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Making transmission models accessible to end-users: The example of TRANSFIL.
Here, we introduce a newly developed online web interface for the lymphatic filariasis transmission model TRANSFIL, which is validated for Wucheria bancrofti transmission and... -
Rifampicin versus streptomycin for brucellosis treatment in humans: A meta-an...
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with a high morbidity in developing countries, but there the optimal treatment is not yet determined. Therefore, the development of a simple... -
Improving mapping for Ebola response through mobilising a local community wit...
BACKGROUND: During the 2014-16 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the Magburaka Ebola Management Centre (EMC) operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Tonkolili District,... -
Feasibility of utilizing the SD BIOLINE Onchocerciasis IgG4 rapid test in onc...
As effective onchocerciasis control efforts in Africa transition to elimination efforts, different diagnostic tools are required to support country programs. Senegal, with its... -
Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for bone and joint tuberculosi...
Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis. Methods We searched databases from their... -
An attempt to reproduce a previous meta-analysis and a new analysis regarding...
: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is almost universally used for the treatment of TB. Several meta-analyses using different methods have assessed the effectiveness of DOT... -
Calculating the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection through poo...
Prevalence is a common epidemiological measure for assessing soil-transmitted helminth burden and forms the basis for much public-health decision-making. Standard diagnostic... -
Defining Catastrophic Costs and Comparing Their Importance for Adverse Tuberc...
Tom Wingfield and colleagues investigate the relationship between catastrophic costs and tuberculosis outcomes for patients receiving free tuberculosis care in Peru. Please see... -
malERA: An updated research agenda for health systems and policy research in ...
Health systems underpin disease elimination and eradication programmes. In an elimination and eradication context, innovative research approaches are needed across health... -
Development of new TB regimens : harmonizing trial design, product registrati...
International audience; • Regulatory approval of new tuberculosis (TB) drugs can be based on data from trial(s) using a surrogate endpoint of treatment efficacy under an... -
A Médecins Sans Frontières Ethics Framework for Humanitarian Innovation
: Kiran Jobanputra and colleagues describe an ethics framework to support the ethics oversight of innovation projects in medical humanitarian contexts. -
A novel strategy for interpreting the T-SPOT.TB test results read by an ELISP...
Background The T-SPOT.TB can be read by an ELISPOT plate imager as an alternative to a labor-intensive and time-consuming manual reading, but its accuracy has not been... -
Will COVID-19 become the next neglected tropical disease?
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected...
