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Asymptomatic carriage of intestinal protists is common in children in Lusaka Province, Zambia

Mable Mutengo, Michaela Kaduková, Namwiinga R. Mulunda, Freeman W. Chabala, Alejandro Dashti, Kyoko Hayashida, Stanley Chinyanta, Kelly Chisanga, Lourdes Castro, Sergio Sánchez, James Mwansa, Pamela C. Köster, David González-Barrio, Jenny G. Maloney, Mónica Santín, Javier Sotillo, David Carmena

Research Article | published 13 Dec 2024 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012717

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Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia

Chiara Trevisan, Kabemba E. Mwape, Inge Van Damme, Ganna Saelens, Chishimba Mubanga, Mwelwa Chembensofu, Maxwell Masuku, Seth O’Neal, Gideon Zulu, Pierre Dorny, Sarah Gabriël

Research Article | published 07 Aug 2024 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012400

Views: 565 • Citations: 1 • Saves: 5 • Shares: 1

Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis with an emphasis on taeniasis in Chipata district of the Eastern province of Zambia

Gideon Zulu, Chummy S. Sikasunge, Tamara M. Welte, Martin C. Simuunza, Dominik Stelzle, Veronika Schmidt, Alex Hachangu, Wilbroad Mutale, Maxwell Masuku, Mwelwa Chembensofu, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Kabemba E. Mwape, Andrea S. Winkler, Isaac K. Phiri

Research Article | published 20 Nov 2023 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011561

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Community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis in Zambia

Gideon Zulu, Kabemba E. Mwape, Tamara M. Welte, Martin C. Simuunza, Alex Hachangu, Wilbroad Mutale, Mwelwa Chembensofu, Chummy S. Sikasunge, Isaac K. Phiri, Andrea S. Winkler

Research Article | published 10 Aug 2023 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011375

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Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model

Jackson Muyobela, Christian W. W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Catherine L. Sole

Research Article | published 27 Jul 2023 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011512

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Field evaluation of a novel, rapid diagnostic assay, and molecular epidemiology of enterotoxigenic E. coli among Zambian children presenting with diarrhea

Suwilanji Silwamba, Obvious N. Chilyabanyama, Fraser Liswaniso, Caroline C. Chisenga, Roma Chilengi, Gordon Dougan, Geoffrey Kwenda, Subhra Chakraborty, Michelo Simuyandi

Research Article | published 05 Aug 2022 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010207

Views: 2075 • Citations: 10 • Saves: 0 • Shares: 0

An unusually long Rift valley fever inter-epizootic period in Zambia: Evidence for enzootic virus circulation and risk for disease outbreak

Herman M. Chambaro, Kazuyo Hirose, Michihito Sasaki, Brigadier Libanda, Yona Sinkala, Paul Fandamu, Walter Muleya, Fredrick Banda, Joseph Chizimu, David Squarre, Misheck Shawa, Yongjin Qiu, Hayato Harima, Yuki Eshita, Edgar Simulundu, Hirofumi Sawa, Yasuko Orba

Research Article | published 02 Jun 2022 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010420

Views: 2109 • Citations: 11 • Saves: 41 • Shares: 5

Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

Benjamin Mubemba, Monicah M. Mburu, Katendi Changula, Walter Muleya, Lavel C. Moonga, Herman M. Chambaro, Masahiro Kajihara, Yongjin Qiu, Yasuko Orba, Kyoko Hayashida, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Douglas E. Norris, Philip E. Thuma, Phillimon Ndubani, Simbarashe Chitanga, Hirofumi Sawa, Ayato Takada, Edgar Simulundu

Research Article | published 04 Feb 2022 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010193

Views: 6900 • Citations: 27 • Saves: 193 • Shares: 16

Attenuated infection by a Pteropine orthoreovirus isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat in Zambia

Hayato Harima, Michihito Sasaki, Yasuko Orba, Kosuke Okuya, Yongjin Qiu, Christida E. Wastika, Katendi Changula, Masahiro Kajihara, Edgar Simulundu, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Yoshiki Eto, Akina Mori-Kajihara, Akihiko Sato, Satoshi Taniguchi, Ayato Takada, Masayuki Saijo, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Hirofumi Sawa

Research Article | published 07 Sep 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009768

Views: 1903 • Citations: 10 • Saves: 30 • Shares: 7

A qualitative assessment of the context and enabling environment for the control of Taenia solium infections in endemic settings

Nicholas Ngwili, Nancy Johnson, Raphael Wahome, Samuel Githigia, Kristina Roesel, Lian Thomas

Research Article | published 11 Jun 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009470

Views: 2963 • Citations: 10 • Saves: 91 • Shares: 8

Serologic and molecular evidence for circulation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks and cattle in Zambia

Masahiro Kajihara, Martin Simuunza, Ngonda Saasa, George Dautu, Akina Mori-Kajihara, Yongjin Qiu, Ryo Nakao, Yoshiki Eto, Hayato Furumoto, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Yasuko Orba, Hirofumi Sawa, Edgar Simulundu, Shuetsu Fukushi, Shigeru Morikawa, Masayuki Saijo, Jiro Arikawa, Swithine Kabilika, Mwaka Monze, Victor Mukonka, Aaron Mweene, Ayato Takada, Kumiko Yoshimatsu

Research Article | published 01 Jun 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009452

Views: 2577 • Citations: 19 • Saves: 24 • Shares: 5

Domestic dog demographics and estimates of canine vaccination coverage in a rural area of Zambia for the elimination of rabies

Chiho Kaneko, Ryosuke Omori, Michihito Sasaki, Chikako Kataoka-Nakamura, Edgar Simulundu, Walter Muleya, Ladslav Moonga, Joseph Ndebe, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, George Dautu, Yongjin Qiu, Ryo Nakao, Masahiro Kajihara, Akina Mori-Kajihara, Herman M. Chambaro, Hideaki Higashi, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hirofumi Sawa, Aaron S. Mweene, Ayato Takada, Norikazu Isoda

Research Article | published 28 Apr 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009222

Views: 3046 • Citations: 12 • Saves: 74 • Shares: 1

Health beliefs and health seeking behavior towards lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention services in Luangwa District, Zambia: Community and provider perspectives

Patricia Maritim, Adam Silumbwe, Joseph Mumba Zulu, George Sichone, Charles Michelo

Research Article | published 22 Feb 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009075

Views: 3869 • Citations: 21 • Saves: 114 • Shares: 6

Estimating the basic reproduction number for the 2015 bubonic plague outbreak in Nyimba district of Eastern Zambia

Joseph Sichone, Martin C. Simuunza, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Mervis Kikonko

Research Article | published 09 Nov 2020 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008811

Views: 4614 • Citations: 2 • Saves: 27 • Shares: 5

Identification of cholera hotspots in Zambia: A spatiotemporal analysis of cholera data from 2008 to 2017

John Mwaba, Amanda K. Debes, Patrick Shea, Victor Mukonka, Orbrie Chewe, Caroline Chisenga, Michelo Simuyandi, Geoffrey Kwenda, David Sack, Roma Chilengi, Mohammad Ali

Research Article | published 15 Apr 2020 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008227

Views: 7475 • Citations: 32 • Saves: 123 • Shares: 1

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