Vijay Prabha, Panjab University, India
Infertility is a condition in which conception does not occur even after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Out of the 15% of the affected couples, the male factor is involved in 40-50% of the infertility cases . Of the various reasons cited for male infertility, [....] » Read More
Title : Universal approach to achieve surgical Care During Covid-19 Pandemic
Caroline Bilen, The Compass Health Consultancy, United Arab Emirates
The Ultimate goals of healthcare professionals in surgical care is to achieve safety and prevent Surgical Site Infection (SSI). Many factors can contribute to the risk of SSIs . It requires specific measures to cut the risk such as patient preparation before, during, and after [....] » Read More
Title : Antimicrobial Resistance In Gastrointestinal Infections, A Review Of The Literature
Sarah El Nakeep, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Gastrointestinal and hepatic infections are very common including (Helicobacter pylori gastritis, infectious diarrhea, bacterial peritonitis, bacterial hepatitis and pancreatitis). The increased rise of antimicrobial resistacne of bacteria to anitbiotics is now the leading cause [....] » Read More
Title : Enhancing anti-Folic acid efficacy of Cotrimoxazole with a Nano-stabilizing agent {Al4 (SiO4)3 + 3Mg2SiO4 ? 2Al2 Mg3 (SiO4)3} for a new anti-trypanosmosis drug.
Maduike C O Ezeibe, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria
Negatively charged ends and positively charged ends that coexist on Nano-particles of Aluminum-magnesium silicate (AMS), a WHO approved medicine, make them to hydrate and form three dimensional colloidal structures, when in solution. The colloidal structures stabilize other drugs [....] » Read More
Title : The Intestinal Microbiota: Impacts of Antibiotics Therapy, Colonization Resistance, and Diseases
Taif Shah, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, China
Trillions of microbes exist in the human body, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, coevolved with the host in a mutually beneficial relationship. The main role of the intestinal microbiome is the fermentation of non-digestible substrates and increased growth of beneficial mi [....] » Read More
Title : Outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle, Thailand 2021
Tapanut Songkasupa, National Institute of Animal Health, Thailand
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a vector-borne transboundary viral disease affecting cattle and buffaloes which causes significant economic loses in livestock production and trade. The first outbreaks of LSD were reported in Pha Nom Phrai district, Roi-Et Province, North-eastern Thai [....] » Read More
Title : Clinico- epidemiological study and therapeutic outcomes of cutaneous leishmaniasis: An emerging disease in North India
Shagufta Rather, Government Medical College Srinagar, India
Background: An increasing number of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are reporting to tertiary care centers in Jammu and Kashmir, an area that has previously been non-endemic for this disease. This merits consideration of CL as a major health problem of considerable epi [....] » Read More
Title : Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as lung mass
S Kishore, Madras Medical College, India
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis has a varied presentation and clinically mimics malignancy as both have similar symptoms. Lung masses are usually a benign or malignant lesion, but tuberculosis can also be an uncommon cause of such presentations. Usually the features of active tuber [....] » Read More
Title : Cyst-like Structures in the life cycle of Trichomonas vaginalis: A possible non-sexual mode of transmission
Priya Yadav, Indian Institute of Science, India
Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasitic protozoan known to cause a non-viral sexually transmitted infection known as Trichomoniasis. The infection encompasses a broad range of symptoms in both male and female patients ranging from acute inflammation, premature labor, low birth-weigh [....] » Read More
Title : Dengue and SARS Cov2 co-circulation early warning according to climate variations in Cuba
Yazenia Linares Vega, Institute of Meteorology, La Habana, Cuba
Co-circulation Dengue and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a reality that is more dangerous in endemic regions of arboviruses. The circulation of both viruses continues to spread, mainly in tropical environments, causing a high impact on the health [....] » Read More
Title : A Case Report of Melanoma as Acute Mastoiditis in a 10-Month-Old Female Child
Konstantina Chrysouli, Penteli Children's Hospital of Athens, Greece
We present a rare case of transplacental-transmitted maternal melanoma to the placenta and foetus during the pregnancy of a 34-year-old woman. She was diagnosed with a melanoma at the age of 25, for which she was treated with chemotherapy. During her pregnancy, she presented with [....] » Read More
Title : Investigation of a suspected case of diphtheria at the Eliazar Germain Hospital Center, Pétion-Ville Haiti, June 27th, 2022
Rose Anaelle Pierre Jean Freycinet, Field Epidemiology Training Program Resident (FETP), Haiti
Background: From January 2019 to January 2020, global diphtheria coverage dropped by 33% and Haiti's by 79%. An alert was launched on June 24th, 2022 by the Municipal Health Office of Pétion-Ville. The objective of this investigation was to ensure the detection of the [....] » Read More
Title : Investigation of a suspected case of measles in Thomassin, Pétion-Ville Haiti, May 2021
Lomega Jean, FETP, Haiti
Background: Measles, a highly contagious viral infection caused by a paramyxovirus (measles virus) particularly affecting children under 5 years old with a case fatality rate of 3 to 15% in developing countries according to the World Health Organization . Since 2012, Haiti has re [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of the tuberculosis surveillance system in the South Region, Haiti, April 2022
Djeamsly Salomon, FETP, Haiti
Introduction : Tuberculosis is a contagious infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium of the tuberculosis complex, mainly the tuberculosis mycobacterium or Koch's bacillus. Globally, tuberculosis is the 13th leading cause of death and the second due to an infectious diseas [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of the COVID-19 Surveillance Subsystem, Sud, Haiti, May 2022
Edna Ariste, FETP, Haiti
Introduction: A robust monitoring system is essential for a correct estimation of the disease and epidemic burden. In the southern department, there were 1,365 confirmed cases including 58 deaths as of February 23, 2022. Public health surveillance is "the collectio [....] » Read More
Title : Investigation of a suspected case of Monkeypox in the Commune of Carrefour, Ouest, Haiti, May 2022
Jacquet Dareus Elphana, FETP, Haiti
Introduction: Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic infection that results in a skin infection similar to smallpox. It is a disease of great concern throughout the world. In America, particularly in Haiti, the MSPP through its epidemiology department is also concerned about this disease. [....] » Read More
Title : Epidemiological profile of typhoid at Wesleyen Hospital in La Gonâve, 2018 to 2020, West, Haiti
Mikenson Dorcinvil, FETP, Haiti
Background: Typhoid fever, with a mortality rate of 10% to 30%, is a severe disease. Its transmission is interhuman direct or indirect is a public health problem. Worldwide, the WHO estimates that there are 11 to 20 million cases resulting in 128,000 to 161,000 deaths each year. [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance System, South Department, Haiti, 2018 -2021
Berger Saintius, FETP- Haiti, Haiti
Background: In 2021, 21,868 cases of malaria were recorded in Haiti. South department is one of the three departments with most cases of malaria. 1,559 cases were recorded in the south department in 2021, 603 cases in young adults aged 15-49 years. Despite multiple interventions [....] » Read More