SHRINKING THE LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS MAP OF ZIMBABWE: REASSESSING THE POPULATION REQUIRING TREATMENT THROUGH CONFIRMATORY MAPPING

Shrinking the lymphatic filariasis map of Zimbabwe: Reassessing the population requiring treatment through confirmatory mapping

Objectives: Zimbabwe is endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) with 39 districts identified for mass drug administration (MDA) in 2014.The objective of this study was to reassess the current population requiring MDA.Methods: The LF confirmatory mapping method was used to evaluate the prevalence of circulating filarial antigens among school-aged chil

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Geological and geophysical characterization of the Brindisi di Montagna Scalo landslide (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

The Brindisi di Montagna Scalo Landslide in Southern Italy here is an active complex mass movement, which affects the left slope of the Basento River.In the last few decades, this landslide has been continuously monitored, as it directly threatened some of the most important communication routes in the Basilicata Region.Nevertheless, little progres

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Continuing besifovir dipivoxil maleate versus switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for treatment of chronic hepatitis B: Results of 192-week phase 3 trial

Background/Aims Besifovir dipivoxil maleate (BSV), an acyclic nucleotide phosphonate, shows potent antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus.Our previous 48-week trial revealed that BSV has comparable antiviral efficacy to emtek 2113 tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and better safety profiles in terms of improved renal and bone safety.This ex

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