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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni +3 more
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Mosquitoes cloak their legs to resist insecticides
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2019 Malaria incidence has halved since the year 2000, with 80% of the reduction attributable to the use of insecticides. However, insecticide resistance is now widespread, is rapidly increasing in spectrum and intensity across Africa, and may be contributing
Vasileia Balabanidou +12 more
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Transoral Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Workup of Peritonsillar Abscess—A Randomized Clinical Trial
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Peritonsillar abscess frequently mimics peritonsillar cellulitis, exposing many patients to unnecessary and often painful blind needle aspirations. In this multicenter randomized clinical trial of 95 patients, adding transoral ultrasound to standard examination reduced needle aspiration attempts by nearly one third.
Tobias Todsen +8 more
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The effect pf alphacypermetherin-impregnated nets on sporozite rates in mosquitoes in Tanzania: Society Meeting at Manson House, London, 7 December 2000: Research in progress: short presentation [PDF]
, 2001 As part of a study of malaria morbidity an the effectiveness of treated nets in areas that were expected to differ greatly in intensity of malaria transmission, mosquitoes were collected from light traps set in both lowland and highland hamlets in the ...
Curtis, C, Maxwell, C, Tsang, L
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 Fourteen isolations of West Nile (WN) virus were obtained from four mosquito species (Culex pipiens [5], Cx. restuans [4], Cx. salinarius [2], and Culiseta melanura [3]) in statewide surveillance conducted from June through October 2000.
Theodore G. Andreadis +2 more
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Hydroxamic Acids as HDAC Inhibitor Drug Leads for Malaria
Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Malaria is a global health threat, with an estimated 282 million cases and 610,000 malaria‐associated deaths reported in 2024. Most mortality is due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum parasites, with the highest burden occurring in Sub‐Saharan Africa.
Wisam A. Dawood +7 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2017 Community engagement has become an increasingly important focus of global health programs. Arbovirus emergence in the Americas (Zika and chikungunya virues), and global goals for malaria and lymphatic filariasis elimination, mean that community-based ...
Kevin Louis Bardosh +7 more
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