn bộ
Vector control by insecticide‐treated nets in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent, what is the evidence?
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 13 Số 8 - Trang 1073-1085 - 2008
Bart Ostyn, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Albert Picado, Diwakar Singh Dinesh, Shyam Sundar, François Chappuis, Suman Rijal, Jean‐Claude Dujardin, Marc Coosemans, Marleen Boelaert, Clive R. Davies
SummaryVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly vector‐borne disease that causes an estimated 500 000 new cases a year. In India, Nepal and Bangladesh, VL is caused by Leishmania donovani, which is transmitted from man to man by the sandfly Phlebotomus argentipes. In 2005, these three countries signed a memorandu...... hiện toàn bộ
Re‐emerging chikungunya fever: some lessons from Asia
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 14 Số 8 - Trang 940-946 - 2009
Rajesh Bhatia, Jai Prakash Narain
SummaryChikungunya is an arboviral infection that re‐emerged in several Asian countries during 2005–2006 after a long period of quiescence. Several microbial, climatic, social and economic factors influenced the occurrence of this disease as well as the rapidity with which it swept across many countries resulting in significant morbidity. Prevention and control of ...... hiện toàn bộ
Handwashing and risk of respiratory infections: a quantitative systematic review
Tropical Medicine and International Health - Tập 11 Số 3 - Trang 258-267 - 2006
Tamer Samah Rabie, Valérie Curtis
SummaryObjective  To determine the effect of handwashing on the risk of respiratory infection.Methods  We searched PubMed, CAB Abstracts, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane library for articles published before June 2004 in all languages. We had searched reference lists of all primary and review a...... hiện toàn bộ
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