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View article: A geo-enabled digital tool for microplanning and delivery of indoor residual spray in Zambia: A case study, 2016–2020
A geo-enabled digital tool for microplanning and delivery of indoor residual spray in Zambia: A case study, 2016–2020 Open
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a vector control tool recommended by the WHO in areas of high malaria burden. Effective IRS implementation is complicated when up-to-date and accurate counts of structures eligible for IRS are unavailable;…
View article: Clusters of nontuberculous mycobacteria linked to water sources at three Veterans Affairs medical centers
Clusters of nontuberculous mycobacteria linked to water sources at three Veterans Affairs medical centers Open
Objective: To characterize nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) associated with case clusters at 3 medical facilities. Design: Retrospective cohort study using molecular typing of patient and water isolates. Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical …
View article: Assessing the Impact of Leveraging Traditional Leadership on Access to Sanitation in Rural Zambia
Assessing the Impact of Leveraging Traditional Leadership on Access to Sanitation in Rural Zambia Open
Open defecation is practiced by more than one billion people throughout the world and leads to significant public health issues including infectious disease transmission and stunted growth in children. Zambia implemented community-led tota…
View article: Mobility up the sanitation ladder following community-led total sanitation in rural Zambia
Mobility up the sanitation ladder following community-led total sanitation in rural Zambia Open
Scaling the sanitation ladder decreases exposure to various illnesses including diarrheal disease, soil-transmitted helminths and trachoma. In rural Zambia, community-led total sanitation (CLTS) has been deployed to help Zambians scale the…
View article: A Mobile Platform Enables Unprecedented Sanitation Uptake in Zambia
A Mobile Platform Enables Unprecedented Sanitation Uptake in Zambia Open
Today, diarrhea remains the world's second leading cause of death and is the leading cause of malnutrition and stunting in children under five.Many cases of diarrhea in developing countries can be prevented through access to sanitation and…
View article: Identical Strain of Mycobacterium conceptionense Isolated from Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers within the Same Metropolitan Area over a 4 Year Period
Identical Strain of Mycobacterium conceptionense Isolated from Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers within the Same Metropolitan Area over a 4 Year Period Open
Hospital epidemiologists at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs A and B) within the same metropolitan area were alerted in 2015 by a shared VA reference laboratory to a possible cluster of Mycobacterium fortuitum complex (MFC) isolat…
View article: Chiengi District, Zambia Open Defecation Free After 1 Year of Community-Led Total Sanitation
Chiengi District, Zambia Open Defecation Free After 1 Year of Community-Led Total Sanitation Open
Nearly one quarter of Zambians lack access to sanitation facilities. In rural communities, the government of Zambia adopted community-led total sanitation (CLTS) to address this problem. One year after the implementation of a mobile-to-web…
View article: Targeting indoor residual spraying for malaria using epidemiological data: a case study of the Zambia experience
Targeting indoor residual spraying for malaria using epidemiological data: a case study of the Zambia experience Open
This case study focuses on the developed methodology while also highlighting the significant research gaps which must be filled to guide countries on the most effective strategy for IRS targeting in the context of universal LLIN coverage a…
View article: Malaria surveillance in low-transmission areas of Zambia using reactive case detection
Malaria surveillance in low-transmission areas of Zambia using reactive case detection Open
The RCD system in Zambia is one example of a malaria elimination surveillance system which has increased access to health care within rural communities while leveraging community members to build malaria surveillance capacity.