Background Understanding of mosquito spatiotemporal dynamics is central to characterize candidate field sites for the sterile insect technique(SIT)testing,and is critical to the effective implementation and evaluation...
The study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.72374207);the Chongqing outstanding youth project(No.cstc2020jcyjjq0035)。
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide, and Chinese TB burden ranked the second globally. Chinese primary healthcare (PHC) sectors implement the TB Control Program (TCP) to improve active cas...
Background:Following the West Africa Ebola virus disease(EVD)outbreak(2013-2016),WHO developed a preparedness checklist for its member states.This checklist is currently being applied for the first time on a large and...
This project received financial support from the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR)and the Canadian International Development Research Centre(IDRC);grant no.NB20283(Dr.Kone Brama);The funders had no role in study design,data collection and analyses,decision to publish,or preparation of the manuscript.
countries in West Africa remain a hotspot for malaria with all age groups at risk.Asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium spp.are important sources of infections for malaria vectors and thus contribute to the anchoring of...
Background:The control of vector-borne diseases(VBD)is one of the greatest challenges on the global health agenda.Rapid and uncontrolled urbanization has heightened the interest in addressing these challenges through ...
Background:The emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty pose a threat to the health of populations living in urban and low-income settings.A detailed understanding of interve...
This study was conducted as part of the VERDAS consortium project,funded by TDR hosted by the World Health Organization(WHO)and sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF),the United Nations。
Background:This paper presents the overall approach undertaken by the“VEctor boRne DiseAses Scoping reviews”(VERDAS)consortium in response to a call issued by the Vectors,Environment and Society unit of the Special ...
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR)hosted at the World Health Organization(WHO)funded the VERDAS research Consortium,for“VEctor boRne DiseAses Scoping reviews”.
Background:Vector-borne diseases(VBDs)continue to represent a global threat,with“old”diseases like malaria,and“emergent”or“re-emergent”ones like Zika,because of an increase in international trade,demographic gro...
Background:The purpose of this study was to understand the strategies employed by families that adopt Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS)-orphaned children(Adoptive families)for coping with and mitigating the im...
The study was a sub-study of the TENLEP trial.The TENLEP trial was funded by the The American Leprosy Mission,the German Leprosy and TB Relief Association,the Netherlands Leprosy Relief,the Ordre de Malte,and the Turing Foundation.
Background:Early detection and treatment of neuropathy in leprosy is important to prevent disabilities.A recent study showed that the Nerve Conduction Studies(NCS)and Warm Detection Thresholds(WDT)tests can detect lep...