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Review

Kala-azar elimination in India: Reflections on success and sustainability

Pandey DK, Alvar J, den Boer M, Jain S, Gill N,  et al.
2025-03-03 • International Health
2025-03-03 • International Health

The incidence and mortality of kala-azar (KA, visceral leishmaniasis) in India have fallen drastically in the past few years, and in 2023 the reported KA incidence reached the thresho...

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Research

Patient insights research exploring disease awareness, patient life experience, and current management of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

Sundar S, Alves F, Ritmeijer K, den Boer M, Forsyth C,  et al.
2025-02-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2025-02-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania parasites and transmitted by sand fly bites, targeted for elimination in I...

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Research

The genetic diversity of Nipah virus across spatial scales

Cortes-Azuero O, Lefrancq N, Nikolay B, McKee C, Cappelle J,  et al.
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

Nipah virus (NiV), a highly lethal virus in humans, circulates in Pteropus bats throughout South and Southeast Asia. Difficulty in obtaining viral genomes from bats m...

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Poster

Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C, Gunathilake N, Wimalasiri U, Anpahalan JP, Menike CW,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Climate change, thermal anomalies, and the recent progression of Dengue in Brazil

Barcellos C
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
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Slide Presentation

Experiencias de la implementación Wolbachia en el control de vectores de arbovirus en Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Castañeda J, Gomez D, Salem-Bango L, Boquin E, Ortuno R,  et al.
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
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Abstract

Experiencias de la implementación Wolbachia en el control de vectores de arbovirus en Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Castañeda J, Gomez D, Salem-Bango L, Boquin E, Ortuno R,  et al.
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024

INTRODUCCIÓN

El dengue es una enfermedad febril que afecta a la región de las Américas. En Honduras, en los últimos cinco a...

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Video

Experiences of Wolbachia implementation in the control of arbovirus vectors in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Boquin E
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
2024-11-05 • MSF Scientific Days Latin America 2024
Conference Material
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Video

Strongyloidiasis among patients with renal disease in selected hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka - a preliminary report

Weerasekera C
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-10-24 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Effectiveness of indoor residual spraying on malaria morbidity in Kinyinya and Ryansoro health districts, Burundi

Ndayisaba R, Colombe S, Van Bortel W, Sinarinzi P, Nzomukunda Y,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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Short Report

Implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) in Benin, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda: Stakeholder engagement meeting report

Hill J, Accrombessi M, Briand V, Dhabangi A, Hoyt J,  et al.
2024-03-27 • Malaria Journal
2024-03-27 • Malaria Journal

A Stakeholder engagement meeting on the implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) in Benin, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 27 September...

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Protocol

Host, parasite and drug determinants of clinical outcomes following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: a protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis

Kumar R, Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Siddiqui NA, Munir A,  et al.
2023-10-28 • BMJ Open
2023-10-28 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with an estimated 30 000 new cases occurring annually. There is an observed variation in the efficacy of the current f...
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Research

Detection of insecticide resistance markers in Anopheles funestus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo using a targeted amplicon sequencing panel

Acford-Palmer H, Campos M, Bandibabone JB, N’Do S, Bantuzeko C,  et al.
2023-10-13 • Scientific Reports
2023-10-13 • Scientific Reports
Vector control strategies have been successful in reducing the number of malaria cases and deaths globally, but the spread of insecticide resistance represents a significant threat to di...
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Research

Investigating molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bandibabone JB, McLoughlin C, Ndo S, Bantuzeko C, Byabushi V,  et al.
2021-12-14 • Malaria Journal
2021-12-14 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Malaria vector control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is plagued by several major challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, lack of access to health care s...
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Research

A significant increase in kdr in Anopheles gambiae is associated with an intensive vector control intervention in Burundi highlands

Protopopoff N, Verhaeghen K, Van Bortel W, Roelants P, Marcotty T,  et al.
2008-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2008-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: In Burundi, the occurrence of the knock down resistance (kdr) mutation in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) was determined for six consecutive years within the ...
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Research

Identification of main malaria vectors and their insecticide resistance profile in internally displaced and indigenous communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Loonen JACM, Dery DB, Musaka BZ, Bandibabone JB, Bousema T,  et al.
2020-11-23 • Malaria Journal
2020-11-23 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Malaria remains a major public health concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its control is affected by recurrent conflicts. Médecins Sans Frontières (M...
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Short Report

Rift Valley fever outbreak--Kenya, November 2006-January 2007

Nguku PM, Sharif S, Omar A, Nzioka C, Muthoka P,  et al.
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
In mid-December 2006, several unexplained fatalities associated with fever and generalized bleeding were reported to the Kenya Ministry of Health (KMOH) from Garissa District in North Ea...
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Research

Early biting and insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles might compromise the effectiveness of vector control intervention in Southwestern Uganda

Ojuka P, Boum Y II, Denoeud-Ndam L, Nabasumba C, Muller Y,  et al.
2015-04-09 • Malaria Journal
2015-04-09 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Southwestern Uganda has high malaria heterogeneity despite moderate vector control and other interventions. Moreover, the early biting transmission and increased resistanc...