Academic Articles & Research Papers

Epidemiologic shift and future projections of atrial fibrillation and flutter in North Africa and the Middle East region: A comprehensive Global Burden of Disease analysis.

Ghayada I, Hammad B, Shahin M, Kamel SA et al. • Heart rhythm O2 (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2026.06.002 PMC: PMC13594454

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Characterization of the oral microbiome in the diverse South African population by PacBio HiFi sequencing.

Govender P, Cason E, Ghai M • Applied microbiology and biotechnology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s00253-025-13652-6 PMC: PMC12808187

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Where do delays occur? A systematic review of the barriers to early breast cancer diagnosis across South Africa's health system.

Reissis Y, Miller B, Friebel R, Hargest R • BMJ open (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-122056 PMC: PMC13599958

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Bacterial Communities Harboured by Amblyomma Hebraeum Infesting Small Stock in Mahikeng city, South Africa.

Mileng K, Mani S, Bezuidenhout JJ, Mokgokong PS et al. • Microbial ecology (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s00248-025-02630-0 PMC: PMC12594692

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Using GIS Dashboards to highlight AMR data disparities in Africa for Policy, Research, and Public Health.

Dogbegah WA, Opiyo SO, Aber PP, Tiambo CK • PloS one (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356734 PMC: PMC13606982

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Nonhuman Mobilities and Multispecies Border Regimes in (Post-)Colonial Southern Africa*.

Lenggenhager L • Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1002/bewi.70033 PMC: PMC13613071

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Understanding Plant Parasitism: Hydnora Africana and European Scientific Practice in the Early Nineteenth Century*.

Arnold K • Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1002/bewi.70032 PMC: PMC13613074

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Guiding malaria elimination interventions: a data-driven approach to resource optimization in Benin, West Africa.

Gbaguidi GJ, Topanou N, Aikpon R, Yadouleton A et al. • Malaria journal (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12936-026-06033-5 PMC: PMC13617880

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Two domesticated species of rice shaped the population structure of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Africa.

Quibod IL, Sciallano C, Auguy F, Brottier L et al. • PLoS pathogens (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014015 PMC: PMC13619019

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Biophotonics point-of-care diagnostics in low-resource settings: a South African perspective.

Mthunzi-Kufa P, Mathipa MM, Makwikwi T, Sagandira MB et al. • Journal of biomedical optics (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.31.11.113506 PMC: PMC13618995

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Gender disparities in disability persist while healthcare access shows no net improvement in South Africa: a general household survey trend analysis, 2020-2024.

Sithole T, Mdluli TN • Frontiers in public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1917714 PMC: PMC13619416

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Multiple genomic approaches reveal geographic structure and local selection signals in invasive Anopheles stephensi from the Horn of Africa and Yemen.

Gunarathna I, Samake JN, Aderounmu A, Baheshm YA et al. • BMC genomics (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12864-026-13079-x PMC: PMC13625371

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The Paradox of Progress: Genetic Counselling in a South African Context and the Challenges of Workforce Retention.

Schnell S, Fourie K, Gilfillan E, Rossouw B et al. • Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.70310 PMC: PMC13625038

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The economic case for increased investment in the treatment of adolescents with common mental disorders in Colombia and South Africa.

Sweeny K, Reavley N, Rasmussen B, Nenzhelele HQ et al. • Health policy and planning (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czag075 PMC: PMC13626653

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Beyond resilience frontline healthcare workers and structural fragility in African epidemic response.

Ojomo OA, Moges T, Cancedda C, Cotton P • BMJ global health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2026-025630 PMC: PMC13629989

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Factors associated with prior pregnancy loss among multigravid women: a retrospective machine learning analysis from an African population cohort.

Nabisubi P, Kintu TM, Atwine MT, Bumba J et al. • Frontiers in global women's health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1803064 PMC: PMC13627422

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Adolescent effective access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of legal, institutional and sociocultural barriers.

Baman D, Kongnyuy E, Djanda L, Sia M et al. • BMJ public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2026-005504 PMC: PMC13630045

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Community-based interventions for non-communicable diseases in Africa: a scoping review of scope, effectiveness, and implementation factors.

Okorobe PM, Onama J, Bolarin OL, Akinola SA et al. • BMC public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28483-x PMC: PMC13631976

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HIV vulnerability among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of individual social and structural determinants.

Mukokoma P, Alochere BJ, Nkpordee L, Ngomi N et al. • BMC public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28416-8 PMC: PMC13632378

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Lenacapavir and the unfinished work of HIV prevention literacy in Nigeria.

Owodunni OP • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v18i1.5687 PMC: PMC13636376

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