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Hossain MA, Sohel M, Sultana T, Hasan MI, Khan MS, Kibria KMK, Mahmud SMH, Rahman MH. Study of kaempferol in the treatment of COVID-19 combined with Chikungunya co-infection by network pharmacology and molecular docking technology. INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE UNLOCKED 2023; 40:101289. [PMID: 37346467 PMCID: PMC10264333 DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2023.101289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Chikungunya (CHIK) patients may be vulnerable to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, presently there are no anti-COVID-19/CHIK therapeutic alternatives available. The purpose of this research was to determine the pharmacological mechanism through which kaempferol functions in the treatment of COVID-19-associated CHIK co-infection. We have used a series of network pharmacology and computational analysis-based techniques to decipher and define the binding capacity, biological functions, pharmacological targets, and treatment processes in COVID-19-mediated CHIK co-infection. We identified key therapeutic targets for COVID-19/CHIK, including TP53, MAPK1, MAPK3, MAPK8, TNF, IL6 and NFKB1. Gene ontology, molecular and upstream pathway analysis of kaempferol against COVID-19 and CHIK showed that DEGs were confined mainly to the cytokine-mediated signalling pathway, MAP kinase activity, negative regulation of the apoptotic process, lipid and atherosclerosis, TNF signalling pathway, hepatitis B, toll-like receptor signaling, IL-17 and IL-18 signaling pathways. The study of the gene regulatory network revealed several significant TFs including KLF16, GATA2, YY1 and FOXC1 and miRNAs such as let-7b-5p, mir-16-5p, mir-34a-5p, and mir-155-5p that target differential-expressed genes (DEG). According to the molecular coupling results, kaempferol exhibited a high affinity for 5 receptor proteins (TP53, MAPK1, MAPK3, MAPK8, and TNF) compared to control inhibitors. In combination, our results identified significant targets and pharmacological mechanisms of kaempferol in the treatment of COVID-19/CHIK and recommended that core targets be used as potential biomarkers against COVID-19/CHIK viruses. Before conducting clinical studies for the intervention of COVID-19 and CHIK, kaempferol might be evaluated in wet lab tests at the molecular level.
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- Md Arju Hossain
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia, 7003, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia, 7003, Bangladesh
- Center for Advanced Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligent Research, Islamic University, Kushtia, 7003, Bangladesh
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Fernandes MDCR, Monte WSD, Bezerra FSB. Avaliação do desenvolvimento tecnológico em saúde a partir da ocorrência das epidemias de zika e chikungunya no Brasil. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2023; 39:e00090022. [PMID: 37018775 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt090022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Buscando compreender como as epidemias de zika e chikungunya incitaram o desenvolvimento tecnológico, este estudo realizou levantamento de dados epidemiológicos e prospecção tecnológica, utilizando dados do Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) e do Orbit Intelligence. Ainda, analisou produtos desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento a nível mundial e aqueles registrados no Brasil por meio da Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa). No ano de 2016, observou-se o maior número de casos totais para ambas as doenças. A prospecção tecnológica nacional revelou que há interesse global em desenvolver tecnologias para essas doenças e depositar suas patentes no Brasil, tendo as empresas como principais depositantes. Por sua vez, a prospecção tecnológica global mostrou que o ano de 2016 configura-se como importante marco na evolução do número de patentes para zika e chikungunya, sugerindo que as epidemias brasileiras estimularam o mundo no desenvolvimento de novos insumos para a saúde. Os Estados Unidos e a China são as principais jurisdições, tendo as universidades como maiores depositantes. A análise de produtos a nível global revelou que apenas dois chegaram ao mercado para zika e um para chikungunya, e as vacinas estão na categoria principal. A busca na Anvisa revelou que há mais produtos registrados para zika do que em comparação à chikungunya. Os principais fabricantes legais são empresas brasileiras, com pedidos de registro realizados principalmente pelas empresas DiaSorin S.p.A., ECO Diagnóstica Ltda. e Chembio Diagnostics Brazil Ltda. Apesar do visível estímulo à pesquisa, desenvolvimento e patenteamento gerado pelas epidemias de zika e chikungunya no Brasil, isso não garantiu a chegada de novos produtos ao mercado nem acesso da população a eles.
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Adeyemo AO, Aborode AT, Bello MA, Obianuju AF, Hasan MM, Kehinde DO, Hossain MS, Bardhan M, Imisioluwa JO, Akintola AA. Malaria vaccine: The lasting solution to malaria burden in Africa. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 79:104031. [PMID: 35761818 PMCID: PMC9220753 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in Africa. Many measures have been taken over the past few years to reduce the burden of malaria on public health following the recommendation of WHO, still, malaria has continued to rake devastation in Africa. Combating malaria in Africa has grown into an international concern. The eradication of malaia is a long-standing goal of public health initiatives globally. The development of vaccines will go a long way to provide the required immunity needed for the people living with malaria or vulnerable to malaria. It is imperative that a vaccine should be produced and rolled out for use, especially during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic when attention is given to mitigating the impact of the pandemic on public health. The malaria vaccine will reduce the number of hospital admission for malaria illness among children and other age groups. Africa will need to build strong innovations to overcome country-specific challenges in vaccination drive, human resources, and supply chain management. Accelerating education, sensitization, diagnosis, and eradication through joint efforts of the government, healthcare professionals and general population will help to prevent the dual synchronous epidemic of COVID-19 and Malaria in Africa.
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Orishaba P, Opollo MS, Nalwadda C, Muruta A, Makumbi I, Kabali K, Nakinsige A, Lotee P, Okware SI, Bwire G. Cholera epidemic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Moroto district, Uganda: Hurdles and opportunities for control. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0000590. [PMID: 36962556 PMCID: PMC10022206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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INTRODUCTION On 21st March 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected in Uganda and a COVID-19 pandemic declared. On the same date, a nationwide lockdown was instituted in response to the pandemic. Subsequently, more cases were detected amongst the returning international travelers as the disease continued to spread across the country. On May 14th, 2020, a cholera epidemic was confirmed in Moroto district at a time when the district had registered several COVID-19 cases and was in lockdown. This study aimed to describe the cholera epidemic and response activities during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the hurdles and opportunities for cholera control encountered during the response. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study design, we reviewed Moroto district's weekly epidemiological records on cholera and COVID-19 from April to July 2020. We obtained additional information through a review of the outbreak investigation and control reports. Data were analyzed and presented in frequencies, proportions, attack rates, case fatality rates, graphs, and maps. RESULTS As of June 28th, 2020, 458 cases presenting with severe diarrhea and/or vomiting were line listed in Moroto district. The most affected age group was 15-30 years, 30.1% (138/458). The females, 59.0% [270/458], were the majority. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 0.4% (2/458). Whereas home use of contaminated water following the vandalization of the only clean water source in Natapar Kocuc village, Moroto district, could have elicited the epidemic, implementing COVID-19 preventive and control measures presented some hurdles and opportunities for cholera control. The significant hurdles were observing the COVID-19 control measures such as social distancing, wearing of masks, and limited time in the community due to the need to observe curfew rules starting at 6.00 pm. The opportunities from COVID-19 measures complementary to cholera control measures included frequent hand washing, travel restrictions within the district & surrounding areas, and closure of markets. CONCLUSION COVID-19 preventive and control measures such as social distancing, wearing of masks, and curfew rules may be a hurdle to cholera control whereas frequent hand washing, travel restrictions within the district & surrounding areas, and closure of markets may present opportunities for cholera control. Other settings experiencing concurrent cholera and COVID-19 outbreaks can borrow lessons from this study.
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- Philip Orishaba
- The Centre for Rapid Evidence Synthesis, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lira University, Lira, Uganda
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- Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- World Health Organization, Karamoja Regional Office, Moroto, Uganda
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- Department of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Health, Moroto District Local Government, Moroto, Uganda
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- Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO), Entebbe, Uganda
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- Department of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Nnaji ND, Onyeaka H, Reuben RC, Uwishema O, Olovo CV, Anyogu A. The deuce-ace of Lassa Fever, Ebola virus disease and COVID-19 simultaneous infections and epidemics in West Africa: clinical and public health implications. Trop Med Health 2021; 49:102. [PMID: 34965891 PMCID: PMC8716304 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-021-00390-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Globally, the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented clinical and public health concerns with increasing morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the burden of COVID-19 in Africa has been further exacerbated by the simultaneous epidemics of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Lassa Fever (LF) which has created a huge burden on African healthcare systems. As Africa struggles to contain the spread of the second (and third) waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of reported cases of LF is also increasing, and recently, new outbreaks of EVD. Before the pandemic, many of Africa's frail healthcare systems were already overburdened due to resource limitations in staffing and infrastructure, and also, multiple endemic tropical diseases. However, the shared epidemiological and pathophysiological features of COVID-19, EVD and LF as well their simultaneous occurrence in Africa may result in misdiagnosis at the onset of infection, an increased possibility of co-infection, and rapid and silent community spread of the virus(es). Other challenges include high population mobility across porous borders, risk of human-to-animal transmission and reverse zoonotic spread, and other public health concerns. This review highlights some major clinical and public health challenges toward responses to the COVID-19 pandemic amidst the deuce-ace of recurrent LF and EVD epidemics in Africa. Applying the One Health approach in infectious disease surveillance and preparedness is essential in mitigating emerging and re-emerging (co-)epidemics in Africa and beyond.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Oli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda
- Clinton Global Initiative University, New York, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, Zhenjiang, 212013 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of West London, London, W5 5RF UK
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Rackimuthu S, Hunain R, Islam Z, Natoli V, Costa ACDS, Ahmad S, Essar MY. Zika virus amid COVID-19 in India: A rising concern. Int J Health Plann Manage 2021; 37:556-560. [PMID: 34549467 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Dentistry, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Hasan MM, Mohanan P, Emmanuella N, Costa ACDS, Ahmad S, Mousavi SH, Essar MY. Challenges of HIV amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Can we conquer them? J Med Virol 2021; 94:11-13. [PMID: 34403149 PMCID: PMC8427133 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Mohammad Mehedi Hasan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.,Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of General Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.,Department of Child Health, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.,Afghanistan National Charity Organization for Special Diseases (ANOCD), Kabul, Afghanistan
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Turkey amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; a debacle for the healthcare system of Turkey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2021; 43:1726-1727. [PMID: 34308813 PMCID: PMC8365041 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Oladapo RK, Oyetola AB, Obidiro OP, Olajide A, Osuagwu-Nwogu E, Olaitan OM, Ngokere C, Monisola I, Ibraheem B, Afolayan A. Rising cholera cases: Harnessing the momentum of COVID-19 to strengthen Nigeria's health systems. Int J Health Plann Manage 2021; 36:2030-2034. [PMID: 34296467 PMCID: PMC8427083 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recently, there has been a surge in cholera cases in Nigeria. With the exhausting health resources and the overwhelming attention towards COVID‐19, Nigeria is in danger of worsening the epidemiological profile of cholera in the country. Thus, it is pertinent to address the surge to prevent further weakening of the country's health system. In this paper, we, therefore, explore the various interrelated factors accounting for the surge in Nigeria. It is therefore suggested that multifaceted public health strategies be employed that leverage the current level of disease preparedness and response capacities to the COVID‐19 pandemic to reduce the impacts of cholera. These measures will not only help in strengthening the country's health system but also enhance the achievement of the relevant strategies toward eradicating cholera.
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- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria
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- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria
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Uwishema O, Adanur I, Babatunde AO, Hasan MM, Elmahi OKO, Olajumoke KB, Aborode AT, Emmanuella N, Costa ACDS, Ahmad S, Essar MY. Viral infections amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Implications and recommendations. J Med Virol 2021; 93:6798-6802. [PMID: 34260094 PMCID: PMC8426946 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Viral infections have been on the rise for the past decades. The impact of the viruses worsened amidst the pandemic burdening the already overwhelmed health care system in African countries. This article sheds light on how the coronavirus together with the already existing viral infections, some of which re‐emerged, impacted the continent. The strategies in place such as immunization, education, will have to be strengthened in all African countries to reduce the burden. Furthermore, governments can further collaborate with other countries in creating guidelines to reduce co‐infection of the diseases.
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- Olivier Uwishema
- Oli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.,Clinton Global Initiative University, New York, USA.,Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria.,Healthy Africans Platform, Research and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.,Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Healthy Africans Platform, Research and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria.,West African Academy of Public Health, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.,Department of Child Health, Tamale Teaching Hospital Tamale, Northern Region, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Aborode AT, Dos Santos Costa AC, Mohan A, Goyal S, Rabiu AT, Tsagkaris C, Uwishema O, Outani O, Ahmad S, Essar MY. Epidemic of plague amidst COVID-19 in Madagascar: efforts, challenges, and recommendations. Trop Med Health 2021; 49:56. [PMID: 34256858 PMCID: PMC8275634 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-021-00349-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The plague has been wreaking havoc on people in Madagascar with the COVID-19 pandemic. Madagascar’s healthcare sector is striving to respond to COVID-19 in the face of a plague outbreak that has created a new strain on the country’s public health system. The goal and activities of the gradual epidemic of plague in Madagascar during COVID-19 are described in this research. In order to contain the plague and the COVID-19 pandemic in this country, we have suggested long-term recommendations that can help to contain the outbreak so that it may spread to non-endemic areas.
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- Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Oli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda. .,Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey. .,Clinton Global Initiative University, New York, USA.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed 5 University, Rabat, Morocco
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- District Head Quarters Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Hasan MM, Costa ACDS, Xenophontos E, Mohanan P, Bassey EE, Ahmad S, Essar MY. Lassa fever and COVID-19 in Africa: A double crisis on the fragile health system. J Med Virol 2021; 93:5707-5709. [PMID: 34191292 PMCID: PMC8427126 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Mohammad Mehedi Hasan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.,Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of General Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Mohan A, Fakhor H, Nimavat N, Wara UU, Lal PM, Costa ACDS, Ahmad S, Essar MY. Dengue and COVID-19: A risk of coepidemic in Ethiopia. J Med Virol 2021; 93:5680-5681. [PMID: 34061391 PMCID: PMC8242741 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Anmol Mohan
- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Regional Hospital, Berrechid, Morocco
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- Department of Community Medicine, SBKS MIRC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Mehmood Q, Irfan M, Olushola Ogunkola I, Jaguga F, Ullah I. Rift valley fever and COVID-19 outbreak in Kenya: A double whammy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 19:100685. [PMID: 34124326 PMCID: PMC8188300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemep.2021.100685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Q Mehmood
- King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Internal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Çavdaroğlu S, Hasan MM, Mohan A, Xenophontos E, Costa ACDS, Aborode AT, Tsagkaris C, Outani O, Ahmad S, Essar MY. The spread of Yellow fever amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the ongoing efforts to mitigate it. J Med Virol 2021; 93:5223-5225. [PMID: 33871091 PMCID: PMC8251444 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.,Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed 5 University, Morocco
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Costa ACDS, Hasan MM, Xenophontos E, Mohanan P, Bassey EE, Hashim HT, Ahmad S, Essar MY. COVID-19 and Zika: An emerging dilemma for Brazil. J Med Virol 2021; 93:4124-4126. [PMID: 33837977 PMCID: PMC8251083 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.,Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Center, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Medical School, University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgey, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Medicine and General Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Phadke R, Mohan A, Çavdaroğlu S, Dapke K, Costa ACDS, Riaz MMA, Hashim HT, Essar MY, Ahmad S. Dengue amidst COVID-19 in India: The mystery of plummeting cases. J Med Virol 2021; 93:4120-4121. [PMID: 33788285 PMCID: PMC8250513 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rachana Phadke
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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