| A major hurdle in the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis revealed: Identifying key gaps in knowledge and understanding of female genital schistosomiasis within communities and local health workers.
Kukula V, Macpherson EE, Tsey I, Stothard RJ, Theobald S, Gyapong M. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(3):e0007207.
Abstract Urogenital schistosomiasis is endemic throughout Ghana with elevated infection levels in certain areas e.g. Lake Volta Region. While the primary focus of the national control program is on mass drug administration of praziquantel to school-aged children, Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), a disease-specific affliction of girls and women, has been largely overlooked. To better focus future actions, our study investigated the perceptions, knowledge and understanding of FGS amongst community members and health providers.
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Neglected tropical diseases and disability-what is the link?
Kuper H. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019.
Abstract Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of infectious conditions that vary in their epidemiology, impact and control. Many NTDs have long-term consequences, such as visual and physical impairments. As a result, people with NTDs may have difficulties in carrying out activities or participating in society-in other words, NTDs can cause disabilities. Additionally, NTDs are often strongly linked to stigma and can have mental health consequences. It is therefore important to incorporate rehabilitation within NTD programmes. Without incorporating disability within NTD programmes, the quality of life of people with NTDs will suffer and global targets for elimination and management of NTDs will not be met.
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Report of the Interregional meeting on leishmaniasis among neighbouring endemic countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, African and European regions, Amman, Jordan, 23–25 September 2018.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean; 2019. Licence: CC BYNC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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Editorial Perspectives: we need innovation for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing communities
Guest JS. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 2019.
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Primary health care nurses attitude towards people with severe mental disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.
Sahile Y, Yitayih S, Yeshanew B, Ayelegne D, Mihiretu A. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2019; 13(26).
Abstract Negative attitude and discriminatory behavior of health professionals constitute a major obstacle in psychiatric care and have been pointed out as a key issue in working with mental illness. Understanding about the attitude of nurses is crucial for quality and holistic care of psychiatric services and essential for the successful integration of mental health into primary health care. However, there is a paucity of study to examine the attitude of primary health care nurses towards severe mental disorder in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the attitude of primary health care nurses and its associated factors towards people with severe mental illness in Addis Ababa.
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The paediatric participation scale measuring participation restrictions among former Buruli Ulcer patients under the age of 15 in Ghana and Benin: Development and first validation results.
Beeres DT, Horstman J, van der Tak P, Phillips RO, Abass KM, van der Werf T, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(3):e0007273.
Abstract Buruli Ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Former BU patients may experience participation restrictions due to physical limitations, stigmatization and other social factors. A scale that measures participation restrictions among children, who represent almost half of the affected population, has not been developed yet. Here, we present the development of a scale that measures participation restrictions in former BU paediatric patients, the psychometric properties of this scale and the scales' results.
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Estimating the current burden of Chagas disease in Mexico: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological surveys from 2006 to 2017.
Arnal A, Waleckx E, Rico-Chávez O, Herrera C, Dumonteil E. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(4):e0006859.
Abstract Our analysis suggests a disease burden for T. cruzi infection higher than previously recognized, highlighting the urgency of establishing Chagas disease surveillance and control as a key national public health priority in Mexico, to ensure that it does not remain a major barrier to the economic and social development of the country's most vulnerable populations.
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Digital Technology for Building Capacity of Nonspecialist Health Workers for Task Sharing and Scaling Up Mental Health Care Globally.
Naslund JA, Shidhaye R, Patel V. Harvard review of psychiatry. 2019.
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Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020.
Freeman MC, Akogun O, Belizario V, Brooker SJ, Gyorkos TW, Imtiaz R, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(4):e0007201.
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Risk factors for infection with soil-transmitted helminths during an integrated community level water, sanitation, and hygiene and deworming intervention in Timor-Leste.
Vaz Nery S, Clarke NE, Richardson A, Traub R, McCarthy JS, Gray DJ, et al.. International journal for parasitology. 2019.
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WASH in health care facilities: global baseline report 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2019. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
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WASH from the START: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education in Preschool
Wagner JT, Pramling Samuelsson I. International Journal of Early Childhood. 2019. 31273131137124425(4611101448).
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Dermatologic simulation of neglected tropical diseases for medical professionals.
Mankbadi M, Goyack L, Thiel B, Weinstein D, Simms-Cendan J, Hernandez C. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources. 2016; 1210525.
Abstract While patients with neglected tropical diseases may present for care in the United States, they are encountered so infrequently that medical professionals may have little chance of being exposed to these illnesses during training. This simulation on dermatological presentations of neglected tropical diseases was used as a teaching tool for multifaceted topics including disease management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sociocultural issues. To achieve this goal, we created four cases with patients demonstrating clinical and dermatological presentations.
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Efectve and needed, but not used: Why do mobile phonebased health interventons in Africa not move beyond the project status?
Stephani V. Berlin: Technische Universität Berlin; 2019.
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Surgical Considerations for Pediatric Snake Bites in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Hernandez MC, Traynor M, Bruce JL, Bekker W, Laing GL, Aho JM, Kong VY, Klinkner DB, Zielinski MD, Clarke DL. World journal of surgery. 2019.
Abstract Snake envenomation is associated with major morbidity especially in low- and middle-income countries and may require fasciotomy. We determined patient factors associated with the need for fasciotomy after venomous snake bites in children located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Tropicality and abjection: What do we really mean by "Neglected Tropical Diseases"?
Shahvisi A. Developing world bioethics. 2019.
Abstract Neglected tropical diseases are defined operationally as diseases that prevail in "tropical" regions and are under-researched, under-funded, and under-treated compared with their disease burden. By analysing the adjectives "tropical" and "neglected," I expose and interrogate the discourses within which the term "neglected tropical disease" derives its meaning. First, I argue that the term "tropical" conjures the notion of "tropicality," a form of Othering which erroneously explains the disease-prevalence of "tropical" regions by reference to environmental determinism, rather than colonialism and neocolonialism. Second, I examine the way in which this Othering enables the abjection of tropical regions and their peoples, leading to neglect. I recommend that the term "neglected tropical diseases" be more carefully contextualised within health scholarship, education, and policy.
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Geographical distribution and prevalence of podoconiosis in Rwanda: a cross-sectional country-wide survey
Deribe K, Mbituyumuremyi A, Cano J, Bosco MJ, Giorgi E, Ruberanziza E, et al.. Lancet Glob. Health 2019.
Abstract Podoconiosis is a type of tropical lymphoedema that causes massive swelling of the lower limbs. The disease is associated with both economic insecurity, due to long-term morbidity-related loss of productivity, and intense social stigma. Reliable and detailed data on the prevalence and distribution of podoconiosis are scarce. We aimed to fill this data gap by doing a nationwide community-based study to estimate the number of cases throughout Rwanda.
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Contextualizing Schistosoma haematobium transmission in Ghana: assessment of diagnostic techniques and individual and community water-related risk factors.
Kulinkina AV, Kosinski KC, Adjei MN, Osabutey D, Gyamfi BO, Biritwum N-, et al.. Acta tropica. 2019.
Abstract The study assessed associations between Schistosoma haematobium infection (presence of parasite eggs in urine or hematuria) and self-reported metrics (macrohematuria, fetching surface water, or swimming) to evaluate their performance as proxies of infection in presence of regular preventive chemotherapy. It also examined community water characteristics (safe water access, surface water access, and groundwater quality) to provide context for schistosomiasis transmission in different types of communities and propose interventions.
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Neglected tropical diseases: elimination and eradication.
Bodimeade C, Marks M, Mabey D. Clinical medicine (London, England). 2019; 19(2):157-160.
Abstract The term neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) describes a disparate group of diseases which affect populations living in poverty and are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Global programmes for the control of NTDs benefit large-scale donations made by pharmaceutical companies. A number of NTDs have internationally agreed targets for their control, elimination and eradication. Eradication is defined as the permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection. Elimination is defined as the reduction to zero of the incidence of infection in a specified geographic area. Considerable progress has been made towards elimination and eradication of some NTDs but unexpected new challenges have emerged which threaten the eventual achievement of these goals.
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Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon.
Wanji S, Esum ME, Njouendou AJ, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(3):e0007192.
Abstract. Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti largely relies on the detection of circulating antigen using ICT cards. Several studies have recently shown that this test can be cross-reactive with sera of subjects heavily infected with Loa loa and thus mapping results in loiasis endemic areas may be inaccurate.
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Epidemiological features of a recent zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Zagora province, southern Morocco.
El Hamouchi A, Daoui O, Ait Kbaich M, Mhaidi I, El Kacem S, Guizani I, et al.. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019;13(4): e0007321.
Abstract Leishmania major is an endemic vector-borne disease in Morocco that causes zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), especially in arid pre-Saharan regions where its unique vector and reservoir are Phlebotomus papatasi and Meriones shawi, respectively, and may cause epidemics. In late 2017, the Zagora province, an endemic focus for ZCL in southern Morocco, had CL outbreak. The main objective of our investigation was to analyze the epidemiological features of this latest ZCL outbreak.
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Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis
Keiser J. First edition 2019 Elsevier Ltd. 2019.
Abstract Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis, Volume 103 in the Advances in Parasitology series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history, all topics which help to shape current thinking and applications. This latest release includes chapters on Helminthiasis Epidemiology and Control: Scoring Successes and Meeting the Remaining Challenges, Worms, History and Swiss TPH, Mobile Microscopy, Combination Chemotherapy, DNDi Portfolio, Pediatric Praziquantel, lessons learned, and Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, amongst other topics.
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Water and health: From environmental pressures to integrated responses.
Boelee E, Geerling G, van der Zaan B, Blauw A, Vethaak DA. Acta tropica. 2019; 193217-226.
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Is 2030 too soon for Africa to achieve the water and sanitation sustainable development goal?
Nhamo G, Nhemachena C, Nhamo S. The Science of the total environment. 2019; 669129-139.
Abstract Water-Sanitation-Hygiene (WASH) remains vital for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, yet many countries have not localised the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 6, which focuses on ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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Project Implementation Management Modalities and Their Implications on Sustainability of Water Services in Rural Areas in Ethiopia: Are Community-Managed Projects More Effective?
Senbeta F, Shu Y. Sustainability. 2019; 1137(6).
Abstract The study examines the impact of project implementation management approaches on the sustainability outcomes of rural water services in Ethiopia. The result showed the existence of a significant difference in most of the sustainability variables among project implementation management modalities under the study. As to the findings, the community-managed project approach generated a relatively higher and statistically significant sustainability outcome as compared to the others. Nevertheless, environmental sustainability indicators lack a statistically significant relationship. Overall, the key findings suggest that, in addition to demand-driven interventions, if the communities are empowered with the management and decision-making role of constructing their water points, the benefits of continuous delivery and sustainability of services can be maximized.
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