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A 'post-honeymoon period' measles outbreak in Muyinga sector, Burundi

scientific article published in February 1994

A case of chronic strongyloidiasis diagnosed by histopathological study

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

A comparison of three diagnostic techniques for malaria: a rapid diagnostic test (NOW Malaria), PCR and microscopy

scientific article published on April 2007

A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

A diagnostic study comparing conventional and real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis on urine and on faecal samples

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

A retrospective study comparing agar plate culture, indirect immunofluorescence and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

A systematic review of transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas.

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Accuracy of a Rapid Diagnostic Test (Cypress Chagas Quick Test(®)) for the Diagnosis of Chronic Chagas Disease in a Nonendemic Area: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 14 August 2017

Accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test on the diagnosis of malaria infection and of malaria-attributable fever during low and high transmission season in Burkina Faso

scientific article

Accuracy of five serologic tests for the follow up of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

scientific article

Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Accuracy of parasitological and immunological tests for the screening of human schistosomiasis in immigrants and refugees from African countries: An approach with Latent Class Analysis.

scientific article

Acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers: a systematic review of literature

scientific article published on 18 December 2018

Acute histoplasmosis in travelers: a retrospective study in an Italian referral center for tropical diseases

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Acute intravascular haemolysis (blackwater fever) after antimalarial treatment

scientific article

Acute strongyloidiasis in Italian tourists returning from Southeast Asia

scientific article published on 7 February 2011

Adherence to a combination of artemether and lumefantrine (Coartem) in Kajo Keji, southern Sudan.

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African trypanosomiasis gambiense, Italy

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Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria in European patients: observations from TropNetEurop and SIMPID Surveillance Data

scientific article

Amebic infections due to the Entamoeba histolytica-Entamoeba dispar complex: a study of the incidence in a remote rural area of Ecuador.

scientific article

An electronic thesaurus of Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine hematological and biochemical diagnostic tests

scientific article published on 02 July 2009

An inquiry about clinicians' view of the distribution of posttest probabilities: possible consequences for applying the threshold concept

scientific article published on 29 May 2012

Assessment of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Trichostrongylus spp. DNA from Human Fecal Samples.

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Author Correction: A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

scientific article published on 07 June 2019

Autochthonous Human and Canine Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Europe: Report of a Human Case in An Italian Teen and Systematic Review of the Literature

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Autochthonous cases of mycetoma in Europe: report of two cases and review of literature

scientific article

Bayesian clinical reasoning: does intuitive estimation of likelihood ratios on an ordinal scale outperform estimation of sensitivities and specificities?

scientific article

Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in autochthonous and immigrant patients in a referral centre for parasitic infections in Italy

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Bridging the gap between clinical practice and diagnostic clinical epidemiology: pilot experiences with a didactic model based on a logarithmic scale

scientific article published on June 2007

Case Report: Molecular Confirmation of Lobomycosis in an Italian Traveler Acquired in the Amazon Region of Venezuela.

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Case report: Loiasis with peripheral nerve involvement and spleen lesions

scientific article

Chagas disease and transfusion medicine: a perspective from non-endemic countries

scientific article

Chikungunya outbreak--remember the arthropathy

scientific article published on 18 August 2006

Chronic malaria and hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a retrospective study on the largest series observed in a non-endemic country.

scientific article published on 21 April 2016

Cluster of African trypanosomiasis in travelers to Tanzanian national parks

scientific article published on June 2002

Coccidioidomycosis: first imported case in Italy

scientific article published on May 2012

Comment on: Subcutaneous ivermectin use in the treatment of severe Strongyloides stercoralis infection: two case reports and a discussion of the literature

scientific article published on 7 January 2016

Community Epidemiology Approach to Parasitic Infection Screening in a Remote Community in Ecuador

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Comparison of S. stercoralis Serology Performed on Dried Blood Spots and on Conventional Serum Samples

scientific article published on 8 November 2016

Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Correction to: The diagnosis and treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Italy in a retrospective cohort of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Cost-effectiveness of different strategies for screening and treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis in migrants from endemic countries to the European Union

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Costs of treating malaria according to test results

scientific article published on 16 January 2008

Diagnosing human African trypanosomiasis in Angola using a card agglutination test: observational study of active and passive case finding strategies

scientific article

Diagnosis of Malaria Infection with or without Disease

scientific article

Diagnostic accuracy of five serologic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

scientific article published on 09 January 2014

Diagnostic study on an immunochromatographic rapid test for schistosomiasis: comparison between use on serum and on blood spot from fingerprick.

scientific article

Digital PCR: a new technology for diagnosis of parasitic infections

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Dissemination: the fatal risk for a missed diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

scientific article published on 26 March 2007

Does introduction of thresholds in decision aids benefit the patient?: Comparison between findings-based and threshold-based diagnostic decision aids

scientific article

Droplet Digital PCR for the Detection of Plasmodium falciparum DNA in Whole Blood and Serum: A Comparative Analysis with Other Molecular Methods

scientific article published on 17 June 2020

Dynamics of anti-malarial antibodies in non-immune patients during and after a first and unique Plasmodium falciparum malaria episode

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Early hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly and risk factors for evolution into the full-blown syndrome: a single-centre, retrospective, longitudinal study

scientific article

Effect of applying a treatment threshold in a population. An example of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rwanda

scientific article published on 14 January 2010

Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment Approaches for Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in Newly-Arrived Migrants from Endemic Countries in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Efficacy of High-Dose Albendazole with Ivermectin for Treating Imported Loiasis, Italy

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Efficacy of ivermectin to control Strongyloides stercoralis infection in sheltered dogs

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Epidemiology and clinical features of imported dengue fever in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop

scientific article

Epidemiology and clinical features of vivax malaria imported to Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop

scientific article

Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis in northern Italy: results of a multicentre case-control study, February 2013 to July 2014.

scientific article published on August 2016

Epilepsy triggered by mefloquine in an adult traveler to Uganda

scientific article published on January 2014

European expert network on rare communicable diseases and other rare diseases linked to mobility and globalisation focused on health care provision (EURaDMoG): a feasibility study

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

Evaluation of IL-35, as a Possible Biomarker for Follow-Up after Therapy, in Chronic Human Schistosoma Infection

scientific article published in 2023

Evaluation of a commercially available ELISA for detection of Giardia lamblia antigen in faeces: preliminary results in unconventional samples

scientific article

Evaluation of an indirect immunofluorescence assay for strongyloidiasis as a tool for diagnosis and follow-up

scientific article published on 29 November 2006

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Screening and Management of Strongyloidiasis in Non-Endemic Countries.

scientific article

Extended screening for infectious diseases among newly-arrived asylum seekers from Africa and Asia, Verona province, Italy, April 2014 to June 2015.

scientific article

Factor H interferes with the adhesion of sickle red cells to vascular endothelium: a novel disease-modulating molecule

scientific article published on 10 January 2019

Failure of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller coming from Ethiopia

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Failure of malaria chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine in an oversize traveller to Mozambique

scientific article published on 18 December 2013

Febrile rhabdomyolysis of unknown origin in refugees coming from West Africa through the Mediterranean.

scientific article

Four clusters of Trichostrongylus infection diagnosed in a single center, in Italy.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Gut microbiota and cancer: How gut microbiota modulates activity, efficacy and toxicity of antitumoral therapy

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Helminths in organ transplantation.

scientific article

High-dose or multi-day praziquantel for imported schistosomiasis? A systematic review

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Human and entomological surveillance of West Nile fever, dengue and chikungunya in Veneto Region, Italy, 2010-2012

scientific article

Human syngamosis: an unusual cause of chronic cough in travellers

scientific article

Human visceral pentastomiasis: Armillifer armillatus.

scientific article

Identification of miRNAs of Strongyloides stercoralis L1 and iL3 larvae isolated from human stool

scientific article published on 01 January 2022

Imported Chikungunya Infection, Italy.

scientific article published on August 2007

Imported Falciparum malaria in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from the European network on surveillance of imported infectious diseases.

scientific article

Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy.

scientific article published on September 2017

Imported loiasis in Italy: an analysis of 100 cases

scientific article published on August 2014

Imported malaria in adults and children: epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 380 consecutive cases observed in Verona, Italy

scientific article published on July 2008

Imported malaria in immigrants to Italy: a changing pattern observed in north eastern Italy

scientific article published in September 2009

Imported rickettsioses in Italy

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop.

scientific article

Imported strongyloidiasis: epidemiology, presentations, and treatment.

scientific article published on June 2012

Improved detection of DNA Schistosoma haematobium from eggs extracted by bead beating in urine.

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

In reply: Post-transplant reactivation of Chagas disease in Italy

scientific article published on 4 June 2013

Incidence of amebic infection in a village of Northern Ecuador

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Increased aortic stiffness in adults with chronic indeterminate Chagas disease

scientific article published on 02 August 2019

Influence of chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid presence in nanofibers and its alignment on the bone marrow stromal cells: cartilage regeneration

scientific article

Is Ivermectin Ineffective for Strongyloidiasis?

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Ivermectin concentration in breastmilk of a woman with Strongyloides stercoralis and human T-lymphotropic virus-I co-infection

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Laboratory Parameters after Treatment for Loa loa and Mansonella perstans: The Experience of a Single Referral Center for Tropical Diseases in a Non-Endemic Area

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Late recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a pregnant woman: a case report

scientific article published in July 2005

Leprosy in Refugees and Migrants in Italy and a Literature Review of Cases Reported in Europe between 2009 and 2018

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Magnetic resonance imaging in pure neural leprosy

scientific article

Malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations for immigrants to Europe, visiting relatives and friends--a Delphi method study

scientific article

Malaria clusters among illegal Chinese immigrants to Europe through Africa

scientific article

Malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants, Italy

scientific article

Malaria prophylaxis policy for travellers from Europe to the Indian Subcontinent

scientific article

Mapping the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Ecuador: A Serosurvey

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

scientific article (publication date: November 2015)

Mefloquine restrictions, anti-malarial drug safety and the new Italian recommendations for malaria prophylaxis

scientific article

Mefloquine versus quinine plus sulphalene-pyrimethamine (metakelfin) for treatment of uncomplicated imported falciparum malaria acquired in Africa

scientific article

Molecular Biology Can Change the Classic Laboratory Approach for Intestinal Protozoan Infections

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Monitoring for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolates and analysis of pyrimethamine resistance evolution in Uige province, Angola

scientific article published on 25 August 2009

Morbidity Associated with Chronic Strongyloides stercoralis Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Multicentre study, in patients with imported malaria, on the sensitivity and specificity of a dipstick test (ICT Malaria P.f./P.v.) compared with expert microscopy

scientific article published in January 2002

Multiple-dose versus single-dose ivermectin for Strongyloides stercoralis infection (Strong Treat 1 to 4): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Neglected tropical diseases in non-endemic countries in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: the great forgotten

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Neurocysticercosis-related seizures in the post-partum period: two cases and a review of the literature

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

New Insights on Acute and Chronic Schistosomiasis: Do We Need a Redefinition?

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Occurrence, diagnosis and follow-up of canine strongyloidiosis in naturally infected shelter dogs

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Outpatient treatment of imported uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: results from a survey among TropNet and GeoSentinel experts for tropical medicine

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Overall decrease of SARS-CoV-2 viral load and reduction of clinical burden: the experience of a Northern Italy hospital

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Persistent strongyloidiasis complicated by recurrent meningitis in an HTLV seropositive Peruvian migrant resettled in Italy

scientific article published on 6 April 2015

Preliminary Comparison of an in-House Real-Time PCR with the Automated BD Max Enteric Parasite Panel for the Detection of Giardia intestinalis

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection among HIV-positive immigrants attending two Italian hospitals, from 2000 to 2009

scientific article

Prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals in the general population of northern Italy and evaluation of a diagnostic serological ELISA test: a cross-sectional study protocol

scientific article published on 06 October 2020

Prevalence of mutations in dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes of Plasmodium falciparum: analysis of imported cases of malaria in Italy

scientific article published on 23 July 2004

Prevalence of strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis among migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a tropical medicine reference center, Northern Italy

scientific article

Profile of adult and pediatric neurocysticercosis cases observed in five Southern European centers.

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

Prospective multicenter evaluation of the expert system "KABISA TRAVEL" in diagnosing febrile illnesses occurring after a stay in the tropics

scientific article

Prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium xenopi: a review of the literature with a new case report

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Pulmonary nodules in African migrants caused by chronic schistosomiasis.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Radiotherapy in patients with HIV: current issues and review of the literature.

scientific article published on July 2017

Randomized clinical trial on ivermectin versus thiabendazole for the treatment of strongyloidiasis

scientific article

Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in at-risk populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

Rapid malaria diagnostic tests vs. clinical management of malaria in rural Burkina Faso: safety and effect on clinical decisions. A randomized trial

scientific article

Reactivation of Chagas disease after a bone marrow transplant in Italy: first case report

scientific article

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage: An Alternative Method for Diagnosing Chronic Pulmonary Schistosomiasis?

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Recommendations for infectious disease screening in migrants to Western Europe with inflammatory arthropathies before starting biologic agents. Results from a multidisciplinary task force of four European societies (SIR, SER, SIMET, SEMTSI) facing t

scientific article

Reemergence of strongyloidiasis, northern Italy

scientific article published on September 2009

Respiratory syndrome and respiratory tract infections in foreign-born and national travelers hospitalized with fever in Italy

scientific article published on July 2005

Restaging Pulmonary Schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Risk of transfusion-transmitted malaria: evaluation of commercial ELISA kits for the detection of anti-Plasmodium antibodies in candidate blood donors

scientific article published on 22 January 2019

Schaumann bodies in Crohn's disease: a case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

Schistosoma mansoni Eggs in Spleen and Lungs, Mimicking Other Diseases

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers from Italy with Possible Exposure in Corsica, France.

scientific article published in October 2015

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France.

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Schistosomiasis in immigrants, refugees and travellers in an Italian referral centre for tropical diseases.

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Schistosomiasis transmission in Europe

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Schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and Chagas disease: the leading imported neglected tropical diseases in Italy

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Screening for mutations related to atovaquone/proguanil resistance in treatment failures and other imported isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in Europe

scientific article published on 28 September 2004

Screening for neurocysticercosis in internationally adopted children: yield, cost and performance of serological tests, Italy, 2001 to 2016

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Screening, diagnosis and management of human cysticercosis and Taenia solium taeniasis: technical recommendations by the COHEMI project study group.

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values of Molecular and Serological Tests for COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study in Emergency Room

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Serological and molecular tests for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs

scientific article published on 10 May 2017

Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy

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Severe Anemia and Lung Nodule in an Immunocompetent Adopted Girl with Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

scientific article published on 6 September 2016

Severe strongyloidiasis: a systematic review of case reports

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Should malaria treatment be guided by a point of care rapid test? A threshold approach to malaria management in rural Burkina Faso

scientific article

Sickle cell disease and hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS) in young immigrants from Africa

scientific article published in December 2005

Strict adherence to malaria rapid test results might lead to a neglect of other dangerous diseases: a cost benefit analysis from Burkina Faso

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StrongNet: An International Network to Improve Diagnostics and Access to Treatment for Strongyloidiasis Control

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Strongyloides stercoralis: a plea for action

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Strongyloides stercoralis: the need for accurate information

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Surveillance for West Nile, dengue, and chikungunya virus infections, Veneto Region, Italy, 2010.

scientific article published on April 2012

Systemic profile of immune factors in an elderly Italian population affected by chronic strongyloidiasis

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

The Global Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

scientific article published on 13 June 2020

The diagnosis and treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Italy in a retrospective cohort of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

scientific article published on 10 August 2020

The hidden epidemic of schistosomiasis in recent African immigrants and asylum seekers to Italy.

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The hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a systematic review of the literature

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The impact of schistosomiasis co-infection in the presentation of viral hepatitis B in migrants: An observational study in non-endemic area

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

The laboratory diagnosis and follow up of strongyloidiasis: a systematic review.

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The role of rapid diagnostic tests in managing malaria

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The trouble with likelihood ratios

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Tick-borne pathogens in removed ticks Veneto, northeastern Italy: A cross-sectional investigation

scientific article published on 06 September 2018

Tropheryma whipplei intestinal colonization in Italian and migrant population: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Tuberculous meningitis: does lowering the treatment threshold result in many more treated patients?

scientific article

Ultrasound and intestinal lesions in Schistosoma mansoni infection: A case-control pilot study outside endemic areas

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Unsuspected strongyloidiasis in hospitalised elderly patients with and without eosinophilia

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Use of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Differentiate between Pathogenic and the Nonpathogenic in Ecuador

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein and Other Host BioMarker Point-of-Care Tests in the Assessment of Non-Malarial Acute Febrile Illnesses: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Utility of point-of-care malaria rapid diagnostic tests

scientific article published on July 2010

Variability in malaria prophylaxis prescribing across Europe: a Delphi method analysis

scientific article published on September 2008

Weighing harm in therapeutic decisions of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

scientific article

When fever is not malaria

scientific article published on 25 June 2013

Why are clinicians reluctant to treat smear-negative tuberculosis? An inquiry about treatment thresholds in Rwanda

scientific article published in January 2007

World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines: Management of Strongyloidiasis February 2018-Compact Version>

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

[I promotori di salute come attori-protagonisti delle cure primarie nel controllo delle malattie comunicabili e non comunicabili e nell' empowerment delle comunità. Esperienza e risultati di lungo periodo in aree marginali in Ecuador dal 1980 al 201

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

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