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Clinical epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in the Pokot endemic area of Uganda and Kenya. [PDF]

, 2013
Between 2000 and 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières diagnosed and treated 4,831 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Pokot region straddling the border between Uganda and Kenya. A retrospective analysis of routinely collected clinical data showed
Brooker, Simon J, Chappuis, François, Koech, Timothy, Kolaczinski, Jan H, Lokwang, Peter, Mueller, Yolanda K, Riongoita, Mark, Velilla, Elena   +7 more
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Rapid detection of human Leishmania infantum infection: A comparative field study using the fast agglutination screening test and the direct agglutination test

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2010
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a fast agglutination screening test (FAST) for serodiagnosis of human Leishmania infantum infection in Iran. FAST is based on the direct agglutination test (DAT) but combines with a higher parasite concentration and is performed with only one serum dilution.
Behnaz, Akhoundi, Mehdi, Mohebali, Leila, Babakhan, Gholam-Hossein, Edrissian, Mohammad-Bagher, Eslami, Hossein, Keshavarz, Hossein, Malekafzali   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

First Assessment of Genetic Damage in the Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) After Consumption of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Cultivated and Commercialized in Northeastern, Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports, for the first time, the use of the speckled cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea as a promising bioindicator for genotoxic monitoring. It was validated through control groups (both positive and negative) in addition to testing lettuce (Lactuca sativa ) samples from public street markets consumed by N. cinerea specimens in Pernambuco,
Aleson Aparecido da Silva, Eduardo Henrique da Silva Melo, Érima Maria de Amorim, Maria Gislaine Pereira, Claudia Rohde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of K39 test in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2007
From time to time patients admitted with fever of unknown origin prove to be a diagnostic dilemma. While textbooks describe typical symptoms and signs, and also diagnostic tests, these are not always helpful.
Sciberras, Robert
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha, Aline de Lima Peixoto, Lucila S. de Medeiros Pereira, Debora Ferreira Cardoso, Maria L. C. Rodrigues Silva, Sérgio S. de Azevedo, Juliana P. F. de Oliveira, Clebert J. Alves, Mozar Alves Fonseca, Severino S. dos Santos Higino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autopsy, deathways, and intercultural healthcare in the southern Peruvian Andes Autopsie, pratiques mortuaires et soins de santé interculturels dans le sud des Andes péruviennes

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and Effectiveness of Uterine Gauze Packing for Refractory Postpartum Haemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The role of uterine gauze packing in treating refractory postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is uncertain given limited evidence of benefit and possible harms. Objectives To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of uterine packing using plain gauze or gauze impregnated with haemostatic agent(s) for treating refractory PPH.
Maureen Makama, Alicia Ferguson, Mairead Connolly, Sarah Boudova, Samia Aziz, Lorena Romero, Joshua P. Vogel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health facility-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus and malaria among individuals suspected of acute febrile illnesses in Southwest Region, Ethiopia

Frontiers in Epidemiology
BackgroundAcute febrile illnesses such as typhoid fever, typhus, and malaria are still major causes of hospital admission in many parts of Ethiopia. However, there are substantial gaps in the monitoring systems, which result in a lack of knowledge about ...
Mengistu Abayneh, Mitiku Aberad, Mitiku Aberad, Yosef Habtemariam, Yosef Habtemariam, Yared Alemu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chromosomal DNA deletion confers phage resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]

, 2014
Bacteria develop a broad range of phage resistance mechanisms, such as prevention of phage adsorption and CRISPR/Cas system, to survive phage predation.
He, Xuesong, Hu, Fuquan, Jin, Xiaolin, Le, Shuai, Li, Ming, Lu, Shuguang, Lux, Renate, Rao, Xiancai, Shi, Wenyuan, Tan, Yinling, Wang, Jing, Wu, Nicholas C, Yao, Xinyue, Zhao, Yan   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Increased Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes and Co‐Existing Thyroid Autoimmunity During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim We aimed to investigate if the incidence of type 1 diabetes increased in children during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic and whether SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies were more frequently present at diagnosis compared with healthy individuals. We also examined whether clinical characteristics and coexisting autoimmunity differed between SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody ...
J. Anderberg, P. Carlsson, M. Lundgren, H. Elding Larsson, A. Carlsson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source