Leprosy in the Southern Bahr-el-Ghazal, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Trachoma Rapid Assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan

BACKGROUND Trachoma is thought to be endemic over large parts of Southern Sudan, but empirical evidence is limited. While some areas east of the Nile have been identified as highly endemic, few trachoma surveys have been conducted in the remainder of the country. This study aimed to determine whether trachoma constitutes a problem to public health in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Unity State, bot...

Leprosy in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, East and Central Africa.

Integrated Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Epidemiological Findings and Control Implications for Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan

BACKGROUND There are few detailed data on the geographic distribution of most neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in post-conflict Southern Sudan. To guide intervention by the recently established national programme for integrated NTD control, we conducted an integrated prevalence survey for schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection, lymphatic filariasis (LF), and loiasis in Nor...

Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in United Nations Personnel in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan

Western Bahr el Ghazal State is located in northwestern South Sudan, which is a tropical area subject to Plasmodium falciparum malaria epidemics. The aim of this study is to explore the epidemiological and clinical features of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in United Nations personnel stationed in this area. From July 2006 to June 2009, epidemiological data and medical records of 678 patients wi...

Frontiers of medicine in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899–1940

quasi-mystical conviction, shared with such friends as John Byrom, that God infused all matter. Hartley, it might be said, denied the immaterial aspects of man so that he could sacralize the material. Allen suggestively hints at parallels with George Cheyne: one wishes that they had been followed up more systematically. Allen analyses Hartley with skill and brio. Historically, I felt some trepi...