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Le Kivu, un enjeu régional dans la guerre du Congo-Kinshasa University of Antwerp
L'Est dans la guerre du Congo-Kinshasa University of Antwerp
Notes sur un foyer de goitre endémique situé sur les rives du Kwango (Congo-Kinshasa) Institute of Tropical Medicine
Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
BACKGROUND: Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epilepsy disorder occurring in children in South Sudan, northern Uganda and Tanzania. The etiology of NS is unknown, but epidemiological studies demonstrate an association between NS and onchocerciasis. METHODS: Between November 2013 and July 2015 we visited onchocerciasis endemic regions in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to assess the epilepsy situation. In South Sudan ...
Filovirus epidemic in 1956 in Bili, DRC [letter] Institute of Tropical Medicine
Evaluation de l'efficacité de fluméthrine dans la lutte contre les glossines à Lutendele, République démocratique du Congo Institute of Tropical Medicine
Impact of retreatment with an artemisinin-based combination on malaria incidence and its potential selection of resistant strains: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapy is currently recommended by the World Health Organization as first-line treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Recommendations were adapted in 2010 regarding rescue treatment in case of treatment failure. Instead of quinine monotherapy, it should be combined with an antibiotic with antimalarial properties; alternatively, another artemisinin-based combination therapy may be used. However, for ...
TLTF in cerebrospinal fluid for detection and staging of T. b. gambiense infection Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Trypanosome-derived lymphocyte triggering factor (TLTF) is a molecule released by African trypanosomes that interacts with the host immune system, resulting in increased levels of IFN-gamma production. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: TLTF and anti-TLTF antibodies were assessed in sera and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients infected with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T. b. gambiense) in an attempt to identify alternative markers ...
Stage determination in sleeping sickness: comparison of two cell counting and two parasite detection techniques Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis of the neurological stage of human African trypanosomiasis is performed by examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for the presence of trypanosomes and numbers of white blood cells (WBC). Both CSF parameters are also used to assess treatment outcome during follow-up. In view of the importance of CSF examination, and the practical problems encountered with it, we compared the sensitivity of two trypanosome concentration ...