Background Endomyocardial fibrosis is the most common restrictive cardiomyopathy worldwide. It has no specific treatment and carries a poor prognosis, since most patients present with advanced heart failure. On the basis ...

Background Maternal mortality is a major public-health problem in developing countries. Extreme differences in maternal mortality rates between developed and developing countries indicate that most of these deaths are ...

Background and AimsComplete diagnostic autopsies (CDA) remain the gold standard in the determination ofcause of death (CoD). However, performing CDAs in developing countries is challengingdue to limited facilities and human ...

Cancer is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa due to population growth, ageing and westernisation of lifestyles. The increasing burden of cancer calls for urgent policy attention to develop cancer ...

Background: Porcine cysticercosis has a negative impact on human health and the meat industry, as it makes infected meat unaproprieted for consuption and it is the main etiology of epileptic seizures in developing ...

Background: It is hypothesized that schistosomiasis and intestinal parasites increase susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and enhance AIDS progression by immunomodulation. This study aims to compare the prevalence and risk ...

Objectives: Pathology services are limited in most areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This study’s aim was to survey anatomic and clinical pathology services and laboratory infrastructure in Mozambique.Methods: A survey was ...

Several studies suggest that neurocysticercosis might be one of the main reasons for onset of seizures in adolescents and young adults in Mozambique, however, no studies have evaluated the burden and impact of the disease ...

Ticks are ectoparasites that can act as vectors of a large number of pathogens in wild and domestic animals, pets, and occasionally humans. The global threat of emerging or re-emerging tick-borne diseases supports the need ...

The arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the African continent resulted in a range of lockdown measures that cur-tailed the spread of the infection but caused economic hardship. African countries now face ...