Neglected tropical diseases: an effective global response to local poverty-related disease priorities

D Engels, XN Zhou - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2020 - mednexus.org
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have long been overlooked in the global
health agenda. They are intimately related to poverty, cause important local burdens of …

Methods and approaches for Buruli ulcer surveillance in Africa: Lessons learnt and future directions

JWS Timothy, RL Pullan, RR Yotsu - Mycobacterium ulcerans: Methods …, 2022 - Springer
Over 95% of the global burden of Buruli ulcer disease (BU) caused by Mycobacterium
ulcerans occurs in equatorial Africa. National and sub-national programs have implemented …

Enteroparasitism in Hard‐to‐Reach Community Dwellers: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Ga West Municipality in Ghana

E Aninagyei, R Yirenkyi, T Rufai… - Journal of Parasitology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ga West Municipality in Ghana is predominantly rural with about forty‐eight hard‐to‐reach
communities. Several infectious diseases such as Buruli ulcer, tuberculosis, yaws …

[PDF][PDF] An Evaluation of the University of Otago's COVID-19 Student Surveillance Activities, 2020

N Venter - 2023 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health issue of historic and global
importance. As part of its broader pandemic strategy, the University of Otago initiated COVID …