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Admission Diagnosis of Cerebral Malaria in Adults in an Endemic Area of Tanzania:Implications and Clinical Description [PDF]

, 2003
Cerebralmalariais commonly diagnosed in adults in endemic areas in Africa, both in hospitals and in the community. This presents a paradox inconsistent with the epidemiological understanding that the development of immunity during childhood confers ...
Liyombo, E, Matuja, W, Snow, RW, Makani, J, Snow, R. W, Marsh, K, Warrell, D, Makani, Julie, Marsh, Kevin, Snow, Robert, Warrell, DA   +10 more
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Molecular Evidence of High Proportion of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Infection in White Nile Area in Sudan

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2016
Plasmodium falciparum is a predominant malaria species that infects humans in the African continent. A recent WHO report estimated 95% and 5% of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria cases, respectively, in Sudan.
Makarim M. Adam Suliman, Bushra M. Hamad, Musab M. Ali Albasheer, Maytha Elhadi, Mutaz Amin Mustafa, Maha Elobied, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid   +6 more
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Morphology of the rust fungus Puccinia boroniae revisited

, 2005
Puccinia boroniae Henns. is a rust fungus endemic to Australia, infecting various Boronia spp. This study describes and illustrates, using light and scanning electron microscopy, the telial stage, teliospore germination and basidiospore production of ...
P.A. O’Brien, Driessen, S., O'Brien, P.A., G.E St J. Hardy, Hardy, G.E.St.J., S.A. Driessen   +5 more
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Co‐Infection of Brucella canis and Brucella melitensis in a Domestic Dog With Zoonotic Transmission to Human, China

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Source attribution figure for human and dogs Brucella canis infections. ABSTRACT We report a rare occurrence of genetic material from both Brucella canis and B. melitensis detected in a domesticated dog from Jiangsu Province, China. The detection was confirmed through serological assays, quantitative PCR (qPCR), metagenomic and genomic sequencing ...
Shengxin Ge, Jian Xu, Qingchun Shen, Jiabo Ding, Xiaowen Yang   +4 more
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Adequate iodine nutrition and higher salt intake in Chinese adults aged 18–59 years recommended by international organizations

Scientific Reports
Iodine deficiency and excessive salt intake have adverse health effects. This study evaluated the iodine level and salt intake in Chinese adults aged 18–59 years after implementing the salt reduction program and compared with both the World Health ...
Diqun Chen, Ying Ye, Ying Lan, Meng He, Jiani Wu, Lijin Wang, Zhihui Chen   +6 more
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Recent Advances in Virus–Host Interactions, Antiviral Bioactive Compounds, and Breeding for Disease Resistance of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Basic research on the PEDV infection cycle and virus–host interactions advances the development of anti‐PEDV drugs and disease‐resistant breeding and helps strengthen disease prevention and control while reducing economic losses in the swine industry.
Heyong Wu, Aosi Qi, Shuyu Zhong, Haozhen Du, Shimeng Guo, Hongsheng Ouyang, Hongming Yuan, Daxin Pang, Zicong Xie   +8 more
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Costs of illness due to cholera, costs of immunization and cost-effectiveness of an oral cholera mass vaccination campaign in Zanzibar [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) as a supplementary tool to conventional prevention of cholera. Dukoral, a killed whole-cell two-dose OCV, was used in a mass vaccination campaign in 2009 in Zanzibar.
Claire-Lise Chaignat, Duintjer Tebbens Radboud J., Rita Reyburn, Weiss Mitchell G., Schaetti, C., Radboud J Duintjer Tebbens, Weiss, M. G., Rita Reyburn (130140), Khatib, A. M., Reyburn, R., Ahmed M. Khatib (130136), Mitchell G Weiss, Hutubessy Raymond, Schaetti Christian, Ahmed M Khatib, Claire-Lise Chaignat (127845), Raymond Hutubessy (130149), Ali, S. M., Khatib Ahmed M., Mitchell G. Weiss (130129), Chaignat Claire-Lise, Ali Said M., Hutubessy, R., Reyburn Rita, Christian Schaetti (130127), Chaignat, C. L., Raymond Hutubessy, Christian Schaetti, Said M Ali, Duintjer, Tebbens, Said M. Ali (130132), Radboud J. Duintjer Tebbens (130144)   +31 more
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The Effect and Mechanism of KLF7 in the TLR4/NF-κB/IL-6 Inflammatory Signal Pathway of Adipocytes

Mediators of Inflammation, 2018
Objective. To investigate the role and possible molecular mechanism of Krüppel-like factor 7 (KLF7) in the TLR4/NF-κB/IL-6 inflammatory signaling pathway activated by free fatty acids (FFA). Methods. The mRNA and protein expression levels of KLF7 and the
Meixiu Zhang, Cuizhe Wang, Jinxiu Wu, Xiaodan Ha, Yuchun Deng, Xueting Zhang, Jingzhou Wang, Keru Chen, Jiale Feng, Jiaojiao Zhu, Jianxin Xie, Jun Zhang   +11 more
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Evaluation of the health-related quality of life of children in Schistosoma haematobium-endemic communities in Kenya: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains a global public health challenge, with 93% of the ~237 million infections occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Though rarely fatal, its recurring nature makes it a lifetime disorder with significant chronic health burdens.
Charles H. King (78462), Bustinduy, Amaya L, Muhoho Ng'ethe, Magtanong Ruth V., Terer, CC, Eric M. Muchiri (119767), Kitron Uriel, Francis M. Mutuku (386408), Mutuku Francis M., King, CH, Terer Carolyn C., King, Charles H, Mungai Peter L., Charles H King, Peter L. Mungai (119766), Amaya L Bustinduy, Ng'ethe Muhoho, Uriel Kitron (119769), Mutuku, FM, Muhoho, Ng'ethe, Kitron, Uriel, Carolyn C Terer, Peter L Mungai, Amaya L. Bustinduy (214938), Muhoho, N, Uriel Kitron, Carolyn C. Terer (386405), King Charles H., Bustinduy Amaya L., Eric M Muchiri, Magtanong, RV, Mungai, Peter L, Bustinduy, AL, Muchiri, Eric M, Ruth V Magtanong, Muchiri, EM, Kitron, U, Ruth V. Magtanong (386406), Magtanong, Ruth V, Mutuku, Francis M, Terer, Carolyn C, Ng'ethe Muhoho (386407), Mungai, PL, Francis M Mutuku, Muchiri Eric M.   +44 more
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Density Estimates of Endangered Endemic Rodents Suggest Broader Impacts of Invasive Burmese Pythons Following a Category 4 Hurricane in the Florida Keys

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Density estimates of two endangered rodent subspecies, endemic to Key Largo, Florida, USA. These findings illustrate the contrasting dynamics of two native species associated with the prevalence of invasive Burmese pythons and global change. The woodrats' decline emphasizes its potential risk of extinction as global change continues to impact island ...
Shauna M. Sayers, Brent S. Pease, Brandon W. McDonald, Isabella R. Collamati, Jeremy D. Dixon, Michael V. Cove   +5 more
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