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General contextual effects on neglected tropical disease risk in rural Kenya by Glanville, William A. de, Thomas, Lian F., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Wardrop, N., Wamae, C.N., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are characterized by their tendency to cluster within groups of people, typically the poorest and most marginalized. …”
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The global burden of disease study 2010: Interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases by Hotez, Peter J., Alvarado, M., Basanez, M.-G., Bolliger, I., Bourne, R., Boussinesq, M., Brooker, S.J., Brown, A.S., Buckle, G., Budke, C.M., Carabin, H., Coffeng, L.E., Fèvre, Eric M., Furst, T., Halasa, Y.A., Jasrasaria, R., Johns, N.E., Keizer, Johannes, King, C.H., Lozano, R., Murdoch, M.E., O'Hanlon, S., Pion, S.D.S., Pullan, R.L., Ramaiah, K.D., Roberts, T., Shepard, D.S., Smith, J.L., Stolk, W.A., Undurraga, E.A., Utzinger, J., Wang, M., Murray, C.J.L., Naghavi, M.

“…With a few exceptions, most of the NTDs currently listed by the WHO [7] or those on the expanded list from PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases [8] are disablers rather than killers, so the DALY estimates represent one of the few metrics available that could fully embrace the chronic effects of these infections.…”
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One Health research at ILRI to address neglected tropical diseases, zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Hu Suk Lee, Lindahl, Johanna F., Thang Nguyen, Bett, Bernard K., Fèvre, Eric M., Sothyra Tum, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Moodley, Arshnee, Grace, Delia

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Pyrenochaeta glycines, a threat to soybean cultivation in Nigeria by Akem, C.N., Akueshi, C.O., Agina, S.M., Dashiell, Kenton E.

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A dynamic species distribution model of Glossina subgenus Morsitans: The identification of tsetse reservoirs and refugia by Visser, Mark H. de, Messina, Joseph P., Moore, Nathan J., Lusch, David P., Maitima, Joseph

“…Tsetse flies are the primary vector for African trypanosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that affects both humans and livestock across the continent of Africa. …”
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Insights into the diagnosis, vaccines, and control of Taenia solium, a zoonotic, neglected parasite by Hossain, M.S., Shabir, S., Toye, Philip G., Thomas, Lian F., Falcone, F.H.

“…Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis (TSTC) is a foodborne, zoonotic neglected tropical disease affecting predominately low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Blood cellular changes associated with bacteremia and malaria co-morbidity among children in western Kenya by Ogulla, G., Mwalimu, Stephen, Muturi, M., Ouma, C.

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Spatial and temporal distribution of Taenia solium and its risk factors in Uganda by Ngwili, Nicholas, Sentamu, Derrick N., Korir, M., Adriko, M., Beinamaryo, P., Dione, Michel M., Kaducu, J.M., Mubangizi, A., Mwinzi, P.N., Thomas, Lian F., Dixon, M.A.

“…Background The lack of sub-national mapping of the zoonotic cestode Taenia solium in endemic countries presents a major challenge to achieving intensified T. solium control milestones, as outlined in the “World Health Organization neglected tropical disease roadmap by 2030”. We conducted a mapping study in Uganda, considered to be endemic, to identify sub-national high-risk areas. …”
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Investigating a hyper-endemic focus of Taenia solium in northern Lao PDR by Okello, A., Ash, Andrew J., Keokhamphet, C., Hobbs, E., Khamlome, Boualam, Dorny, P., Thomas, Lian F., Allen, J.

“…Background The Taenia solium cysticercosis-taeniasis complex is a Neglected Tropical Disease of significant public health importance in many impoverished communities worldwide. …”
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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya by Thomas, Lian F., Glanville, William A. de, Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Handel, Ian G., Wamae, C.N., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. …”
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Estimating the burden of rhodesiense sleeping sickness during an outbreak in Serere, eastern Uganda by Fèvre, Eric M., Odiit, M., Coleman, P.G., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Welburn, S.C.

“…Zoonotic sleeping sickness, or HAT (Human African Trypanosomiasis), caused by infection with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is an under-reported and neglected tropical disease. Previous assessments of the disease burden expressed as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for this infection have not distinguished T.b. rhodesiense from infection with the related, but clinically distinct Trypanosoma brucei gambiense form. …”
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Snakebite in domestic animals: First global scoping review by Bolon, Isabelle, Finat, Matias, Herrera, Maria, Nickerson, Andrea, Grace, Delia, Schütte, Stephanie, Martins, Sara B., Ruíz de Castañeda, Rafael

“…Snakebite is a Neglected Tropical Disease estimated to cause more than 100,000 human deaths and disable more than 400,000 victims each year. …”
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No Paragonimus in high-risk groups in Cote d'Ivoire, but considerable prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoon infections by Traoré, S.G., Odermatt, P., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Utzinger, J., Aka, N.D., Adoubryn, K.D., Assoumou, A., Dreyfuss, G., Koussemon, M.

“…Background: Paragonimiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by an infection with lung flukes that is transmitted through the consumption of undercooked crabs. …”
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Complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-23 months in rural area, Southern-Benin: challenges and opportunities by Mitchodigni, I.M., Hounkpatin, Waliou Amoussa, Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Termote, Céline, Kennedy, G., Hounhouigan, Djidjoho J.

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Volunteer based approach to dog vaccination campaigns to eliminate human rabies: Lessons from Laikipia County, Kenya by Ferguson, A.W., Muloi, Dishon M., Ngatia, D.K., Kiongo, W., Kimuyu, D.M., Webala, P.W., Olum, M.O., Muturi, M., Thumbi, Samuel M., Woodroffe, R., Murugi, L., Fèvre, Eric M., Murray, S., Martins, D.J.

“…This preventable Neglected Tropical Disease has a large impact across continental Africa, especially for rural populations living in close contact with livestock and wildlife. …”
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The genome of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni by Berriman, M., Haas, B.J., LoVerde, P.T., Wilson, R.A., Dillon, G.P., Cerqueira, G.C., Mashiyama, S.T., Al-Lazikani, B., Andrade, L.F., Ashton, P.D., Aslett, M.A., Bartholomeu, D.C., Blandin, G., Caffrey, C.R., Coghlan, A., Coulson, R., Day, T.A., Delcher, A., DeMarco, R., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Eyre, T., Gamble, J.A., Ghedin, E., Gu, Y., Hertz-Fowler, C., Hirai, H., Hirai, Y., Houston, R., Ivens, A., Johnston, D.A., Lacerda, D., Macedo, C.D., McVeigh, P., Ning, Z., Oliveira, G., Overington, J.P., Parkhill, J., Pertea, M., Pierce, R.J., Protasio, A.V., Quail, M.A., Rajandream, M.A., Rogers, J., Sajid, M., Salzberg, S.L., Stanke, M., Tivey, A.R., White, O., Williams, D.L., Wortman, Jennifer R., Wu, W., Zamanian, M., Zerlotini, A., Fraser-Liggett, C.M., Barrell, B.G., El-Sayed, N.M.

“…Schistosoma mansoni is responsible for the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis that affects 210 million people in 76 countries. …”
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Estimating real snakebite incidence in Colombia by using mathematical modelling and statistical inference by Bravo Vega, Carlos, Renjifo Ibañez, Camila, Santos Vega, Mauricio, Leon Nuñez, Leonardo Jose, Angarita Sierra, Teddy, Cordovez, Juan Manuel

“…Snakebite envenoming is a Neglected Tropical Disease affecting mainly deprived populations. …”
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The global burden of disease study 2013: What does it mean for the NTDs? by Herricks, J.R., Hotez, Peter J., Wanga, V., Coffeng, L.E., Haagsma, J.A., Basáñez, M.-G., Buckle, G., Budke, C.M., Carabin, H., Fèvre, Eric M., Fürst, T., Halasa, Y.A., King, C.H., Murdoch, M.E., Ramaiah, K.D., Shepard, D.S., Stolk, W.A., Undurraga, E.A., Stanaway, J.D., Naghavi, M., Murray, C.J.L.

“…For the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), the GBD 2010 confirmed a high disease burden for the 17 major NTDs prioritized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as for selected conditions also recognized as NTDs by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, including amoebiasis, cholera, cryptosporidiosis, typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, trichomoniasis, venomous animal contact, and scabies (referred to here as “additional NTDs”) [1]. …”
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Registration of 16 maizestreak resistant tropical maize parental inbred lines by Kim, S.K., Efron, Y., Khadr, F., Fajemisin, K.J., Lee, M.H.

“…Most of the inbreds have resistance to some of the other major tropical diseases. Data are tabulated on parentage, grain yield and agronomic traits, and resistance to Puccinia polysora, Helminthosporium maydis [Cochliobolus heterostrophus], Curvularia leaf spot, Fusarium moniliforme [Gibberella fujikuroi] and the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica.…”
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Resources available from the African Trypanosome Genome Project by Melville, S.E., Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Donelson, J.E.

“…During its first two years, the African trypanosome genome project, funded in part by the UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), has concentrated on three fundamental areas: (1) gene discovery by single-pass sequencing of cDNAs to produce expressed sequence tags (ESTs): (2) definition of the karyotype of several stocks of Trypanosoma brucei using ESTs: and (3) hybridization of cDNA clones to a bacteriophage Pl library containing T. brucei genomic DNA. …”
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