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Fig. 1 Coronal section of the brain showing several vesicular cysticerci Fig. 2 Coronal section of the brain showing colloidal cysticerci Fig. 3 Coronal section of the brain showing a…

Fig. 1 Onchocerciasis-affected countries of the world (drawn by Njamnshi EN, BSc Geography). Countries in Africa: 1. Angola, 2. Benin, 3. Burkina Faso, 4. Burundi, 5. Cameroon, 6. Central African…

NTD Description Burden, availability of treatment Dengue Flavivirus (RNA virus). Mosquito borne (genus Aedes). Fever, bone pain, haemorrhagic complications, shock Fifty to 100 million cases yearly worldwide. >20,000 deaths. No…

Fig. 1 (a) “Kilo” of khat. “Kilo” is not a weight reference but a term used for a bundle. Three to four bundles can be consumed per day or more…

Fig. 1 The stigma process dynamics (adapted from ILEP 2011) model seen over time Building on Goffman’s initial conceptualization, Jones et al. (1984) have identified six dimensions of stigma namely…

Fig. 1 Invasion of (a) the choroid plexus of a lateral ventricle and (b) the leptomeninges by T. b. brucei parasites in rats infected with the parasite can occur early…

Virus (Genotype) Year Location Age of patient Reference Mokola (3)a 1968 Nigeria 3.5 Familusi and Moore (1972) Mokola (3) 1971 Nigeria 6 Familusi et al. (1972) Duvenhage (4) 1970 South…

Fig. 1 Salted Tilapia (“koobi”) on sale at a Ghanaian market stall Dietary salt intake plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation. However the question as to whether high…

Fig. 1 Spastic stance and fixed joint (ankle ankylosis) in a young boy moderately affected by konzo. Subjects moderately affected by the disease use sticks to walk while those mildly…

Fig. 1 The plate illustrates T. cruzi circulating in the blood (a); pseudocyst formation (b); lesions in cardiac fibers (c); healing with fibrosis (d) Besides direct parasite infection, another main…