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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Somalia: Diagnosis and Management of a Classic Case in a Resource‐Limited Endemic Setting

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a severe systemic neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Leishmania donovani complex protozoa, poses a significant public health threat, particularly in East Africa, where it is fatal if untreated. Somalia is known to be endemic, but the true burden and programmatic challenges are poorly documented due to long ...
Abdirahman Nuur Hussein, Abdirahman Omer Ali, Ridwan Zakariye Ahmed, Sihaam Mohamed Abdirahman, Ahmed Dek Abdiwahab   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitic infection may be associated with discordant responses to QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in apparently healthy children and adolescents in a tuberculosis endemic setting, Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013
BackgroundM. tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest pathogens in part because of its ability to establish persistent, latent infections, which can later reactivate to cause disease.
L. Wassie, A. Aseffa, M. Abebe, Michael Z Gebeyehu, Martha Zewdie, A. Mihret, Girume Erenso, Menberwork Chanyalew, Hiwot Tilahun, L. Yamuah, P. Andersen, M. Doherty   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A New Model to Calibrate a Reference Standard for Bovine Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative in the Target Species

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Since 1986, use of a Bovine International Standard (BIS) for bovine tuberculin has been required to ensure national and international uniformity regarding the potency designation of bovine tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPDb) preparations ...
Klaas Frankena, Klaas Frankena, Liesbeth Jacobs, Tonny van Dijk, Margaret Good, Anthony Duignan, Mart C. M. de Jong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of bovine tuberculosis in three dairy cow stations in Iraq [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2014
The study was conducted to investigate bovine tuberculosis in three dairy cows stations using comparative tuberculin test (bovine and avian) and bacterial isolation.
M.A.A. Al-Graibawi, T.A. Mohammad, S.S.S. Barak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and Management of Isolated Laryngeal Sarcoidosis: A Systematic Review

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 174, Issue 4, Page 871-880, April 2026.
Abstract Objective This study reviews the existing literature on patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis isolated to the larynx to improve our understanding of the diagnosis and management of this rare condition. Data Sources Embase, PubMed, Web of Science.
Raj Malhotra, Joseph Celidonio, Nicholas Hamilton, Alexandra Filipkowski, Kenneth Yan, Rachel Kaye   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upper-Room Ultraviolet Light and Negative Air Ionization to Prevent Tuberculosis Transmission [PDF]

, 2009
Background Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant TB.
A. Roderick Escombe, Alland, Altman, Armando Gonzalez, Arnold, Bailey Mitchell, Balasubramanian, Basu, Bock, Brubacher, Carlos Martínez, Carlton A Evans, Catanzaro, Catherine Noakes, David A. J Moore, Dwyer, Eduardo Ticona, Escombe, Escombe, Escombe, First, First, First, Fletcher, Gandhi, Gast, Iseman, Jensen, Jon S Friedland, Joshi, Kerr, Ko, Ko, Macher, Marcos Navincopa, Menzies, Mitchell, Mitchell, Mohle-Boetani, Moore, Nardell, Nardell, Nardell, Nardell, Nicas, Noakes, Pai, Patricia Sheen, Peter Wilson, Richardson, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Riley, Robert H Gilman, Rocio Ramirez, Rudnick, Seo, Stead, Talbot, Valway, Willi Quino, Xu, Xu   +65 more
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Screening of internationally adopted children [PDF]

, 1994
Currently, we have no local generally agreed guidelines for the examination of children adopted overseas. Out of 163 adopted children, who were brought into Malta between January 1991 and June 1992, 140 (86%) were seen at the children’s Outpatient ...
Dalmas, Miriam, Lenicker, Herbert Manfred, Portelli, Alfred V., Vassallo Agius, Paul   +3 more
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Deep Learning‐Enabled Engineering of a Hyper‐Stable and Soluble MPB70‐83 Antigen for Sensitive Bovine Tuberculosis Surveillance

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2026.
Schematic representation of the research workflow for the efficient diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis employing peptide fusion proteins. ABSTRACT Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) diagnostics are frequently hindered by the structural instability and insolubility of recombinant multi‐epitope proteins in prokaryotic expression systems.
Wen‐Hao Wang, Jia‐Zhen Ge, Ying‐Ying Xie, Guo‐Dong Song, Yijian Liu, Yin‐juan Song, Ren‐ge Li, Rui‐Shuang Li, Zi‐qing Wang, Xin‐Miao Liu, Shuang‐Shuang Guo, Jie Li, Shengli Chen, Na Li, Fuying Zheng, Yuefeng Chu   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculin Skin Test and CD4+/CD8+ T Cell Counts in Adults Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Medellín, Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997
To evaluate the effect of BCG vaccination and T lymphocyte subpopulations on the reactivity to the tuberculin skin test, 113 asymtomatic HIV+ individuals were tuberculin tested by intradermal injection of 5TU of purified protein derivative and the levels
JI Rodríguez, M Arias, SC París, MP Arbeláez, J Betancur, LF García   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lack of analgesic efficacy in female rats of\ud the commonly recommended oral dose of\ud buprenorphine [PDF]

, 2006
Previous work in our laboratory showed that the recommended oral dose of buprenorphine (0.5 mg/kg) was not as effective\ud as the standard therapeutic subcutaneous dose for postoperative analgesia in male Long-Evans (hooded) and Sprague-Dawley (albino ...
DiPirro, Dr. Jean M., Kristal, Dr. Mark B., Martin, Dr. Lisa B.E., Sylvester, Mr. Ahmad R., Thompson, Dr. Alexis C.   +4 more
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