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Somalia research

Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to Somalia.

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Peer reviewedOpen accessPoliomyelitisGastroenteritisVaccinationTreatmentOutbreak investigation
DOI 10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a1 ↗

Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks — Worldwide, January 2023–June 2024

Apophia Namageyo-Funa, Sharon A. Greene, Elizabeth Henderson +9 more

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Type
Journal article
Scope
Nigeria, Somalia

Why it matters nowThe report underscores that cVDPVs cause paralytic polio and asymptomatic transmission in undervaccinated communities, requiring timely resource allocation and high-quality outbreak responses to prevent international spread and achieve transmission control.

Knowledge-attitude and practice of Anthrax and brucellosis: Implications for zoonotic disease surveillance and control in pastoral communities of Afar and Somali region, Ethiopia

Rea Tschopp, Ashenafi GebreGiorgis Kidanu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Type
Journal article
Scope
Ethiopia, Somalia

Why it matters nowThe findings highlight gaps in zoonotic disease awareness, reporting, and response capacity that may inform future one health approaches to surveillance and control in pastoral Ethiopian settings.

Louse-borne relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis) diagnosed in 15 refugees from northeast Africa: epidemiology and preventive control measures, Bavaria, Germany, July to October 2015

Martin Hoch, Andreas Wieser, Thomas Löscher +13 more

Eurosurveillance

Type
Journal article
Scope
Germany, Somalia, Eritrea

Why it matters nowThe report highlights the need for clinicians caring for refugees traversing north Africa to recognise louse-borne relapsing fever, in order to provide timely treatment and apply preventive measures.