Search Results - "Tchalim, Mawèké"
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Impact of community-based integrated mass drug administration on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in Togo
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2018)“…Togo has conducted annual, integrated, community-based mass drug administration (MDA) for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis since 2010…”
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Progress from morbidity control to elimination as a public health problem of schistosomiasis and the status of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Togo: a second impact assessment after ten rounds of mass drug administration
Published in Parasites & vectors (04-09-2023)“…Abstract Background Due to the burden of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Togo Ministry of Health launched a program for Preventive…”
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Surveillance for lymphatic filariasis after stopping mass drug administration in endemic districts of Togo, 2010-2015
Published in Parasites & vectors (16-04-2018)“…Togo is a country previously endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). In 2010, following nine years of mass drug administration (MDA) for LF, the country…”
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Monitoring migrant groups as a post-validation surveillance approach to contain the potential reemergence of lymphatic filariasis in Togo
Published in Parasites & vectors (02-03-2021)“…In March 2017, Togo was declared the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem, but post-validation…”
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Molecular xenomonitoring for post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Togo: no evidence for active transmission
Published in Parasites & vectors (23-01-2018)“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne filarial disease targeted for elimination by the year 2020. The Republic of Togo undertook mass treatment of…”
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Any resurgence of leprosy cases in the Togo's post-elimination period? Trend analysis of reported leprosy cases from 2010 to 2022
Published in BMC infectious diseases (16-06-2024)“…Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Togo achieved the target of eliminating leprosy as a public…”
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The elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Togo: Successes and challenges
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2023)“…As of May 2022, 15 countries have declared that they have reached their trachoma elimination targets, but only 13 of them, including Togo, have been validated…”
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The Safety, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Single-Dose Rifampicin as Post-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis for Contacts of Leprosy Patients in Togo: A Mixed-Method Sequential Explanatory Study
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (14-11-2024)“…The World Health Organization is encouraging countries to include contact screening and single-dose rifampicin administration as preventive chemotherapy for…”
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Evaluating the yaws diagnostic gap: A survey to determine the capacity of and barriers to improving diagnostics in all yaws-endemic countries
Published in Frontiers in tropical diseases (14-09-2022)“…Background Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue , is a skin neglected tropical disease. It is targeted for eradication by 2030, primarily using…”
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