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10% of Zimbabweans suffer ‘rare’ Sickle Cell Anaemia – survey; disease is one of the most dangerous inherited conditions
14 Apr 2024 05:57 GMT
… disease die before the age of five, usually from an infection … Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon and Nigeria the prevalence rate … done for other diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV and cancer.
… the number of new infections of HIV is still significant, there …
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The Impact of Conflict on Infectious Disease: A Systematic Literature Review
09 Apr 2024 10:49 GMT
… exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic, including the internal … virus disease (five studies included in the review), the epidemic … prevent epidemics for the majority of the studied infectious diseases. Measures … fever, and typhoid during Gabon Medflag 88. Sgt Paul …
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Africa under the microscope: Continent has 44 disease outbreaks and 104 active epidemic emergencies
27 Mar 2024 10:01 GMT
… Nile virus.
Africa has seen 44 disease outbreaks, contributing to 104 active epidemic … has recorded 44 disease outbreaks, contributing to 104 active epidemic emergencies on … Republic of Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco …
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A Cross Sectional Study on the Bidirectional Interactions Between Leptospirosis and HIV Infection Among Patients from Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique
12 Feb 2024 10:35 GMT
… HIV (PWH) infection are more likely to contract some infectious diseases … of SARS-COV-19 pandemic, the enrollment of … Picardeau M. Diagnosis and epidemiology of leptospirosis. Médecine Et … patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection: case report and …
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Hunters key to early detection of zoonotic diseases, study finds
08 Feb 2024 00:10 GMT
… participation in zoonotic diseases surveillance. Image Credit … coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Wild … forested area of Gabon in central Africa … epidemiological processes that could influence their probability of participating in wildlife disease …
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Africa Centres for Disease Control names building after Dlamini Zuma
08 Feb 2024 06:30 GMT
… by the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) which renamed … quick and targeted response to diseases including Covid-19.
Dlamini Zuma … when there are threats of diseases or emergencies,” Dlamini Zuma … in Central Africa. You have Gabon, in East Africa, in …
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War on malaria: Hope for pregnant women with HIV
02 Feb 2024 03:39 GMT
… preventing malaria infections in women living with HIV, as compared … additional arsenal against a disease that risks about 70 … newborn babies, and co-infection with HIV doubles these risks,” … parallel trial underway in Gabon and Mozambique, will contribute …
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Kenyan scientists unveil drug to reduce malaria among HIV-positive pregnant women
16 Jan 2024 17:49 GMT
… an additional arsenal against a disease that risks about 70 …
He added that co-infection with HIV could be fatal to … , a professor of Tropical Epidemiology at Liverpool School of Tropical … with similar trials underway in Gabon and Mozambique will revitalize …
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New study offers hope for reducing malaria in pregnant women living with HIV
13 Jan 2024 04:24 GMT
… , published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, could help protect the … from a double infection with malaria and HIV every year.
… to people with HIV to prevent bacterial infections.
"This … with HIV. The research team conducted the trial in Gabon and …
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African women living with HIV have an effective option to prevent malaria during pregnancy
13 Jan 2024 02:29 GMT
… of malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women from Gabon and Mozambique: a … Infect Dis.
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Randomized controlled … of malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women from Gabon and Mozambique: a …