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To understand geographic variation in travel-related illness acquired in distinct African regions, we used the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network database to analyze records for 16,893 ill travelers returning from Africa over a 14-year period. Travelers to northern Africa most commonly reported gastrointestinal illnesses and dog bites. Febrile illnesses were more common in travelers returning fro...

pediatric ward, South Africa, 2012 2 3 4 Anthony M. Smith, Mnikelwa A. Mthanti, Carel Haumann, Nomalungisa Tyalisi, 5 Gerald P. G. Boon, Arvinda Sooka, Karen. H. Keddy, GERMS-SA Surveillance Network. 6 7 8 1 Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Division in the 9 National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, South Africa. 10 2 Faculty of Health Sc...

This paper provides an overview of the nutritional situation in Africa and discusses briefly some of the factors that influence nutritional status of the different groups of the population. Malnutrition in Africa is increasing due to various factors, some of which involve the changing global economic policies. Perspectives of globalisation in relation to nutrition in Africa and the opportunitie...

BACKGROUND We investigated 18-month incidence and determinants of death and loss to follow-up of children after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in a multiregional collaboration in lower-income countries. METHODS HIV-infected children (positive polymerase chain reaction <18 months or positive serology ≥18 months) from International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS cohorts, <16 ...

The various genetic systems (mitochondrial DNA, the Y chromosome and the genome-wide autosomes) indicate that Africa is the most genetically diverse continent in the world and the most likely place of origin for anatomically modern humans. However, where in Africa modern human arose and how the current genetic makeup within the continent was shaped is still open to debate. Here, we summarise th...

this commentary follows up on an editorial by eyal and colleagues in which these authors discuss the implications of the emergence of non-physician clinicians (npcs) on the health labour market for the education of medical doctors. we generally agree with those authors and we want to stress the importance of clarifying the terminology to describe these practitioners and of defining more formall...