Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Among small ruminants, lungworms are important parasitic nematodes that infect the lower respiratory tract and are implicated in a high mortality and morbidity rate. However, the magnitude and its determinants of lungworm infection in the study districts are not known. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lungworm infection and
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The effects of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of pneumonia in infants and young children in Kabul, Afghanistan: a double blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortalities in the world, and pneumonia is one of the main killers. Moreover, Dietary intake of vitamin D is low and exposure to sunlight is limited due to widespread use of Burqa by women.
Maroof, Zabihullah
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Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: a model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Where hard-to-access populations (such as those living in insecure areas) lack access to basic health services, relief agencies, donors, and ministries of health face a dilemma in selecting the most effective intervention strategy. This paper
Francesco Checchi +8 more
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Renal dysplasia in Leonberger dogs – An emerging recessive congenital disorder?
Animal Genetics, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 700-701, August 2024.
Anna Letko +3 more
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Mortality from infectious pneumonia in metal workers: a comparison with deaths from asthma in occupations exposed to respiratory sensitizers [PDF]
, 2009 Introduction: national analyses of mortality in England and Wales have repeatedly shown excess deaths from pneumonia in welders. During 1979-1990 the excess was attributable largely to deaths from lobar pneumonia and pneumonias other than ...
Palmer, Keith T. +9 more
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Hospital management of community-acquired pneumonia in Malta [PDF]
, 2012 Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common diagnosis requiring hospital admission and a leading cause of death worldwide. No local guideline is currently available for the management of CAP.
Mamo, Jonathan +3 more
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Potential use of serum based quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of pneumonia pathogens in a densely colonised population [PDF]
, 2012 Molecular methods offer improvement in the detection of causative pneumonia pathogens, but there are concerns of false positive results. Here we validate quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Binks, Michael J +4 more
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The Captain of the Men of Death and His Shadow: Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Pneumonia Exposure [PDF]
We exploit the introduction of sulfa drugs in 1937 to identify the causal impact of exposure to pneumonia in infancy on later life well-being and productivity in the United States.
Sonia Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani
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Immunohistochemical investigation of parainfluenza 3 virus in sheep pneumonia. [PDF]
Vet Res Forum, 2023 Eser G, Sağlam YS, Yıldırım S.
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Accuracy of the recording of pneumonia events in English electronic healthcare record data in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Background In primary care, identifying pneumonia events in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be challenging due to similarities in symptoms with COPD exacerbations and lack of diagnostic testing.
Kallis, Constantinos +5 more
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