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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain by Vosloo, Marné N., Opperman, Christoffel J., Geyer, Hermanus D.W., Setshedi, Grace M., Allam, Mushal, Kwenda, Stanford, Ismail, Arshad, Khumalo, Zamantungwa T.H., Brink, Adrian J., Frean, John A., Rossouw, Jennifer

“…•The first laboratory-confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa.•Clostridium botulinum is a rare cause of flaccid paralysis in infants.•Bivalent C. botulinum…”
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Reliable enumeration of malaria parasites in thick blood films using digital image analysis by Frean, John A

“…Quantitation of malaria parasite density is an important component of laboratory diagnosis of malaria. Microscopy of Giemsa-stained thick blood films is the…”
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A case of babesiosis in a returning traveller by Mac Donald, James W., Frean, John A., Ratabane, John M., Moodley, Bhavani, Mannaru, Karissa, Holz, Guillaume E.

“…Human babesiosis data in Africa is scarce. The clinical presentation and parasite morphology mimics falciparum malaria infection. Diagnostic confirmation is…”
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Human Blastomycosis in South Africa Caused by Blastomyces percursus and Blastomyces emzantsi sp. nov., 1967 to 2014 by Maphanga, Tsidiso G, Birkhead, Monica, Muñoz, José F, Allam, Mushal, Zulu, Thokozile G, Cuomo, Christina A, Schwartz, Ilan S, Ismail, Arshad, Naicker, Serisha D, Mpembe, Ruth S, Corcoran, Craig, de Hoog, Sybren, Kenyon, Chris, Borman, Andrew M, Frean, John A, Govender, Nelesh P

“…We reevaluated 20 cases of blastomycosis diagnosed in South Africa between 1967 and 2014, with considered to be the etiological agent, in light of newly…”
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First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa by Moodley, Krishnee, Govind, Chetna N., Peer, Abdool K.C., van der Westhuizen, Marissa, Parbhoo, Dharmesh, Sun, Lisa Ming, du Plessis, Desiree C., Frean, John A.

“…Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area…”
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Clinical Significance of Mites in Urine by Dini, Leigh A, Frean, John A

“…We report a case where a mite egg found in urine caused diagnostic confusion. The possibility of gut or bladder mite infection should be entertained only after…”
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Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis: The First African Experience by Tootla, Hafsah D, Eley, Brian S, Enslin, Johannes M N, Frean, John A, Hlela, Carol, Kilborn, Tracy N, Moodley, Bhavani, Peer, Shazia, Singh, Shivani, Nuttall, James J C

“…We report the first case of Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amoebic encephalitis definitively acquired in Africa. Our case emphasizes initial nonspecific…”
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Neglected Fungal Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call to Action by Govender, Nelesh P., Chiller, Tom M., Poonsamy, Bhavani, Frean, John A.

“…Despite the considerable morbidity and mortality associated with fungal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, it is notable that these diseases have been omitted…”
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African malaria vectors in European aircraft by Isaäcson, Margaretha, Frean, John A

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African malaria vectors in European aircraft by Karch, S, Dellile, M-F, Guillet, P, Mouchet, J

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Molecular characterization of a hepatitis E virus isolate from Namibia by He, J, Binn, L N, Tsarev, S A, Hayes, C G, Frean, J A, Isaacson, M, Innis, B L

“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes sporadic and epidemic acute viral hepatitis in many developing countries. In Africa, hepatitis E has been documented by virus…”
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Chloroquine-resistant isolates of Plasmodium falciparum with alternative CG2 omega repeat length polymorphisms by McCutcheon, K R, Freese, J A, Frean, J A, Veale, R B, Sharp, B L, Markus, M B

“…A particular polymorphism in the cg2 gene has previously been linked to chloroquine resistance in reference isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. To assess the…”
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Fever and skin lesion in a traveller: what is the diagnosis? by Blumberg, Lucille H, Frean, John A

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Fever and skin lesion in a traveller : what is the diagnosis? : case report by Blumberg, H. Lucille, Frean, A. John

“…A 52-year-old man traveled overland from South Africa to Tanzania via Mozambique and Malawi, where he visited Lake Malawi and the Kasunga National Park. He…”
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Fever and skin lesion in a traveller: what is the diagnosis? by Blumberg, Lucille H, Frean, John A

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Blastomycosis in Africa. A review of known cases diagnosed between 1951 and 1987 by Carman, W F, Frean, J A, Crewe-Brown, H H, Culligan, G A, Young, C N

“…The known African cases of blastomycosis to 1987 are presented, including thirteen previously undescribed cases. This brings to 81 the total number of cases…”
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