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Sónia Afonso
Researcher at Eduardo Mondlane University
Publications - 30
Citations - 824
Sónia Afonso is an academic researcher from Eduardo Mondlane University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Taenia solium & Cysticercosis. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 29 publications receiving 701 citations.
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The emergence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa as a serious agricultural problem and public health risk.
Isaac K. Phiri,Helena A. Ngowi,Sónia Afonso,Elizabeth Matenga,M.E. Boa,Samson Mukaratirwa,Samuel M. Githigia,Margaret Saimo,C.S. Sikasunge,Ndichu Maingi,George W. Lubega,A.A. Kassuku,LM Michael,Seter Siziya,Rosina C. Krecek,Emilia Virginia Noormahomed,Manuela Vilhena,Pierre Dorny,A. Lee Willingham +18 more
TL;DR: The current findings suggest the widespread presence of human tapeworm carriers and thus a high risk of human cysticercosis in both rural areas and urban centres in the ESA region.
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Prevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis in Angónia District, Mozambique.
Alberto Pondja,Luis Neves,James Mlangwa,Sónia Afonso,José Fafetine,Arve Lee Willingham,S.M. Thamsborg,Maria Vang Johansen +7 more
TL;DR: The present findings indicate that porcine cysticercosis is endemic in the region, and that increasing pig age and pig husbandry practices contribute significantly to porCine cystsercosis transmission.
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Multiple genotypes of Taenia solium--ramifications for diagnosis, treatment and control.
Akira Ito,Hiroshi Yamasaki,Minoru Nakao,Yasuhito Sako,M. Okamoto,Marcello Otake Sato,Kazuhiro Nakaya,Sri S. Margono,Takashi Ikejima,A.A. Kassuku,Sónia Afonso,Washington Benitez Ortiz,A. Plancarte,André Pagnah Zoli,Stanny Geerts,Philip S. Craig +15 more
TL;DR: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences of Taenia solium has revealed that the two phylogenies obtained were similar to each other regardless of the genes examined, suggesting that T. solium was introduced recently into Latin America and Africa from different regions of Europe during the colonial age, which started 500 years ago.
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Control of Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis: The best way forward for sub-Saharan Africa?
Sarah Gabriël,Pierre Dorny,Kabemba E. Mwape,Chiara Trevisan,Uffe Christian Braae,Pascal Magnussen,SĂŠverine Thys,Carol Bulaya,Isaac K. Phiri,C.S. Sikasunge,Chitwambi Makungu,Sónia Afonso,Q Nicolau,Maria Vang Johansen +13 more
TL;DR: This manuscript looks critically into currently existing control options and provides suggestions on which (combination of) tools would be most effective in the control of T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Evaluation of different litter materials for broiler production in a hot and humid environment: 1. Litter characteristics and quality
TL;DR: In this paper, the physicochemical properties of river bed sand, coconut husk, rice hulls, Guinea grass, newspaper combined with wood shavings, and corn cob were determined and compared with WS as the control.