Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that is characterized by inflammation of the lungs and central nervous system, and it is commonly associated with HIV/AIDS. Even though the disease accounts for roughly 15% of all AIDS-related deaths, it is relatively neglected. This is most especially true in Sout...

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Autores principales:	Ibraheem Alimi, Emmanuel Keku
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Publicado:	Pensoft Publishers 2021
Materias:	Public Health Epidemiology Cryptococcosis HIV/A Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a0e8daf5fb324d50b17cf375fdef15df2021-11-12T04:30:51ZEpidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa10.3897/rio.7.e777362367-7163https://doaj.org/article/a0e8daf5fb324d50b17cf375fdef15df2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://riojournal.com/article/77736/download/pdf/https://riojournal.com/article/77736/download/xml/https://riojournal.com/article/77736/https://doaj.org/toc/2367-7163Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that is characterized by inflammation of the lungs and central nervous system, and it is commonly associated with HIV/AIDS. Even though the disease accounts for roughly 15% of all AIDS-related deaths, it is relatively neglected. This is most especially true in Southern Africa which has the highest HIV/AIDS cases in the world and accounts for more than 10% of all HIV/AIDS cases worldwide most especially in Southern African countries such as Swaziland (Eswatini) which has the highest HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate in the world. Despite this, there are little or no previous studies with regards to the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) which further suggests that it is relatively neglected. With the increasing spread of virulent strains of the fungus such as Cryptococcus gattii causing outbreaks in several countries around the world, it is important to have a concrete understanding of the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini). This is also important during the current coronavirus outbreak as previous studies have reported higher morbidity and mortality rates among COVID-19 patients that are also co-infected with HIV/AIDS, cryptococcus as well as other secondary infections. This is further supported by the fact that Southern Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa as well as one of the highest in the world. As a result, the purpose of this study is to determine the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) as this will enable adequate control, management, assessment, policies, and regulations that will be useful during outbreaks. This will be achieved by performing a repeated cross-sectional study to determine the epidemiological changes and trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) over a 5-year period from 2023 to 2028.Ibraheem AlimiEmmanuel KekuPensoft PublishersarticlePublic HealthEpidemiologyCryptococcosisHIV/AScienceQENResearch Ideas and Outcomes, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 1-11 (2021)
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description	Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that is characterized by inflammation of the lungs and central nervous system, and it is commonly associated with HIV/AIDS. Even though the disease accounts for roughly 15% of all AIDS-related deaths, it is relatively neglected. This is most especially true in Southern Africa which has the highest HIV/AIDS cases in the world and accounts for more than 10% of all HIV/AIDS cases worldwide most especially in Southern African countries such as Swaziland (Eswatini) which has the highest HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate in the world. Despite this, there are little or no previous studies with regards to the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) which further suggests that it is relatively neglected. With the increasing spread of virulent strains of the fungus such as Cryptococcus gattii causing outbreaks in several countries around the world, it is important to have a concrete understanding of the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini). This is also important during the current coronavirus outbreak as previous studies have reported higher morbidity and mortality rates among COVID-19 patients that are also co-infected with HIV/AIDS, cryptococcus as well as other secondary infections. This is further supported by the fact that Southern Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa as well as one of the highest in the world. As a result, the purpose of this study is to determine the epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) as this will enable adequate control, management, assessment, policies, and regulations that will be useful during outbreaks. This will be achieved by performing a repeated cross-sectional study to determine the epidemiological changes and trends for cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini) over a 5-year period from 2023 to 2028.
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title	Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa
title_short	Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa
title_full	Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa
title_fullStr	Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa
title_sort	epidemiological trends for cryptococcosis in swaziland (eswatini), southern africa
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Epidemiological Trends for Cryptococcosis in Swaziland (Eswatini), Southern Africa

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