Evaluation of Simplified HCV Diagnostics in HIV/HCV Co-Infected Patients in Myanmar by Phyo Pyae Nyein, Shane Tillakeratne, Sabai Phyu, Myint Myint Yee, Mya Mya Lwin, Kyaw Linn Htike, May Thu Aung, Jason Grebely, Tanya Applegate, Josh Hanson, Gail Matthews, Kyaw Swar Lin

“…To evaluate a decentralised testing model and simplified treatment protocol of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to facilitate treatment scale-up in Myanmar, this prospective, observational study recruited HIV–HCV co-infected outpatients receiving sofosbuvir/daclatasvir in Yangon, Myanmar. The study examined the outcomes and factors associated with a sustained virological response (SVR). …”
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The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar by Carolyn Thompson, Ngwe Lwin, Pyae Phyo Aung, Tin Htun Aung, Thura Soe Min Htike, Aye Mi San, Naw May Lay Thant, Christian Roos, Peng-Fei Fan, Koen van Rompay, Mark Grindley, Phyu Pyar Tin, No No Wai, Htoo Htoo Aung Lwin, Kirsten V. Gilardi, Frank Momberg, Susan M. Cheyne, Tierra Smiley Evans

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Clonal diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Myanmar: identification of novel ST1407 harbouring blaNDM-1 by M.S. Aung, M.S. Hlaing, N. San, M.T. Aung, T.T. Mar, N. Kobayashi

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Joining the dots in an era of uncertainty – Reviewing Myanmar’s Illegal wildlife trade and looking to the future by J.F. McEvoy, G.M. Connette, Q. Huang, Paing Soe, Khin Htet Htet Pyone, Yan Lin Htun, Aung Naing Lin, Aung Lwin Thant, Wai Yan Htun, Kaung Htet Paing, Khine Khine Swe, Myint Aung, M. Songer, P. Leimgruber

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Marine Fouling Panel Survey and Assessment of Marine Alien Invasive Species in Myanmar by Myint Myint Khaing

“…In addition, though the Yangon port and jetties are located upstream some 12 miles from the mouth of Yangon River, it experiences regular tidal action with seasonal brackish water conditions. …”
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Exposure to diverse sarbecoviruses indicates frequent zoonotic spillover in human communities interacting with wildlife by Tierra Smiley Evans, Chee Wah Tan, Ohnmar Aung, Sabai Phyu, Htin Lin, Lark L. Coffey, Aung Than Toe, Pyaephyo Aung, Tin Htun Aung, Nyein Thu Aung, Christopher M. Weiss, Kyaw Zin Thant, Zaw Than Htun, Suzan Murray, Linfa Wang, Christine Kreuder Johnson, Hlaing Myat Thu

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The first Myanmar-based telemedicine solution for the people of Myanmar: A pilot study at 3 diverse facilities by E.J. Leroux, T. Ohn, P.M. Lwin, A. Wagner, S.V. Mahadevan

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Vision-based Size Estimation and Centroid Positioning of Partially Occluded Fruits by Mya Thin Kyu Kyu, Nay Zar Aung

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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus argenteus Isolates Harboring Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, Enterotoxins, and TSST-1 Genes from Foo... by Meiji Soe Aung, Thida San, Mya Mya Aye, San Mya, Win Win Maw, Khin Nyein Zan, Wut Hmone Win Htut, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya, Noriko Urushibara, Nobumichi Kobayashi

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Asian elephant calf physiology and mahout perspectives during taming in Myanmar by Jennie A. H. Crawley, Hnin Nandar, Htet T. Zaw, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Diogo J. Franco dos Santos, Martin W. Seltmann, Janine L. Brown, Robert M. Goodsell, Zaw M. Oo, Win Htut, U. K. Nyein, Htoo H. Aung, Virpi Lummaa

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Identifying Land-Use Related Potential Disaster Risk Drivers in the Ayeyarwady Delta (Myanmar) during the Last 50 Years (1974–2021) Using a Hybrid Ensemble Learning Model by Anissa Vogel, Katharina Seeger, Dominik Brill, Helmut Brückner, Khin Khin Soe, Nay Win Oo, Nilar Aung, Zin Nwe Myint, Frauke Kraas

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Strengthening small-scale fisheries management and conservation in Myanmar through locally managed marine areas by Soe Thiha, Kyaw Zayya, Muyar Aye, Soe Tint Aung, Salai Mon Nyi Nyi Lin, Filippo Carli, Henry Duffy

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Challenges faced by community health nurses to achieve universal health coverage in Myanmar: A mixed methods study by Sein Yaw May, Naw Clara, Ohn Khin Khin, Win Win Mar, Aye Nandar Han, Su Su Maw

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Two new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Liphistius Schiödte, 1849 (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Myanmar by Khin Pyae Pyae Aung, Xin Xu, Wai Wai Lwin, Men Zing Sang, Long Yu, Hao Liu, Fengxiang Liu, Daiqin Li

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History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Myanmar by Win Mar

“…Nuclear Medicine was established in Myanmar in 1963 by Dr Soe Myint and International Atomic Energy expert Dr R. Hochel at Yangon General Hospital. Nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services started with Probe Scintillation Detector Systems and rectilinear scanner. …”
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Burden of Chikungunya Virus Infection during an Outbreak in Myanmar by Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Aung Kyaw Kyaw, Khine Mya Nwe, Su Su Myaing, Ye Thu Win, Shingo Inoue, Yuki Takamatsu, Takeshi Urano, Hlaing Myat Thu, Saw Wutt Hmone, Kyaw Zin Thant, Kouichi Morita

“…In 2019, a sizeable outbreak of the East Central South African genotype of CHIKV occurred in Myanmar, and during this period, a cross-sectional study was conducted in two regions, Mandalay and Yangon, to examine the molecular and seropositivity rate of the CHIKV infection. …”
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Acute myocarditis in a young male after gastroenteritis: A case report and literature review by May Thu Kyaw, Thein Myint, Thant Zaw Lwin

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Corrigendum to “Myanmar's human resources for health: current situation and its challenges” [Heliyon 5 (3), (March 2019), e01390] by Yu Mon Saw, Thet Mon Than, Yamin Thaung, Sandar Aung, Laura Wen-Shuan Shiao, Ei Mon Win, Moe Khaing, Nyein Aye Tun, Shigemi Iriyama, Hla Hla Win, Kayako Sakisaka, Masamine Jimba, Nobuyuki Hamajima, Thu Nandar Saw

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Traffic Less Navigation with Haversine Formula and RPA Algorithm by Nyeinchan Soe

“…A system that displays changes in the position, speed, and direction of vehicles traveling on the streets of Yangon using traffic speeds and route pattern algorithms. …”
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Acute-phase Serum Cytokine Levels and Correlation with Clinical Outcomes in Children and Adults with Primary and Secondary Dengue Virus Infection in Myanmar between 2017 and 2019 by Khine Mya Nwe, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Theingi Win Myat, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Moh Moh Htun, Htin Lin, Nang Sarm Hom, Aung Min Soe, Annie Elong Ngono, Shinjiro Hamano, Kouichi Morita, Kyaw Zin Thant, Sujan Shresta, Hlaing Myat Thu, Meng Ling Moi

“…We analyzed 45 cytokines and other factors in serum samples from the acute phase of DENV infection (within 3–5 days of symptom onset) from 167 patients in Yangon, Myanmar, between 2017 and 2019. All of the patients tested positive for serum DENV nonstructural protein 1 antigen (NS1 Ag); 78.4% and 62.9% were positive for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and G (IgG), respectively; and 18.0%, 19.8%, and 11.9% tested positive for serotypes 1, 3, and 4, respectively. …”
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