Cholera is a bacterial water-borne diarrheal disease transmitted via the fecal-oral route that causes high morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It is preventable with vaccination, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) improvements.
INTRODUCTION: Despite global surveillance efforts, antibiotic resistance (ABR) is difficult to address in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
BACKGROUNDThe WHO recommends shorter TB preventive treatment (TPT) regimens and decentralised delivery models to improve effectiveness.
BACKGROUND: There are few data on the treatment of children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant (RR) tuberculosis, especially with more recently available drugs and regimens.
BACKGROUND: For decades, poor treatment options and low-quality evidence plagued care for patients with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis.
INTRODUCTION: Understanding sex and gender differences during outbreaks is critical to delivering an effective response.
BACKGROUND: In settings with low pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) coverage, multi-age cohort mass campaigns could increase population immunity, and fractional dosing could increase affordability.
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in Asia and Africa, where HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are prevalent.
We investigated people living with HIV (PLWH)'s exposure to COVID-19 pandemic stressors and their association with distress, psychological growth, and substance use.
BACKGROUND: Malaria infections in pregnancy are a major cause of maternal morbidity and neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
