Burden of cardiometabolic risk factors and preclinical target organ damage among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a community-based health-screening survey
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This study provides novel data-driven information on the burden of CMRF and its association with preclinical TOD in a resource-limited setting. It illustrates the need for interventions in improving cardiometabolic health screening and management in Sierra Leonean. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Russell, J. B. W., Koroma, T. R., Sesay, S., Samura, S. K., Lakoh, S., Bockarie, A., Abir, O. T., Kanu, J. S., Coker, J., Jalloh, A., Conteh, V., Conteh, S., Smith, M., Mahdi, O. Z., Lisk, D. R. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research
Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants after four years of implementation in Sierra Leone
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) is a malaria control strategy consisting of the administration of an anti-malarial drug alongside routine immunizations. So far, this is being imp... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - May 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Augustin E. Fombah, Haily Chen, Kwabena Owusu-Kyei, Lloren รง Quinto, Raquel Gonzalez, Julian Williams, Mireia LLach Berne, Myrte Wassenaar, Abubakarr Jalloh, Joe-Henry C. Sunders, Maximo Ramirez, Cesc Bertran-Cobo, Francisco Saute, Didier K. Ekouevi, Val Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lassa Fever Natural History and Clinical Management
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2023 Apr 28. doi: 10.1007/82_2023_263. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLassa fever is caused by Lassa virus (LASV), an Old World Mammarenavirus that is carried by Mastomys natalensis and other rodents. It is endemic in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and other countries in West Africa. The clinical presentation of LASV infection is heterogenous varying from an inapparent or mild illness to a fatal hemorrhagic fever. Exposure to LASV is usually through contact with rodent excreta. After an incubation period of 1-3 weeks, initial symptoms such as fever, headache, and fatigue develop that may progress to sore...
Source: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology - April 27, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Donald S Grant Robert J Samuels Robert F Garry John S Schieffelin Source Type: research
