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Performance Assessment of Six Public Health Programs in Katsina State, Nigeria [PDF]
This research aimed to evaluate the performance of six ongoing public health programs through core performance indicators in Katsina State, Nigeria. The healthcare delivery in Africa is mostly program-based.
Bhalla, D. (Devender) +2 more
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The P2X7 Receptor and Its Relation to Neglected Tropical Diseases: Focusing on Chagas Disease
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that can lead to severe cardiac complications, including chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy. While NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens—such as protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and helminths, Chagas disease remains underexplored, particularly regarding host immune responses.
Caroline de Souza Ferreira Pereira +2 more
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The Case for the Use of PPARγ Agonists as an Adjunctive Therapy for Cerebral Malaria
Cerebral malaria is a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection associated with high mortality even when highly effective antiparasitic therapy is used.
Lena Serghides
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Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of cerebral malaria imported in Albania
This is a case-report of two patients with cerebral malaria (CM) imported from West-African countries. Notably, this form of malaria was developed as a second disease episode, while the first episode was experienced in West Africa. These findings suggest
Arben Ndreu +9 more
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The IL-33/ST2 Pathway in Cerebral Malaria [PDF]
Corine Glineur +2 more
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Background and Aims Malaria is a deadly disease spread through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito and remains the leading cause of mortality globally. Screening donated blood for malaria parasites is essential to prevent its transmission; however, conventional methods have limitations in accuracy and sensitivity.
Samuel Bright Appiah +5 more
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The systemic pathology of cerebral malaria in African children [PDF]
Pediatric cerebral malaria carries a high mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. We present our systematic analysis of the descriptive and quantitative histopathology of all organs sampled from a series of 103 autopsies performed between 1996 and 2010 in ...
Carr, Richard +8 more
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ABSTRACT A man aged in his 40s, recently returned from Uganda, was hospitalised with Plasmodium falciparum malaria, with hyperparasitaemia of ~1.5 × 106 parasites/μL (26%). He received intravenous artesunate followed by artemether–lumefantrine. However, parasite clearance was delayed, and despite a negative blood film following treatment, the patient ...
Jye Travis +6 more
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Effects of Raw Ethanolic Seed Extract of Tetracarpidium conophorum on Heamatological and Histopathological Parameters in Swiss Albino Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei [PDF]
Study was carried out to determine the heamatological and histopathological effects of raw ethanolic seed extract of Tetracarpidium conophorum in swiss albino mice infected with Plasmodium berghei (NK65).
D. A. Oloruntola +3 more
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Pathogenesis of Cerebral Malaria: New Diagnostic Tools, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Approaches
Cerebral malaria is a severe neuropathological complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. It results in high mortality and post-recovery neuro-cognitive disorders in children, even after appropriate treatment with effective anti-parasitic drugs ...
Praveen Kishore Sahu +6 more
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