… Over a four year period, the program spent $46 million of development aid, reaching approximately 1250 villages and a beneficiary population of approximately 1,780,000 people. A large share of this funding was used for facilitation and indirect costs, with only $16m, 35% of the total pro...
2), we simulated the treatment process separately for stage 1 and stage 2 disease, sorting patients into the WHO-recommended treatment, then into treatment success or failure, correct diagnosis in the event of treatment failure, and progression to rescue treatment or to death (for further details...
Flies were dissected 14–40 days after infection. Whole tsetse alimentary tracts were dissected from the abdomen; the proventriculus and remainder of the midgut were placed into separate drops of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and the presence and colour of trypanosomes was recorded. Proboscides ...
Given the expense of further proceedings and the difficulty in enforcing any award against the DRC even in the event of success, the Board has regretfully taken the decision to discontinue the legal proceedings and withdraw from the DRC", Tullow Oil plc 2010 annual report and accounts, Tullow ...
On the one hand, the epidemic is considered a medical success for expanded vaccine availability (SAGE, 2019), though experimental trials also spurred debate on the ethics of medical testing (James et al., 2021). On the other, the outbreak grew notorious for attacks against healthcare. Existing...
The advancement and success of Framework II vaccines for bacterial (Brucella abortis, E. coli O157) and viral (rabies, influenza, West Nile, Rift Valley fever, and Hendra viruses) pathogens [102] could be capitalized on to develop a multi-valent platform that addresses one or more of these...
Additional research involving the tick vector and vector derived cells may aid in elucidating aspects of CCHFV that remain unclear in traditional mammalian cell based studies. Existing interferon-α/β receptor (IFNAR)´/´ and STAT1´/´ mouse models of CCHF have been used to screen the ...