Successful introgression of < i > w < /i > Mel < i > Wolbachia < /i > into < i > Aedes aegypti < /i > populations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati
by Cameron P. Simmons, Wesley Donald, Lekon Tagavi, Len Tarivonda, Timothy Quai, Raynelyn Tavoa, Tebikau Noran, Erirau Manikaoti, Lavinia Kareaua, Tabomoa Tinte Abwai, Dip Chand, Vineshwaran Rama, Vimal Deo, Kharishma Karti Deo, Aminiasi Tavuii, Wame Valentine, Ravi Prasad, Eremasi Seru, Leikitah Naituku, Anaseini Ratu, Mark Hesketh, Nichola Kenny, Sarah C. Beebe, Anjali A. Goundar, Andrew McCaw, Molly Buntine, Ben Green, Tibor Frossard, Jeremie R. L. Gilles, D. Albert Joubert, Geoff Wilson, Le Quyen Duong, Jean B Bouvier, Darren Stanford, Carolyn Forder, Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Etiene C. Pacid ônio, Heather A. Flores, Nata...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - March 14, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Cameron P. Simmons Source Type: research
Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence, Control and Management within Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu: A Scoping Review with a Systematic Approach
CONCLUSION: The prevalence, control, and management of T2D varied between Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Significant gaps remain in the data describing these domains; however, there are clearly targetable areas for future research and diabetes management programs.PMID:38258764 | DOI:10.2174/0115733998260306231025151814 (Source: Current Diabetes Reviews)
Source: Current Diabetes Reviews - January 23, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Timothy Kuek Source Type: research
Changes in trachoma indicators in Kiribati with two rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration, measured in serial population-based surveys
by E. Brook Goodhew, Raebwebwe Taoaba, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Sarah E. Gwyn, Ana Bakhtiari, Robert Butcher, Anasaini Cama, Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo, Cristina Jimenez, Caleb D. Mpyet, Kab Tun, Karana Wickens, Anthony W. Solomon, Diana L. Martin, Rabebe Tekeraoi
Baseline mapping in the two major population centers of Kiribati showed that trachoma was a public health problem in need of programmatic interventions. After conducting two annual rounds of antibiotic mass drug administration (MDA), Kiribati undertook trachoma impact surveys in 2019, using standardized two-stage cluster surveys in the evaluation units of Kiritimati ...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - July 7, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: E. Brook Goodhew Source Type: research
Effectiveness of population-wide screening and mass drug administration for leprosy control in Kiribati: the COMBINE protocol
Introduction
Progress towards leprosy elimination is threatened by increasing incidence in ‘hot-spot’ areas where more effective control strategies are urgently required. In these areas, active case finding and leprosy prevention limited to known contacts is insufficient for control. Population-wide active case-finding together with universal prevention through mass drug administration (MDA) has been shown to be effective in ‘hot-spot’ areas, but is logistically challenging and expensive. Combining leprosy screening and MDA with other population-wide screening activities such as for tuberculosis may...
Source: BMJ Open - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Coleman, M., Hill, J., Timeon, E., Rimon, E., Bauro, T., Ioteba, N., Cunanan, A., Douglas, N. M., Islam, T., Tomlinson, J., Campbell, P. O., Williman, J., Priest, P., Marais, B. J., Britton, W. J., Chambers, S. T. Tags: Open access, Infectious diseases Source Type: research
Oral health status of pregnant women in the Republic of Kiribati
J Med Invest. 2023;70(1.2):110-114. doi: 10.2152/jmi.70.110.ABSTRACTPrenatal dental examinations were performed from June 2012 to May 2013 in the Republic of Kiribati as a Japan International Cooperation Agency support program. We analyzed the examination data and compared it with Japanese data retrospectively to clarify the oral health condition of pregnant women in the Republic of Kiribati. We recorded the DMF index, gingival status, and calculus attachment, analyzed data of 512 pregnant women. We also compared the city and the rural group data. The average number of present teeth, decayed teeth, missing teeth and filled...
Source: Journal of Medical Investigation - May 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yoko Kobayashi Miwa Matsuyama Source Type: research
