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Subclinical enteric parasitic infections and growth faltering in infants in São Tomé, Africa: A birth cohort study

The associations between enteric pathogenic parasites and growth in infants in São Tomé were explored using a refined anthropometric approach to recognize early growth faltering. A birth cohort study was conducted with follow-up to 24 months of age. Microscopic examination for protozoa and soil-transmitted helminths was performed. Anthropometric assessments included: z-scores for weight-for-length (WLZ), length-for-age […]
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Sleeping sickness: towards elimination?

Sleeping Sickness (SS) is being controlled in most African countries after the epidemic that started in the 1990’s.WHO had a major role in building awareness and implementing solutions that covered capacity building, diagnosis optimization, drug availability and distribution and vector control measures.Although much remains to be done specially in countries with civil instability, the Atlas […]
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Association of enteric parasitic infections with intestinal inflammation and permeability in asymptomatic infants of São Tomé Island

The cumulative effect of repeated asymptomatic enteric infections on intestinal barrier is not fully understood in infants. We aimed to evaluate the association between previous enteric parasitic infections and intestinal inflammation and permeability at 24-months of age, in asymptomatic infants of São Tomé Island. A subset of infants from a birth cohort, with intestinal parasite […]
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Anopheles atroparvus density modeling using MODIS NDVI in a former malarious area in Portugal.

Malaria is dependent on environmental factors and considered as potentially re-emerging in temperate regions. Remote sensing data have been used successfully for monitoring environmental conditions that influence the patterns of such arthropod vector-borne diseases.
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Chagas disease in European countries: the challenge of a surveillance system

A study of aggregate data collected from the literature and official sources was undertaken to estimate expected and observed prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, annual incidence of congenital transmission and rate of underdiagnosis of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in the nine European countries with the highest prevalence of Chagas disease.
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