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A highly efficacious pediculicide based on dimeticone: randomized observer blinded comparative trial

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A new shampoo based on neem (Azadirachta indica) is highly effective against head lice in vitro.

scientific article published on 28 March 2006

A new two-phase dimeticone pediculicide shows high efficacy in a comparative bioassay

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A plant-based repellent protects against Tunga penetrans infestation and sand flea disease

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A simple approach improving the performance of urine reagent strips for rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Nigerian schoolchildren

scientific article published in May 2009

AIDS in Brazilian children: history, surveillance, antiretroviral therapy, and epidemiologic transition, 1984-2008.

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

AIDS morbidity and mortality in Brazilian children before and after highly active antiretroviral treatment implementation: an assessment of regional trends

scientific article published in September 2011

Acute morbidity associated with scabies and other ectoparasitoses rapidly improves after treatment with ivermectin

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

Advances in studies of disease-navigating webs: Sarcoptes scabiei as a case study

scientific article published on 09 January 2014

Anemia, leukocytosis and eosinophilia in a resource-poor population with helmintho-ectoparasitic coinfection ⬇️

scientific article published on April 26, 2011

Bed bugs, leeches and hookworm larvae in the skin

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CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT IN SURVIVAL FOR CHILDREN WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME IN BRAZIL

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Canine tungiasis: High prevalence in a tourist region in Bahia state, Brazil

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Case series of adenocarcinoma of the prostate associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection in Tanzania ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Clusters of leprosy transmission and of late diagnosis in a highly endemic area in Brazil: focus on different spatial analysis approaches

scientific article published on 16 January 2012

Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania

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Comparison of Dermoscopy, Skin Scraping, and the Adhesive Tape Test for the Diagnosis of Scabies in a Resource-Poor Setting ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Concurrent urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthic infections in schoolchildren in Ilobu, South-western Nigeria ⬇️

scientific article published on March 14, 2012

Control of Communicable Diseases in Human and in Animal Populations: 70th Anniversary of the Year of the Birth of Professor Rick Speare (2 August 1947⁻5 June 2016)

scientific article published on 28 September 2018

Control of tungiasis through intermittent application of a plant-based repellent: an intervention study in a resource-poor community in Brazil

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Controlling tungiasis in an impoverished community: an intervention study

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Correct diagnosis of current head lice infestation made by affected individuals from a hyperendemic area

scientific article published in December 2006

Diagnostic Performance of Kato Katz Technique and Point-of-Care Circulating Cathodic Antigen Rapid Test in Diagnosing Infection in HIV-1 Co-Infected Adults on the Shoreline of Lake Victoria, Tanzania

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Diagnóstico da hanseníase fora do município de residência: uma abordagem espacial, 2001 a 2009

scientific article published on 01 September 2012

Ectoparasites--the underestimated realm

scientific article published on March 2004

Editorial: Zika Virus Research.

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Efficacy of chemical and botanical over-the-counter pediculicides available in Brazil, and off-label treatments, against head lice ex vivo

scientific article published in March 2010

Epidemiological patterns of mortality due to visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011.

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Epidemiology and Spatiotemporal Patterns of Leprosy Detection in the State of Bahia, Brazilian Northeast Region, 2001⁻2014

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Epidemiology and control of human schistosomiasis in Tanzania

scientific article published on 28 November 2012

Epidemiology and interactions of Human Immunodeficiency Virus – 1 and Schistosoma mansoni in sub-Saharan Africa

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Epidemiology of mortality related to Chagas' disease in Brazil, 1999-2007.

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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases-related mortality in Brazil

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Epidermal parasitic skin diseases: a neglected category of poverty-associated plagues

scientific article published on February 2009

Factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis in two peri-urban communities in south–western Nigeria ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2010

Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans?

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Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after completion of multidrug therapy

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HIV, appendectomy and postoperative complications at a reference hospital in Northwest Tanzania: cross-sectional study

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Hansen's Disease in the municipality of Fortaleza, CE, Brazil: epidemiological and operational aspects in children under 15-years-old (1995-2006)

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Hansen's disease in children under 15 years old in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, 2001-2012: epidemiological patterns and temporal trends

scientific article published on 22 August 2019

Health systems research training as a tool for more effective Hansen's disease control programmes in Brazil.

scientific article published on September 2006

High efficacy of a dimeticone-based pediculicide following a brief application: in vitro assays and randomized controlled investigator-blinded clinical trial

scientific article published on 18 October 2019

High occurrence of HIV-positive siblings due to repeated mother-to-child transmission in Brazil

scientific article published on 7 December 2011

High prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and soil-transmitted helminth co-infections in a periurban community in Kwara State, Nigeria

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High prevalence of intestinal infections and ectoparasites in dogs, Minas Gerais State (southeast Brazil) ⬇️

scientific article published on July 24, 2012

Home treatments with antipyretics and antimalarials given to underfives with fever in Mwanza, north-western Tanzania

scientific article published on April 2011

Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Diarrhea and Respiratory Diseases among Children Aged 0⁻5 Years in a Referral Hospital of Mauritania

scientific article published on 17 September 2018

Household-wide ivermectin treatment for head lice in an impoverished community: randomized observer-blinded controlled trial

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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution and risk factors for infection in women from a small municipality in north east Brazil ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Impact of scabies in resource-poor communities

scientific article published on April 2013

Impaired quality of life in adults and children with scabies from an impoverished community in Brazil

scientific article published on March 2012

In vitro efficacy of over-the-counter botanical pediculicides against the head louse Pediculus humanus var capitis based on a stringent standard for mortality assessment

scientific article published in September 2008

Increased detection of rabies virus in bats in Ceará State (Northeast Brazil) after implementation of a passive surveillance programme

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Interruption and defaulting of multidrug therapy against leprosy: population-based study in Brazil's Savannah Region

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Intestinal schistosomiasis associated with intussusception: a case report

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Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil. VI. Natural history of the infestation in laboratory-raised Wistar rats

scientific article published on 13 September 2007

Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: I. Natural history of tungiasis in man.

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Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: III. Cytokine levels in peripheral blood of infected humans ⬇️

scientific article published on August 22, 2003

Jigger flea infestation (tungiasis) in rural western Tanzania: high prevalence and severe morbidity ⬇️

scientific article published on February 10, 2012

Knowledge of mange among Masai pastoralists in Kenya

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Malaria and Its Control in Rural Northwest Tanzania

scientific article published on 7 June 2010

Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding head lice infestations in rural Nigeria.

scientific article published on 14 September 2011

Leprosy and gender in Brazil: trends in an endemic area of the Northeast region, 2001-2014.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Leprosy trends in Tocantins, a hyperendemic State in the North of Brazil, 2001-2012

scientific article published on May 2015

Leprosy-related mortality in Brazil: a neglected condition of a neglected disease

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Limited activity and social participation after hospital discharge from leprosy treatment in a hyperendemic area in North Brazil.

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Low performance of operational indicators for leprosy control in the state of Bahia: spatiotemporal patterns, 2001-2014

scientific article published on 09 March 2020

Migration among individuals with leprosy: a population-based study in central Brazil

scientific article published on March 2014

Modalidade de educação a distância na formação profissional em saúde da família: relato de experiência

Mortalidade relacionada às doenças tropicais negligenciadas no Brasil, 2000-2011: magnitude, padrões espaço-temporais e fatores associados doi: 10.20513/2447-6595.2016v56n1p79-80

Mortality Related to Chagas Disease and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Brazil

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Mortality and case fatality due to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: a nationwide analysis of epidemiology, trends and spatial patterns

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Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

Mortality from neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 2000-2011.

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Mortality in Brazilian children with HIV/AIDS: the role of non-AIDS-related conditions after highly active antiretroviral therapy introduction

scientific article published on 20 June 2011

Mortality of Chagas' disease in Brazil: spatial patterns and definition of high-risk areas

scientific article published on 19 July 2012

Mortality related to tuberculosis-HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011: epidemiological patterns and time trends

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Motives and determinants for residence change after leprosy diagnosis, central Brazil

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Multiple causes of death related to Chagas' disease in Brazil, 1999 to 2007

scholarly article by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo et al published October 2012 in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Neurocysticercosis-related mortality in Brazil, 2000-2011: Epidemiology of a neglected neurologic cause of death

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Nutritional aspects of people affected by leprosy, between 2001 and 2014, in semi-arid Brazilian municipalities

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

On head lice and social interaction in archaic Andean coastal populations

scientific article published on 08 November 2013

Opportunistic illnesses in Brazilian children with AIDS: results from two national cohort studies, 1983-2007.

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Orientation of Head Lice on Human Hosts, and Consequences for Transmission of Pediculosis: The Head Lice Movement Studies

Ovicidal efficacy of high concentration dimeticone: a new era of head lice treatment

scientific article published in April 2011

Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners

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Patterns of migration and risks associated with leprosy among migrants in Maranhão, Brazil

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Persisting leprosy transmission despite increased control measures in an endemic cluster in Brazil: the unfinished agenda

scientific article published in December 2012

Physical disabilities at diagnosis of leprosy in a hyperendemic area of Brazil: trends and associated factors

scientific article published on September 2015

Physical disabilities in leprosy patients after discharge from multidrug therapy in Northern Brazil

scientific article published in May 2013

Pigs are the most important animal reservoir for Tunga penetrans (jigger flea) in rural Nigeria

scientific article published in October 2008

Poor dental status and oral hygiene practices in institutionalized older people in northeast Brazil

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Predictive factors for disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS patients with fever admitted to a reference hospital in Brazil

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Prevalence and clinical aspects of tungiasis in south-west Nigerian schoolchildren

scientific article published on 8 July 2016

Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal mortality among neonates hospitalized at the National Hospital Nouakchott, Mauritania

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil

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Prevalence of Chagas disease in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

Prevalence of soil transmitted nematodes on Nukufetau, a remote Pacific island in Tuvalu

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Reduction of hospitalizations with diarrhea among children aged 0-5 years in Nouakchott, Mauritania, following the introduction of rotavirus vaccine

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Reprint of "Neurocysticercosis-related mortality in Brazil, 2000-2011: Epidemiology of a neglected neurologic cause of death".

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Revision on tungiasis: treatment options and prevention

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Risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women in rural Northeast Brazil

scientific article published on June 2008

Risk factors for tungiasis in Nigeria: identification of targets for effective intervention

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Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies ⬇️

scientific article published on March 31, 2011

Scabies in Resource-Poor Communities in Nasarawa State, Nigeria: Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Factors Associated with Infestation

scientific article published on 04 June 2018

Schistosomal peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis

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Seasonal variation and persistence of tungiasis infestation in dogs in an endemic community, Bahia State (Brazil): longitudinal study.

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Seasonal variation of tungiasis in an endemic community

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Selective mass treatment with ivermectin to control intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in a severely affected population

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Self-diagnosis of active head lice infestation by individuals from an impoverished community: high sensitivity and specificity

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Severe tungiasis in Western Tanzania: case series

scientific article published on 05 September 2011

Severe tungiasis in underprivileged communities: case series from Brazil

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Sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, and candidiasis in women of reproductive age in rural Northeast Brazil: a population-based study.

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Social determinants of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil.

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Socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioural risk factors for leprosy in North-east Brazil: results of a case-control study

scientific article published on 27 April 2006

Spatial patterns of leprosy in a hyperendemic state in Northern Brazil, 2001-2012

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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Schistosomiasis-Related Deaths, Brazil, 2000-2011.

scientific article published on October 2015

Surveillance of Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil

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Survival of larvivorous fish used for biological control of Aedes aegypti larvae in domestic containers with different chlorine concentrations

scientific article published on July 2009

Temporal trends and spatial distribution of unsafe abortion in Brazil, 1996-2012.

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Temporal trends of leprosy in a Brazilian state capital in Northeast Brazil: epidemiology and analysis by joinpoints, 2001 to 2012.

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The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

scientific article published on 4 June 2018

The neglected navigating web of the incomprehensibly emerging and re-emerging Sarcoptes mite

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Topical treatment of tungiasis: a randomized, controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

Topographic distribution of the sand flea Tunga penetrans in Wistar rats and humans in two endemic areas in Brazil

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Trends and spatial patterns of mortality related to neglected tropical diseases in Brazil.

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

Tunga penetrans and further parasites in the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Tungiasis (jigger infestation) in Rural Kenya, an emerging infectious disease.

scientific article published on 25 May 2012

Tungiasis infestation in Tanzania

scientific article published on 29 March 2010

Tungiasis--a neglected disease with many challenges for global public health

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Tungiasis-related knowledge and treatment practices in two endemic communities in northeast Brazil.

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Tungiasis.

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Tungiasis: high prevalence, parasite load, and morbidity in a rural community in Lagos State, Nigeria

scientific article published in May 2007

Tungiasis: more than an exotic nuisance

scientific article published on August 2003

Unequal burden of mortality from gastric cancer in Brazil and its regions, 2000-2015

scientific article published on 02 January 2019

Waterborne toxoplasmosis, northeastern Brazil

scientific article published on February 2007

ZIKATracker: A mobile App for reporting cases of ZIKV worldwide

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Zika Virus: What Have We Learnt Since the Start of the Recent Epidemic?

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Zika virus infection, associated microcephaly, and low yellow fever vaccination coverage in Brazil: is there any causal link?

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

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[Performance of leprosy case-contact surveillance: a space-time analysis in Bahia State, Northeast Brazil]

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

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