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Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula - a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique

Bauhofer, adilson Fernando; Chissaque, Assecênio; Moiane, idalécia cossa; Munlela, benilde; Langa, jeronimo; Chilaùle, jorfélia; Cassocera, Marta; Guimarães, esperança lourenço; Deus, nilsa; Sambo, julio; Marques, Selma domingos; Anapakala, Elda muango; Coutinho, lena manhique; Bero, Diocreciano Matias; Gonçalves, Luzia; Kellogg, Timothy.

BMC infect. dis; 21 (1), 2021

In Mozambique, infection by intestinal parasites is reported all over the country. However, infection in children with diarrhoea is mostly focused in the southern region of Mozambique. This work aims to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for infection by Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamb...

Child, Mozambique/epidemiology, Infections/complications, d0102710, d0067610, d0047480, Protozoan Infections, Diarrhea/complications, Bacterial Infections/immunology, Bacterial Infections/prevention & control, Parasitic Diseases/immunology

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RTS, S/AS02A malaria vaccine does not induce parasite CSP T cell epitope selection and reduces multiplicity of infection

The candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS02A is a recombinant protein containing part of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) sequence of Plasmodium falciparum, linked to the hepatitis B surface antigen and formulated in the proprietary adjuvant system AS02A. In a recent trial conducted in children younger th...