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Clustering of subpatent infections in households with asymptomatic rapid diagnostic test-positive cases in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea independent of travel to regions of higher malaria endemicity: a cross-sectional study by Hergott, Dianna E. B., Balkus, Jennifer E., García, Guillermo A., Cruz, Kurtis R., Seilie, Annette M., Masters, Haley, Aveika, Akum A., Iyanga, Marcos Mbuilto, Mba Eyono, Jeremias Nzamio, Guthrie, Brandon L., Murphy, Sean C.

“…Abstract Background Prevalence of falciparum malaria on Bioko Island remains high despite sustained, intensive control. Progress may be hindered by high…”
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Long-term protection against HBV chronic carriage of Gambian adolescents vaccinated in infancy and immune response in HBV booster trial in adolescence by van der Sande, Marianne A B, Waight, Pauline A, Mendy, Maimuna, Zaman, Syed, Kaye, Steve, Sam, Omar, Kahn, Abi, Jeffries, David, Akum, Aveika A, Hall, Andrew J, Bah, Ebrima, McConkey, Samuel J, Hainaut, Pierre, Whittle, Hilton C

“…Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) arising in childhood is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in adult life. Between 1986 and 1990,…”
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Risk factors for and clinical outcome of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a peri-urban West-African birth cohort by van der Sande, Marianne A B, Kaye, Steve, Miles, David J C, Waight, Pauline, Jeffries, David J, Ojuola, Olubukola O, Palmero, Melba, Pinder, Margaret, Ismaili, Jamila, Flanagan, Katie L, Aveika, Akum A, Zaman, Akram, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, McConkey, Samuel J, Whittle, Hilton C, Marchant, Arnaud

“…Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most prevalent congenital infection worldwide. Epidemiology and clinical outcomes are known to vary with…”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Kaaya, Sylvia, Mugusi, Ferdinand, Fawzi, Wafaie, Okuma, James, Liu, Enju, Armstrong, Catharina, Hawkins, Claudia, Spiegelman, Donna, Aveika, Akum, Muhihi, Alfa J., Njelekela, Marina, Chalamila, Guerino

“…Background. Elevated blood pressure has been reported among treatment naïve HIV-infected patients. We investigated prevalence of hypertension and its…”
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Influence of HLA Class I and HLA-KIR Compound Genotypes on HIV-2 Infection and Markers of Disease Progression in a Manjako Community in West Africa by Yindom, Louis-Marie, Leligdowicz, Aleksandra, Martin, Maureen P, Gao, Xiaojiang, Qi, Ying, Zaman, Syed M A, van der Loeff, Maarten Schim, van Tienen, Carla, Jaye, Assan, Aveika, Akum, Worwui, Archibald, Diatta, Mathurin, Vincent, Tim, Whittle, Hilton C, Rowland-Jones, Sarah L, Walton, Robert, Carrington, Mary

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Explaining progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 for child survival in Tanzania by Niyeha, Debora, Malamsha, Deogratius, Mpembeni, Rose, Charwe, Debora, Epimark, Saul, Malima, Khadija, Aveika, Akum, Aung, Tricia, Hazel, Elizabeth, Tam, Yvonne, Heidkamp, Rebecca

“…During the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era (1990-2015) the government in Mainland Tanzania and partners launched numerous initiatives to advance child…”
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Body Mass Index at Time of HIV Diagnosis: A Strong and Independent Predictor of Survival by van der Sande, Marianne A. B, van der Loeff, Maarten F. Schim, Aveika, Akum A, Sabally, Saihou, Togun, Toyin, Sarge-Njie, Ramu, Alabi, Abraham S, Jaye, Assan, Corrah, Tumani, Whittle, Hilton C

“…BACKGROUNDIdentification of basic prognostic indicators of HIV infection is essential before widespread antiretroviral therapy can be implemented in…”
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Mortality of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected patients in a clinic-based cohort in The Gambia by Schim van der Loeff, Maarten F, Jaffar, Shabbar, Aveika, Akum A, Sabally, Saihou, Corrah, Tumani, Harding, Elizabeth, Alabi, Abraham, Bayang, Alhajie, Ariyoshi, Koya, Whittle, Hilton C

“…To assess and compare the mortality rates of patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 or both infections (HIV-D) in the same population. Clinic-based cohort study…”
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Regional differences in HIV trends in The Gambia: results from sentinel surveillance among pregnant women by SCHIM VAN DER LOEF, Maarten F, SARGE-NJIE, Ramu, CEESAY, Saihou, AKUM AVEIKA AWASANA, JAYE, Pa, SAM, Omar, JAITEH, Kebba O, CUBITT, David, MILLIGAN, Paul, WHITTLE, Hilton C

“…To monitor HIV-1 and HIV-2 trends in The Gambia, West Africa. In 1993-1995 a nationwide survey among 29 670 pregnant women attending eight antenatal clinics…”
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Mortality and treatment failure among HIV-infected adults in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania by Chalamilla, Guerino, Hawkins, Claudia, Okuma, James, Spiegelman, Donna, Aveika, Akum, Christian, Beatrice, Koda, Happiness, Kaaya, Sylvia, Mtasiwa, Deo, Fawzi, Wafaie

“…Monitoring antiretroviral treatment (ART) outcomes is essential for assessing the success of HIV care and treatment programs in resource-limited settings…”
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Virological and immunological response to combivir and emergence of drug resistance mutations in a cohort of HIV-2 patients in The Gambia by JALLOW, Sabelle, KAYE, Steve, JANSSENS, Wouter, MCCONKEY, Samuel J, ALABI, Abraham, AVEIKA, Akum, SARGE-NJIE, Ramu, SABALLY, Saihou, CORRAH, Tumani, WHITTLE, Hilton, VANHAM, Guido, ROWLAND-JONES, Sarah

“…The virological and imrnunological responses of eight HIV-2 infected patients to zidovudine and lamivudine and the emergence of drug-resistance mutations were…”
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Baseline Plasma Viral Load and CD4 Cell Percentage Predict Survival in HIV-1- and HIV-2-Infected Women in a Community-Based Cohort in The Gambia by Hansmann, Andreas, Schim van der Loeff, Maarten F, Kaye, Steve, Awasana, Akum Aveika, Sarge-Njie, Ramu, OʼDonovan, Diarmuid, Ariyoshi, Koya, Alabi, Abraham, Milligan, Paul, Whittle, Hilton C

“…OBJECTIVES:To estimate and compare the all-cause mortality rates among HIV-1-infected, HIV-2-infected, and uninfected women and to assess the predictive value…”
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Evaluation of a New Rapid Diagnostic Kit (FemExam) for Bacterial Vaginosis in Patients With Vaginal Discharge Syndrome in The Gambia by WEST, BERYL, MORISON, LINDA, VAN DER LOEFF, MAARTEN SCHIM, GOODING, EUPHEMIA, AWASANA, AKUM AVEIKA, DEMBA, EDWARD, MAYAUD, PHILIPPE

“…Background: Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in resource-poor primary health care settings is often overlooked; there is a need for a cheap, rapid,…”
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Incidence of tuberculosis and survival after its diagnosis in patients infected with HIV-1 and HIV-2 by VAN DER SANDE, Marianne A. B, SCHIM VAN DER LOEFF, Maarten F, JAYE, Assan, CORRAH, Tumani, MCCONKEY, Samuel, WHITTLE, Hilton C, BENNETT, Rachel C, DOWLING, Mary, AVEIKA, Akum A, TOGUN, Toyin O, SABALLY, Saihou, JEFFRIES, David, ADEGBOLA, Richard A, SARGE-NJIE, Ramu

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis (TB) is the most frequently diagnosed opportunistic infection and cause of death among HIV-infected patients. HIV-2 has…”
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Is HIV-2-induced AIDS different from HIV-1-associated AIDS? Data from a West African clinic by MARTINEZ-STEELE, Euridice, AVEIKA AWASANA, Akum, SCHIM VAN DER LOEFF, Maarten F, CORRAH, Tumani, SABALLY, Saihou, VAN DER SANDE, Marianne, JAYE, Assan, TOGUN, Toyin, SARGE-NJIE, Ramu, MCCONKEY, Samuel J, WHITTLE, Hilton

“…Although AIDS is less frequent following HIV-2 than HIV-1 infection, it is unclear whether the clinical picture and clinical course of AIDS are similar in the…”
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HIV-2 does not protect against HIV-1 infection in a rural community in Guinea-Bissau by VAN DER LOEFF, Maarten F, AABY, Peter, WHITTLE, Hilton C, ARYIOSHI, Koya, VINCENT, Timothy, AKUM AVEIKA AWASANA, DA COSTA, Carlos, PEMBREY, Lucy, DIAS, Francisco, HARDING, Elizabeth, WEISS, Helen A

“…To examine the putative protective effect of HIV-2 infection against subsequent HIV-1 infection. Retrospective analysis of data from two cross-sectional…”
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Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Monitoring and the Development of the Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Detecting Critical Drug-resistant Mutations in HIV-2 Patients in Preparation of the Global Fund Initiative in The Gambia by Jallow, Sabelle, Kaye, Steve, Alabi, Abraham, Aveika, Akum, McConkey, Samuel, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Janssens, Wouter

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Multi-Cause Calibration of Verbal Autopsy-Based Cause-Specific Mortality Estimates of Children and Neonates in Mozambique by Gilbert, Brian, Fiksel, Jacob, Wilson, Emily, Kalter, Henry, Kante, Almamy, Akum, Aveika, Blau, Dianna, Bassat, Quique, Macicame, Ivalda, Samo Gudo, Eduardo, Black, Robert, Zeger, Scott, Amouzou, Agbessi, Datta, Abhirup

“…The Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action platform is collecting verbal autopsy (VA) records from a nationally representative sample in Mozambique…”
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Correcting for Verbal Autopsy Misclassification Bias in Cause-Specific Mortality Estimates by Fiksel, Jacob, Gilbert, Brian, Wilson, Emily, Kalter, Henry, Kante, Almamy, Akum, Aveika, Blau, Dianna, Bassat, Quique, Macicame, Ivalda, Samo Gudo, Eduardo, Black, Robert, Zeger, Scott, Amouzou, Agbessi, Datta, Abhirup

“…Verbal autopsies (VAs) are extensively used to determine cause of death (COD) in many low- and middle-income countries. However, COD determination from VA can…”
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Completeness and Factors Affecting Community Workers' Reporting of Births and Deaths in the Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action in Mozambique by Kante, Almamy M, Mulungo, Azarias, Ibraimo, Mussagy, Akum, Aveika, Titus, Nordino, Adriano, Antonio, Van Dyk, Fred, Macicame, Ivalda, Black, Robert E, Amouzou, Agbessi

“…Since March 2018, the Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action project, implemented as a national sample registration system by the Mozambique Instituto…”
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