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ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2021

Harnessing technology and portability to conduct molecular epidemiology of endemic pathogens in resource-limited settings.

Christina L Faust, Kirstyn Brunker, Diana Ajambo, Mary Ryan, Arinaitwe Moses, Candia Rowel, Robert Mandela Wangoola, Eddie M Wampande, Andrew Guma, Moses Adriko and 4 more

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Article in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Christina L FaustInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Kirstyn BrunkerInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Diana AjamboVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Mary RyanGlasgow Centre for International Development, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Arinaitwe MosesVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Candia RowelVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Robert Mandela WangoolaCoordinating Office for the Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Eddie M WampandeDepartment of Biotechnical and Diagnostic Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Andrew GumaVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Moses AdrikoVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Poppy H L LambertonInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Edridah M TukahebwaVector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Albert MugenyiCoordinating Office for the Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Charles WaiswaCoordinating Office for the Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Ministry of Health · UGCoordinating Office for Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda · UGUniversity of Glasgow · GBWellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology · GBMakerere University · UG

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/R025649/1Wellcome Trust 207569Wellcome Trust 207569/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improvements in genetic and genomic technology have enabled field-deployable molecular laboratories and these have been deployed in a variety of epidemics that capture headlines. In this editorial, we highlight the importance of building physical and personnel capacity in low and middle income countries to deploy these technologies to improve diagnostics, understand transmission dynamics and provide feedback to endemic communities on actionable timelines. We describe our experiences with molecular field research on schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis and rabies and urge the wider tropical medicine community to embrace these methods and help build capacity to benefit communities affected by endemic infectious diseases.

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Communicable DiseasesSchistosomiasisTropical MedicineHumansMolecular EpidemiologyTechnology

Identifiers

PMID32945867
PMCPMC7788292
OpenAlexW3087271455

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