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ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2009

Gnathostomiasis acquired by British tourists in Botswana.

Joanna S Herman, Emma C Wall, Christoffer van-Tulleken, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Robin L Bailey, Peter L Chiodini

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Article in Emerging infectious diseases, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Gnathostomiasis, another emerging imported disease.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joanna S HermanHospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK.
Emma C Wall
Christoffer van-Tulleken
Peter Godfrey-Faussett
Robin L Bailey
Peter L Chiodini
Hospital for Tropical Diseases · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with Gnathostoma spinigerum has been generally confined to Southeast Asia and Central and South America. However, gnathostomiasis was recently found in British tourists who had visited Botswana. Consequently, travel to Africa should now be considered a risk factor for gnathostomiasis.

Indexed as

GnathostomaAdultAlbendazoleAnimalsAntinematodal AgentsBotswanaCommunicable Diseases, EmergingHumansIvermectinLarva MigransMaleRisk FactorsSpirurida InfectionsTravelUnited KingdomAlbendazoleAntinematodal AgentsIvermectin

Identifiers

PMID19331741
PMCPMC2671435
OpenAlexW2138180000

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