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Portable digital X-ray for TB pre-diagnosis screening in rural communities in Nigeria.
Public Health Action
June 2022
National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program, Federal Ministry of Health Public Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
Setting: This pilot project was conducted in hard-to-reach communities of two Niger Delta States in the South-South Region of Nigeria.
Objective: To assess the usefulness of portable digital X-ray, the Delft-Light Backpack (DLB) for TB active case-finding (ACF) in hard-to-reach Niger Delta communities using the WHO 3B TB screening/diagnosis algorithm.
Design: DLB X-ray was used to screen all consenting eligible participants during community TB screening out-reaches in all hard-to-reach communities of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria's International Health Congress : Leiria, Portugal. 6-7 May 2016.
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July 2016
Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física, Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal
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- The text discusses various research studies focusing on health topics, including health literacy in adolescents and the impact of walking programs on individuals with schizophrenia.
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Leprosy in a backpacker.
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Neurology Department, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
Leprosy is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy in the developing world. It is not expected to be acquired by visitors traveling through these countries. We present a backpacker who contracted leprosy during brief stays in endemic countries.
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