Human-water interactions associated to cercarial emergence pattern and their influences on urinary schistosomiasis transmission in two endemic areas in Mali.

Background: Mali is known to be a schistosomiasis-endemic country with a limited supply of clean water. This has forced many communities to rely on open freshwater bodies for many human-water contact (HWC) activities. However, the relationship between contact with these water systems and the level of schistosome infection is currently receiving limited attention.

The estimated burden of fungal diseases in Mali.

Mali is a developing country facing several health challenges with a high rate of tuberculosis (TB) and a moderate HIV infection burden. Little is known or done about fungal diseases, yet they represent a significant public health problem in certain populations. The aim of this study was to estimate the national burden of fungal disease, and summarize data, diagnostic and treatment gaps.

[Epidemiological and etiological profile of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women in consultation in the gynecology-obstetrics department, CHU Gabriel Toure, Bamako - Mali].

Unlabelled: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a fungal infection caused by yeasts of the genus that leads to vulvar pruritus and vaginal discharge.

Method: In order to evaluate the epidemiological and etiological Profile of vvc, we carried out a cross-sectional study among women in consultation in the gynecological department of the CHU-Gabriel Toure in Bamako. Two swabs were taken from each woman for mycological diagnosis.

Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis. VL is understudied in West Africa. The increasing number of patients at-risk, including persons living with HIV and other chronic immunosuppressive diseases, and likely underreporting of VL related to diagnostic challenges advocate for review of existing data to understand VL regional epidemiology.

Author Correction: The temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections in relation to parasite density.

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The temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections in relation to parasite density.

Malaria infections occurring below the limit of detection of standard diagnostics are common in all endemic settings. However, key questions remain surrounding their contribution to sustaining transmission and whether they need to be detected and targeted to achieve malaria elimination. In this study we analyse a range of malaria datasets to quantify the density, detectability, course of infection and infectiousness of subpatent infections.

[Prevalence of Malaria, Intestinal and Urinary parasite infections in Kalifabougou, Mali].

Unlabelled: Soil transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis are neglected tropical diseases (NTD), affecting the health status of endemic Malian populations. Mali has a national NTD elimination program using the mass drug administration (MDA) strategy combining Albendazole, Ivermectinand Praziquantel. Malaria still remains a public health problem in Mali.

Epidemiology of the outbreak, vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mali: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To compile available data and to estimate the burden, characteristics and risks factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Mali.

Methods: Articles in English and French were searched in Hinari, Google scholar and PubMed. Unpublished studies were identified by searching in Google.