Five-year results of a treatment program for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia

Authors: Hailemichael Desalegn, Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien, Hanna Aberra, Eyerusalem Mamo, Sine Grude, Kristina Hommersand, Nega Berhe, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Hepatitis B virus, Antiviral treatment, Survival analysis, Resource-limited settings, Longitudinal cohort study, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015

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Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis and other genital infections in young South African women: challenges in the syndromic approach

Authors: Solrun Søfteland, Motshedisi Sebitloane, Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Elisabeth Kleppa, Sigve Holmen, Pavitra Pillay, Patrica Doris Ndhlovu, Myra Taylor, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Saloshni Naidoo, Anne Cathrine Staff, Manala Makua, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, Vol 5 (2024)

Subject Terms: female genital schistosomiasis, genital infections, sexually transmitted infections, syndromic management protocols, schistosomiasis, praziquantel, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1379526/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-7515

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Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents.

Authors: Takalani Girly Nemungadi, Elisabeth Kleppa, Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Pavitra Pillay, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Patricia Doris Ndhlovu, Myra Taylor, Saloshni Naidoo, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 3, p e0011798 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011798&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Health professionals’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis. A qualitative investigation in a schistosomiasis endemic area in South Africa

Authors: Ingvild Sommerfelt, Patricia Ndhlovu, Myra Taylor, Saloshni Naidoo, Pavitra Pillay, Hanne Haaland, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Tsakani Furumele, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100292- (2023)

Subject Terms: Female genital schistosomiasis, Healthcare professionals, Professional nurses, Midwives, Knowledge, Treatment, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523000768; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-3215

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Low awareness and common misconceptions about schistosomiasis in endemic lowland areas in Western Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Authors: Alemayehu Assefa, Berhanu Erko, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Girmay Medhin, Nega Berhe

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Mass drug administration, Sustainable control, Schistosomiasis, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Predictors of mortality in patients under treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Hailemichael Desalegn, Hanna Aberra, Nega Berhe, Girmay Medhin, Bitsatab Mekasha, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: BMC Gastroenterology, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)

Subject Terms: Hepatitis B, Antiviral therapy, Survival, Resource-limited settings, Epidemiology, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-0993-1; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-230X

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Current status of Schistosoma mansoni infection among previously treated rural communities in the Abbey and Didessa Valleys, Western Ethiopia: Implications for sustainable control.

Authors: Alemayehu Assefa, Berhanu Erko, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Girmay Medhin, Nega Berhe

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 2, p e0247312 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia

Authors: Hailemichael Desalegn, Hanna Aberra, Nega Berhe, Bitsatab Mekasha, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Henrik Krarup, Andre Puntervold Pereira, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)

Subject Terms: Viral hepatitis, Antiviral therapy, Resource-limited settings, Epidemiology, Medicine

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1229-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015

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Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors

Authors: Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Siphosenkosi G. Zulu, Elisabeth Kleppa, Kristine Lillebo, Erik Qvigstad, Patricia Ndhlovu, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland, Myra Taylor

Source: Reproductive Health, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)

Subject Terms: Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0581-9; https://doaj.org/toc/1742-4755

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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien, Nejib Yusuf Ismael, Tekabe Abdosh Ahmed, Nega Berhe, Trine Lauritzen, Borghild Roald, Robert David Goldin, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Marsha Yvonne Morgan, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: BMC Gastroenterology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)

Subject Terms: Hepatotoxicity, Epidemiology, Catha edulis, Viral hepatitis, Sub-Saharan Africa, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0755-5; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-230X

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Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Hanna Aberra, Hailemichael Desalegn, Nega Berhe, Girmay Medhin, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)

Subject Terms: Hepatitis B virus, Antiviral therapy, Resource-limited settings, Africa, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2549-8; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa.

Authors: Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Sigve Holmen, Artemis Koukounari, Elisabeth Kleppa, Pavitra Pillay, Motshedisi Sebitloane, Patricia Ndhlovu, Lisette van Lieshout, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 2, p e0191459 (2018)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5815575?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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High Seroprevalence of Autoantibodies Typical of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Eastern Ethiopia: Is Chewing of Khat (Catha edulis) a Triggering Factor?

Authors: Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien, Tekabe Abdosh Ahmed, Nejib Yusuf Ismael, Nega Berhe, Trine Lauritzen, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Source: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 2018 (2018)

Subject Terms: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2291-2789; https://doaj.org/toc/2291-2797

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Schistosoma haematobium infection and CD4+ T-cell levels: a cross-sectional study of young South African women.

Authors: Elisabeth Kleppa, Kari F Klinge, Hashini Nilushika Galaphaththi-Arachchige, Sigve D Holmen, Kristine Lillebø, Mathias Onsrud, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Patricia Ndhlovu, Eyrun F Kjetland

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0119326 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359034?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract.

Authors: Elisabeth Kleppa, Veron Ramsuran, Siphosenkosi Zulu, Gunn Hege Karlsen, Alfred Bere, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Patricia Ndhlovu, Kristine Lillebø, Sigve D Holmen, Mathias Onsrud, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Eyrun F Kjetland, Thumbi Ndung'u

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e98593 (2014)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045760?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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S. haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: a cross-sectional study of children in South Africa.

Authors: Ingrid Elise Amlie Hegertun, Kristin Marie Sulheim Gundersen, Elisabeth Kleppa, Siphosenkosi Gift Zulu, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Jane D Kvalsvig, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 3, p e2104 (2013)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605138?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Increased vascularity in cervicovaginal mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium infection.

Authors: Peter Mark Jourdan, Borghild Roald, Gabriele Poggensee, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 6, p e1170 (2011)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3110160?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Cluster of African Trypanosomiasis in Travelers to Tanzanian National Parks

Authors: Tomas Jelinek, Zeno Bisoffi, Lucio Bonazzi, Pieter van Thiel, Ulf Bronner, Albie de Frey, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Paul McWhinney, Diego Ripamont

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 634-635 (2002)

Subject Terms: African trypanosomiasis, sleeping sickness, Tanzania, travel, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0432_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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