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Holistic Care for Leprosy Patients in Lembata District, East Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Lembata is a district in East Nusa Tenggara with various infectious and non-infectious diseases, including leprosy. The monthly incidence of leprosy increase by 1-2 new cases of leprosy per village. In Lembata there is Lembata Damian Hospital,
Weraman, P. (Pius)
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Factors Contributing to the Delay in Diagnosis and Continued Transmission of Leprosy in Brazil – An Explorative, Quantitative, Questionnaire Based Study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Background Leprosy is a leading cause of preventable disability worldwide. Delay in diagnosis of patients augments the transmission of infection, and allows progression of disease and more severe disability.
M. Henry, Noemi Galan, K. Teasdale, R. Prado, Harpreet Amar, M. S. Rays, L. Roberts, Pedro Siqueira, G. de Wildt, M. Virmond, P. Das   +10 more
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Multiple Bilateral Erythematous and Suppurative Cutaneous Nodules in a 40‐Year‐Old Indian Female

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Aditi Anand, Shaivy Malik, Charanjeet Ahluwalia   +2 more
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Blau Syndrome (Juvenile Systemic Granulomatosis): State‐Of‐The‐Art Review

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blau syndrome (BlauS) is a rare pediatric autoinflammatory disorder due to NOD2 gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants characterized by a triad of granulomatous dermatitis, arthritis, and uveitis, which can progress to systemic complications if untreated.
Ou Jia (Emilie) Wang, Marianna Jacob, Richard I. Crawford, Joseph M. Lam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundLeprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989.
Fatihiyya Wangara, Hillary Kipruto, Oscar Ngesa, James Kayima, Enos Masini, Joseph Sitienei, Faith Ngari   +6 more
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Experimental models of leprosy

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2017
Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is a chronic granulomatous bacterial disease which mainly affects skin and peripheral nervous system. Leprosy is caused by the obligate intercellular pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae.
A. A. Kubanov, A. E. Karamova, A. A. Vorontsova, P. A. Kalinina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance Assessment of Six Public Health Programs in Katsina State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2019
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), Cleenewerck, L. (Laurent), Gulma, K. A. (Kabiru)   +2 more
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Dietary diversity and poverty as risk factors for leprosy in Indonesia: A case-control study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Poverty has long been considered a risk factor for leprosy and is related to nutritional deficiencies. In this study, we aim to investigate the association between poverty-related diet and nutrition with leprosy. Methodology/Principal findings
S. Oktaria, Norma Sofisa Hurif, Wardiansyah Naim, H. Thio, T. Nijsten, J. Richardus   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of chemical and genetic variability in wild hop (Humulus lupulus L.) populations of Kosovo

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
The study revealed phytochemical and genetic variability among and within wild hop populations in Kosovo, offering valuable insights for conservation and future breeding efforts. Abstract Hops is an economically important species due to its diverse secondary metabolites and extensive use in the brewing and medicinal industries.
B. Salihu, T. Samarakoon, B. Pulaj, C. L. Quave, B. Mustafa, A. Hajdari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Who is afraid of fairenesse or wanton ladies appearing in their barenesse?’: laughing at female desire in early modern English reception of the myth of the Trojan War☆

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In early modern England, as part of a broader interrogation of exemplarity, full‐scale works on the Trojan War often subjected the myth's heroes to humorous scrutiny, whereas the heroines remained surprisingly untouched by comedy. Testifying to the war's calamities already in antiquity, in the early modern period, the myth's women acquired a ...
Evgeniia Ganberg
wiley   +1 more source