Background Scabies is highly endemic among impoverished populations and has been
recently included in the WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Community support …

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic and widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa.
A community wide soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence survey was performed on the …

Introduction Skin diseases represent a significant public health problem in most low and
middle income settings. Nevertheless, there is a relative paucity of high-quality epidemiological …

Objectives Complications from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can result in severe
morbidity and mortality. To date, no STI population studies have been conducted on the Bijagos …

In Mozambique, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are estimated to be prevalent, but
diagnosis and treatment of curable STIs rely only on syndromic management. We examined the …

Beyond participating in the oxygen transport by red blood cells, iron is an essential
micronutrient and contributes to different physiological pathways and processes, such as cell …

Infectious diseases, including skin infections, have always been treated by plants and other
natural products since ancient times. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of nine …