Microsatellite analysis supports clonal propagation and reduced divergence of Trypanosoma vivax from asymptomatic to fatally infected livestock in South America compared to West Af... by Herakles A Garcia, Adriana C Rodrigues, Carla MF Rodrigues, Zakaria Bengaly, Antonio HH Minervino, Franklin Riet-Correa, Rosangela Z Machado, Fernando Paiva, Jael S Batista, Luis Neves, Patrick B Hamilton, Marta MG Teixeira

“…Methods T. vivax genetic diversity, population structure and the source of outbreaks was investigated through the microsatellite multiloci (7 loci) genotype (MLGs) analysis in South America (47isolates from Brazil, Venezuela and French Guiana) and West Africa (12 isolates from The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria). Relationships among MLGs were explored using phylogenetic, principal component and STRUCTURE analyses. …”
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Migration of artisanal fishers targeting small pelagics in West Africa: current trends and development by El hadj Bara Dème, Yayo Amalatchy, Raul Thomas Jumpe, Assane Deda Fall, Waly Bocoum, Moustapha Dème, Pierre Failler, Mohamed Soumah, Momodou Sidibeh, Idrissa Diédhiou, Simon Ahouansou Montcho, Antaya March, Grégoire Touron-Gardic

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Antimicrobial analysis of honey against Staphylococcus aureus isolates from wound, ADMET properties of its bioactive compounds and in-silico evaluation against dihydropteroate synt... by Uwem Okon Edet, Elizabeth Nkagafel Mbim, Esu Ezeani, Okoroiwu Uchechi Henshaw, Oju R. Ibor, Ini Ubi Bassey, Edet Effiong Asanga, Ekpo Eyo Antai, Francisca O. Nwaokorie, Bassey Okon Edet, Glory P. Bebia, Curtis Tega, Clement I. Mboto, Ani Nkang, Ada Francesca Nneoyi-Egbe

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Prevention of young infant infections using oral azithromycin in labour in Fiji (Bulabula MaPei): study protocol of a randomised control trial by John Hart, Eric Rafai, Kim Mulholland, Andrew Steer, Emma Watts, Stephanie Clark, Catherine Satzke, Fiona M Russell, Eleanor F G Neal, Kathryn Bright, Cattram Duong Nguyen, Casey L Pell, Maeve Hume-Nixon, Tupou Ratu, James Fong, Kelera Sakumeni, Ilisapeci Tuibeqa

“…Fiji has higher rates of serious neonatal infections and infant skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) than high-income countries. Research from the Gambia found that a single dose of oral azithromycin in labour decreased bacterial carriage and infections in mothers and infants, particularly infant skin infections. …”
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Variability and awareness of obstetric fistula among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Daniel Sisay Wtsadik, Eden Ashenafi, Berhanu Gidisa Debela, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Temesgen Muche Ewunie, Mesfin Abebe

“…The highest awareness of obstetric fistula was found among Tanzanian women of reproductive age (61.10%, 95% CI: 55.87–66.33%), whereas the lowest awareness was found in research from the Gambia (12.80%, 95% CI: 12.20–13.40%).The likelihood of obstetric fistula awareness were lower by a factor of 0.424 among studies with sample sizes greater than 3542 (β = −0.424 (95% CI: −0.767 to 0.081), p -value <0.05). …”
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The interplay between strictness of policies and individuals' self-regulatory efforts: associations with handwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic by Luszczynska, Aleksandra, Szczuka, Zofia, Abraham, Charles, Baban, Adriana, Brooks, Sydney, Cipolletta, Sabrina, Danso, Ebrima, Dombrowski, Stephan U., Gan, Yiqun, Gaspar, Tania, de Matos, Margarida Gaspar, Griva, Konstadina, Jongenelis, Michelle I., Keller, Jan, Knoll, Nina, Ma, Jinjin, Mohammad Adbdul Awal Miah, Morgan, Karen, Peraud, William, Quintard, Bruno, Shah, Vishna, Schenkel, Konstantin, Scholz, Urte, Schwarzer, Ralf, Siwa, Maria, Taut, Diana, Tomaino, Silvia C. M., Vilchinsky, Noa, Wolf, Hodaya

“…Methods: The study (NCT04367337) was conducted among 1,256 adults from Australia, Canada, China, France, Gambia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, and Switzerland. …”
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Time to establish an international vaccine candidate pool for potential highly infectious respiratory disease: a community’s view by Lan Yao, Hiam Chemaitelly, Emanuel Goldman, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Asma Khalil, Rahaman Ahmed, Ayorinde Babatunde James, Anna Roca, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Andrew Macnab, William C. Cho, John Eikelboom, Farah Naz Qamar, Peter Kremsner, Miquel Oliu-Barton, Ivan Sisa, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Florian Marks, Lishi Wang, Jerome H. Kim, Xia Meng, Yongjun Wang, Alyce D. Fly, Cong-Yi Wang, Sara W. Day, Scott C. Howard, J. Carolyn Graff, Marcello Maida, Kunal Ray, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Tapfumanei Mashe, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya, Nicaise Ndembi, Yu Hu, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, Ken J. Ishii, Gang Wang, Dianjun Sun, Lotfi Aleya, Weikuan Gu

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Diversity and behavioral activity of Anopheles mosquitoes on the slopes of Mount Cameroon by Pilate N. Kwi, Elvis E. Ewane, Marcel N. Moyeh, Livinus N. Tangi, Vincent N. Ntui, Francis Zeukeng, Denis D. Sofeu-Feugaing, Eric A. Achidi, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Jude D. Bigoga, Tobias O. Apinjoh

“…Only An. gambiae (s.s.) was identified following molecular analysis of An. gambiae complex siblings. …”
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Field evaluation of a point-of-care triage test for active tuberculosis (TriageTB) by Tracy R. Richardson, Bronwyn Smith, Stephanus T. Malherbe, Jane Alexandra Shaw, Firdows Noor, Candice MacDonald, Gian D. van der Spuy, Kim Stanley, Alida Carstens, Tarryn-Lee Fisher, Ilana van Rensburg, Marika Flinn, Candice Snyders, Isaac Johnson, Bernadine Fransman, Hazel Dockrell, Guy Thwaites, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Claudia Schacht, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Mary Nsereko, Elisa M. Tjon Kon Fat, Paul L.A.M. Corstjens, Annemieke Geluk, Morton Ruhwald, Adam Penn-Nicholson, Novel N. Chegou, Jayne Sutherland, Gerhard Walzl, TrENDx consortium

“…The study will be conducted in research sites in South Africa, Uganda, The Gambia and Vietnam which all have high TB prevalence. …”
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Treatment outcomes among HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy in a concentrated low prevalence setting in West Africa by Okomo, U, Togun, T, Oko, F, Peterson, K, Townend, J, Peterson, I, Jaye, A

“…We describe treatment outcomes among HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected children initiating cART in a research clinic in The Gambia, West Africa.Methods: All treatment naive HIV-infected children who initiated cART according to the WHO ART guidelines for children between October 2004 and December 2009 were included in the analysis. …”

Treatment outcomes among HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy in a concentrated low prevalence setting in West Africa. by Okomo, U, Togun, T, Oko, F, Peterson, K, Townend, J, Peterson, I, Jaye, A

“…We describe treatment outcomes among HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected children initiating cART in a research clinic in The Gambia, West Africa. METHODS: All treatment naive HIV-infected children who initiated cART according to the WHO ART guidelines for children between October 2004 and December 2009 were included in the analysis. …”

Pf7: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 20,000 worldwide samples [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Mohamed Hassan Abdelraheem, Sonia Goncalves, Lemu Golassa, Tim Anderson, Desmond Omane Acheampong, Enoch Aninagyei, Ifeyinwa Aniebo, Patrick O Ansah, Felix Ansah, Gordon A Awandare, Paulo Arnaldo, Maciej F Boni, Gwladys I Bertin, Peter C Bull, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Edwin Kamau, Huch Cheah, Claire Kamaliddin, Vladimir Corredor, David J Conway, Nicholas Day, Abibatou Konaté, Erin Courtier, Theerarat Kochakarn, Arjen Dondorp, Abdoulaye Djimde, Diego F Echeverry, Seydou Doumbia, Mara Lawniczak, Pharath Lim, Sonia Maria Mauricio Enosse, Oumou Maïga-Ascofaré, Thomas G Egwang, Aung Myint Thu, Mark Fleharty, Jutta Marfurt, Caterina A Fanello, Mark Fukuda, Victor Mobegi, Matthew Forbes, Sara Anne Healy, G L Abby Harrison, Anastasia Hernandez-Koutoucheva, Jason A Hendry, Ivo Mueller, Francis Hombhanje, Harald Noedl, Catherine A Hill, Thuy-Nhien Nguyen, Mazza Hussein, Amanda Hott, Rintis Noviyanti, Scott A Jackson, Abraham Oduro, Deus Ishengoma, Harold Ocholla, Julia Jeans, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Chris G Jacob, Drissa S Konate, Jon Keatley, Francois Nosten, Kolapo Oyebola, Myat P Kyaw, Aminatou Kone, Norbert Peshu, Samuel K Lee, Dennis Kyle, Kovana M Loua, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Martha Lemnge, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Richard James Maude, Pascal Ringwald, Celine I Mandara, Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed, Toshihiro Mita, Jaqui Montgomery, Julian C Rayner, David Saunders, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, Lastenia Ruiz, Kathryn Murie, Peter Siba, Collins Misita Morang’a, Alex Shayo, Tuyen Nguyen Thi Kim, Thang Ngo Duc, Vincent Ntui-Njock Ntui, Colin Sutherland, Hong Nguyen Van, Xin-zhuan Su, Marie A Onyamboko, Livingstone Tavul, Irene Omedo, Richard Pearson, Antoinette Tshefu, Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo, Vandana Thathy, Chris Drakeley, Huynh Hong Quang, Joseph Vinetz, Christopher V Plowe, Federica Verra, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Jason Wendler, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Teun Bousema, Thuy Nguyen, Mahamadou S. Sissoko, Valentin Ruano-Rubio, Alexis Nzila, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Christen Smith, William Yavo, Ngo Viet Thanh, Arthur Talman, Georgia Whitton, Mahamoudou Toure, Rob W van der Pluijm, Sarah Auburn, Antoine Claessens, Mahamadou Diakite, Kesinee Chotivanich, Mehul Dhorda, Olivo Miotto, Mallika Imwong, Mayfong Mayxay, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Philip Bejon, Elizabeth Ashley, Alyssa Barry, Rick M. Fairhurst, Ye Htut, Tran Tinh Hien, Kimberly J Johnson, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, Umberto D'Alessandro, Chanthap Lon, Paul N Newton, Aung P Phyo, Ric N Price, Victoria J Simpson, Kevin Marsh, Nicholas J White, Thomas E Wellems, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Mozam Ali, Ambroise Ahouidi, Jacob Almagro-Garcia, Ben Andagalu, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Voahangy Andrianaranjaka, Tobias Apinjoh, Vito Baraka, Hampate Ba, Steffen Borrmann, Oralee Branch, Thanat Chookajorn, Souleymane Dama, Chanaki Amaratunga, Alister Craig, Brigitte Denis, Eleanor Drury, Christiane Dolecek, Patrick Duffy, Berhanu Erko, Abdul Faiz, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Anita Ghansah, Dionicia Gamboa

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Global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of oral disorders: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 1990–2017 by Shervan Shoaee, Erfan Ghasemi, Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi, Erfan Shamsoddin, Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone, Shahin Roshani, Mohammad-Hossein Heydari, Moein Yoosefi, Masoud Masinaei, Sina Azadnaejafabadi, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Negar Rezaei, Bagher Larijani, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Farshad Farzadfar

“…Nicaragua (=41.3), Belgium (=40.2), Venezuela (=38.4), Sierra Leone (=30.5), and the Gambia (=30.3) were the five countries with the least age-standardised QCI values. …”
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The East African Community’s mobile laboratory network’s rapid response during the first 2 weeks of the Ebola Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Uganda and pandemic preparedness... by Sophie Duraffour, John Kiiru, Florian Gehre, Jürgen May, Muna Affara, Hakim Lagu, Emmanuel Achol, Neema Omari, Grace Ochido, Julia Hinzmann, Eric Kezakarayagwa, Francine Kabatesi, Anatole Nkeshimana, Joseph Nyandwi, Donald Duku Samson, Gwokpan Awin Nykwec, Michael Lasuba Lokore, Lul Lojok Deng, Maria Ezekielly Kelly, Peter Bernard Mtesigwa Mkama, Alex Magesa, Medard Beyanga, Abdi Roba, Millicent Ndia, Peter Lokamar, Alice Kabanda, Isabelle Mukagatare, Emmanuel Kabalisa, Robert Rutayisire, Isaac Sewanyana, Eunice Jennifer Nambozo, Tonny Muyigi, Godfrey Pimundu, Michael Katende, Susan Nabadda, Eric Nzeyimana

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Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020–2021 by Moussa Moïse Diagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Alioune Gaye, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Diawo Diallo, Amadou Diallo, Lusajo L. Mwakibete, Mamadou Diop, El Hadji Ndiaye, Vida Ahyong, Babacar Diouf, Moufid Mhamadi, Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Fodé Danfakha, Boly Diop, Oumar Faye, Cheikh Loucoubar, Gamou Fall, Cristina M. Tato, Amadou Alpha Sall, Scott C. Weaver, Mawlouth Diallo, Ousmane Faye

“…Genomic analysis showed a close relationship between the circulating strain in eastern Senegal, 2020, and another one from the West African lineage previously detected and sequenced two years ago from an unvaccinated Dutch traveler who visited the Gambia and Senegal before developing signs after returning to Europe. …”
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Fetal sex and risk of pregnancy-associated malaria in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic regions: a meta-analysis by Holger W. Unger, Anastasia Jessica Hadiprodjo, Julie R. Gutman, Valerie Briand, Nadine Fievet, Innocent Valea, Halidou Tinto, Umberto D’Alessandro, Sarah H. Landis, Feiko Ter Kuile, Peter Ouma, Martina Oneko, Victor Mwapasa, Laurence Slutsker, Dianne J. Terlouw, Simon Kariuki, John Ayisi, Bernard Nahlen, Meghna Desai, Mwayi Madanitsa, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Per Ashorn, Kenneth Maleta, Antoinette Tshefu-Kitoto, Ivo Mueller, Danielle Stanisic, Jordan Cates, Anna Maria Van Eijk, Maria Ome-Kaius, Elizabeth H. Aitken, Stephen J. Rogerson

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Metagenomic sequencing, molecular characterization, and Bayesian phylogenetics of imported type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus, Spain, 2021 by Maria Dolores Fernandez-Garcia, Maria Dolores Fernandez-Garcia, Martin Faye, Francisco Diez-Fuertes, Francisco Diez-Fuertes, Antonio Moreno-Docón, Antonio Moreno-Docón, Maria Dolores Chirlaque-López, Maria Dolores Chirlaque-López, Maria Dolores Chirlaque-López, Ousmane Faye, Maria Cabrerizo, Maria Cabrerizo

“…We suggest that all VDPV2s circulating in 2020–21 in Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, and Mauritania have an ancestral origin in Senegal estimated around 2015. …”
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G6PD and HBB polymorphisms in the Senegalese population: prevalence, correlation with clinical malaria by Fatou Thiam, Gora Diop, Cedric Coulonges, Céline Derbois, Babacar Mbengue, Alassane Thiam, Cheikh Momar Nguer, Jean Francois Zagury, Jean-Francois Deleuze, Alioune Dieye

“…The G6PD and HBB deficiencies are widespread in West Africa endemic malaria regions such as The Gambia, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The study shows the critical role of genetic factors in malaria outcomes. …”
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Causes of severe pneumonia requiring hospital admission in children without HIV infection from Africa and Asia: the PERCH multi-country case-control study by Kessler, CE, O'Brien, K, Brooks, WA, Baggett, HC, Crawley, J, Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study Group

“…METHODS:We did a multi-site, international case-control study in nine study sites in seven countries: Bangladesh, The Gambia, Kenya, Mali, South Africa, Thailand, and Zambia. …”

Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data by Hamada S Badr, PhD, Josh M Colston, PhD, Nhat-Lan H Nguyen, BA, Yen Ting Chen, MD, Eleanor Burnett, MPH, Syed Asad Ali, MPH, Ajit Rayamajhi, MD, Syed M Satter, MPH, Nguyen Van Trang, PhD, Daniel Eibach, PD, Ralf Krumkamp, DrPH, Jürgen May, MD, Ayola Akim Adegnika, PhD, Gédéon Prince Manouana, PhD, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, MD, Roma Chilengi, MSc, Luiza Hatyoka, PhD, Amanda K Debes, PhD, Jerome Ateudjieu, PhD, Abu S G Faruque, MPH, M Jahangir Hossain, MSc, Suman Kanungo, PhD, Karen L Kotloff, MD, Inácio Mandomando, PhD, M Imran Nisar, PhD, Richard Omore, PhD, Samba O Sow, MSc, Anita K M Zaidi, SM, Nathalie Lambrecht, PhD, Bright Adu, PhD, Nicola Page, MPH, James A Platts-Mills, MD, Cesar Mavacala Freitas, MD, Tuula Pelkonen, PhD, Per Ashorn, PhD, Kenneth Maleta, PhD, Tahmeed Ahmed, PhD, Pascal Bessong, PhD, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, PhD, Carl Mason, MD, Estomih Mduma, PhD, Maribel P Olortegui, MPH, Pablo Peñataro Yori, MPH, Aldo A M Lima, PhD, Gagandeep Kang, PhD, Jean Humphrey, ScD, Robert Ntozini, MPH, Andrew J Prendergast, DPhil, Kazuhisa Okada, PhD, Warawan Wongboot, PhD, Nina Langeland, PhD, Sabrina J Moyo, PhD, James Gaensbauer, MD, Mario Melgar, MD, Matthew Freeman, PhD, Anna N Chard, MPH, Vonethalom Thongpaseuth, MD, Eric Houpt, MD, Benjamin F Zaitchik, PhD, Margaret N Kosek, MD

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