Abstract Purpose of Review Syphilis continues to cause morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While syphilis infection is easily identifiable and treatable, rates of syphilis infection continue …

Loa loa, the African eye worm, is a filarial pathogen transmitted by blood-sucking flies of the
genus Chrysops. Loiasis primarily affects rural populations residing in the forest and …

Background The cornerstone of malaria prevention in pregnancy, intermittent preventive
treatment (IPTp) with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine, is contraindicated in women with HIV who …

Background Loiasis is a highly prevalent helminth infection found in distinct regions of sub-
Saharan Africa. The disease has been considered to be of minor clinical significance, but …

Abstract Background Six Plasmodium species are known to naturally infect humans. Mixed
species infections occur regularly but morphological discrimination by microscopy is difficult …

Plasmodium infections in endemic areas are often asymptomatic, can be caused by different
species and contribute significantly to transmission. We performed a cross-sectional study in …

Background Fosmidomycin–piperaquine is being developed as nonartemisinin-based
combination therapy to meet the challenge of emerging artemisinin resistance. Methods The …

Objective: To analyze, in the light of the social-ecological theory, the temporal progression of
gestational syphilis and its relationship with the implementation of the rede cegonha in …

Background There is a lack of systematic evidence for strategies to control loiasis
transmission in highly endemic regions. Here we assessed albendazole and ivermectin …

Objetivo analisar a tendência ea distribuição espacial de algumas doenças de notificação
compulsória em gestantes. Método estudo ecológico, com dados do Sistema Nacional de …