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Tacilta Nhampossa
Researcher at International Military Sports Council
Publications - 91
Citations - 5020
Tacilta Nhampossa is an academic researcher from International Military Sports Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 75 publications receiving 4109 citations. Previous affiliations of Tacilta Nhampossa include University of Barcelona.
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Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study.
Karen L. Kotloff,James P. Nataro,William C. Blackwelder,Dilruba Nasrin,Tamer H. Farag,Sandra Panchalingam,Yukun Wu,Samba O. Sow,Dipika Sur,Robert F. Breiman,Abu Syed Golam Faruque,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Debasish Saha,Pedro L. Alonso,Boubou Tamboura,Doh Sanogo,Uma Onwuchekwa,Byomkesh Manna,Thandavarayan Ramamurthy,Suman Kanungo,John B. Ochieng,Richard Omore,Joseph Oundo,Anowar Hossain,Sumon Kumar Das,Shahnawaz Ahmed,Shahida Qureshi,Farheen Quadri,Richard A. Adegbola,Richard A. Adegbola,Martin Antonio,M. Jahangir Hossain,Adebayo Akinsola,Inacio Mandomando,Tacilta Nhampossa,Sozinho Acácio,Kousick Biswas,Ciara E. O’Reilly,Eric D. Mintz,Lynette Y. Berkeley,Lynette Y. Berkeley,Khitam Muhsen,Halvor Sommerfelt,Halvor Sommerfelt,Roy M. Robins-Browne,Myron M. Levine +45 more
TL;DR: Interventions targeting five pathogens can substantially reduce the burden of moderate-to-severe diarrhoea and suggest new methods and accelerated implementation of existing interventions (rotavirus vaccine and zinc) are needed to prevent disease and improve outcomes.
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The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).
Samba O. Sow,Khitam Muhsen,Dilruba Nasrin,William C. Blackwelder,Yukun Wu,Tamer H. Farag,Sandra Panchalingam,Dipika Sur,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Abu Syed Golam Faruque,Debasish Saha,Richard A. Adegbola,Pedro L. Alonso,Robert F. Breiman,Quique Bassat,Boubou Tamboura,Doh Sanogo,Uma Onwuchekwa,Byomkesh Manna,Thandavarayan Ramamurthy,Suman Kanungo,Shahnawaz Ahmed,Shahida Qureshi,Farheen Quadri,Anowar Hossain,Sumon Kumar Das,Martin Antonio,M. Jahangir Hossain,Inacio Mandomando,Tacilta Nhampossa,Sozinho Acácio,Richard Omore,Joseph Oundo,John B. Ochieng,Eric D. Mintz,Ciara E. O’Reilly,Lynette Y. Berkeley,Sofie Livio,Sharon M. Tennant,Halvor Sommerfelt,James P. Nataro,Tomer Ziv-Baran,Roy M. Robins-Browne,Vladimir Mishcherkin,Jixian Zhang,Jie Liu,Eric R. Houpt,Karen L. Kotloff,Myron M. Levine +48 more
TL;DR: The enormous African/Asian Cryptosporidium disease burden warrants investments to develop vaccines, diagnostics and therapies.
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Severe malaria and concomitant bacteraemia in children admitted to a rural Mozambican hospital.
Quique Bassat,Caterina Guinovart,Betuel Sigaúque,Inacio Mandomando,Pedro Aide,Jahit Sacarlal,Jahit Sacarlal,Tacilta Nhampossa,Azucena Bardají,Luis Morais,Sonia Machevo,Emilio Letang,Eusebio Macete,John J. Aponte,Anna Roca,Clara Menéndez,Pedro L. Alonso +16 more
TL;DR: The prevalence, aetiology and prognostic implications of coexisting invasive bacterial disease in children admitted with severe malaria in a rural Mozambican Hospital are described.
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A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique
Jahit Sacarlal,Jahit Sacarlal,Jahit Sacarlal,Ariel Nhacolo,Betuel Sigaúque,Delino Nhalungo,Fatima Abacassamo,Charfudin Sacoor,Pedro Aide,Sonia Machevo,Sonia Machevo,Tacilta Nhampossa,Eusebio Macete,Quique Bassat,Quique Bassat,Catarina David,Azucena Bardají,Azucena Bardají,Emili Letang,Emili Letang,Francisco Saute,John J. Aponte,John J. Aponte,Ricardo Thompson,Pedro L. Alonso,Pedro L. Alonso +25 more
TL;DR: The results of this study stand out the big challenges that lie ahead in the fight against infectious diseases in the study area, where malaria, pneumonia and HIV/AIDS are important causes of death.
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Etiology and epidemiology of viral pneumonia among hospitalized children in rural Mozambique: a malaria endemic area with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus.
Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo,Quique Bassat,Luis Morais,Núria Díez-Padrisa,Sonia Machevo,Tacilta Nhampossa,Delino Nhalungo,Sergi Sanz,Llorenç Quintó,Pedro L. Alonso,Anna Roca +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of viruses in pediatric pneumonia remains poorly studied in sub-Saharan Africa, where pneumoniaassociated mortality is high, and during a 1-year hospital-based surveillance, a nasopharyngeal aspirate was collected from children aged <5 years admitted to hospital in rura