Characterisation of DDT, pyrethroid and carbamate resistance in Anopheles funestus from Obuasi, Ghana.

abstract：:Surveys of the health of schoolchildren in Tanga Region, Tanzania and Volta Region, Ghana are reported. Two age groups of both sexes were studied: 8-9 and 12-13 years old. Children themselves tend to have a poor perception of their health status. This is confirmed by biomedical surveys. Evidence was common of chronic ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Algeria where two forms have been previously described, the sporadic form caused by Leishmania infantum in the north and the cutaneous form caused by L. major in central and southern parts of the country. During 2005, a CL outbreak occurred in the province of Ghardaïa, locate...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Harrat Z,Boubidi SC,Pratlong F,Benikhlef R,Selt B,Dedet JP,Ravel C,Belkaid M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spread of HIV-1 infection among women of childbearing age has led to increasing numbers of children at risk of vertical transmission. This study aimed to assess child outcomes among HIV-positive (n=19) and AIDS (n=22) mothers from Central West Brazil. CD4(+) T-cell counts (FACScount, BD) and viral loads (HIV-1 RT-...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Alcântara KC,Pereira GA,Albuquerque M,Stefani MM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Preventive chemotherapy (PC), the large-scale administration of anthelminthics, is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH). Since 2010, donated anthelminthics for STH have boosted the implementation of PC programmes in children, achieving glo...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Montresor A,Trouleau W,Mupfasoni D,Bangert M,Joseph SA,Mikhailov A,Fitzpatrick C

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven heterogeneous patients with inoperable hydatid disease were treated with high doses of oral mebendazole, up to 200 mg/kg/day for 16 to 48 weeks. Toxicity was not encountered. Despite careful assessment it proved difficult critically to evaluate the efficacy of mebendazole. In four patients chemotherapy appeared...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Bryceson AD,Cowie AG,Macleod C,White S,Edwards D,Smyth JD,McManus DP

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low birth weight is known to be associated with postnatal growth failure. It is not yet established that both conditions are determinants of psychomotor development. The study investigated whether or not low birth weight leads to delayed psychomotor development of a child, and whether it can be mitigated by ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Avan BI,Raza SA,Kirkwood BR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strain diversity of 100 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected over a period of 18 months from tuberculosis (TB) cases in Sri Lanka was studied by spoligotyping. When compared to the international spoligotyping database, 43 spoligotype patterns were identified, of which 20 were previously described. The maj...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Rajapaksa US,Victor TC,Perera AJ,Warren RM,Senevirathne SM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-based intervention trial was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of alphamethrin-impregnated bed nets for control of Plasmodium vivax malaria and its vector in an area of moderate endemicity in southern Henan province, central China in 1990. Malaria incidence was significantly lower in the interventi...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Luo D,Lu D,Yao R,Li P,Huo X,Li A,Wen L,Ge C,Zhang S,Huo H

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of an unexpected side effect following the use of Maloprim (pyrimethamine/dapsone) for malaria chemosuppression in 3-59 months old children in Sierra Leone is reported. As part of a trial of chemoprophylaxis and insecticide-impregnated bed nets, 2000 children received either Maloprim or placebo; 4% of c...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： David KP,Marbiah NT,Lovgren P,Greenwood BM,Petersen E

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHO recommends that anthelmintic treatment be included in strategies to improve maternal nutrition in areas where hookworms are endemic and anaemia is prevalent. At present, few countries have adopted this recommendation, partly owing to the lack of data to support the adverse effects of hookworms on maternal health. ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Torlesse H,Hodges M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency, intensity and clinical features of onchocerciasis in the two ethnic groups (Blacks and Chachilla--an indigenous tribe) in the endemic foci of the disease in Esmeraldas province (Ecuador) were evaluated. The incidence of infection and intensity of the disease seen in both groups were directly related to ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Molea J,Guderian RH,Proaño R,Carrillo R,Swanson WL

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health system weaknesses of economically wealthy countries with advanced technologies. COVID-19 is now moving fast across Africa where small outbreaks have been reported so far. There is a concern that with the winter transmission will grow rapidly. Despite efforts of African Governme...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Vilakati PN,Villa S,Alagna R,Khumalo B,Tshuma S,Quaresima V,Nieman NR,Cirillo DM,Raviglione MC

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of neurological manifestations of infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei have been described including cerebral abscesses, which are a well-recognized form of neurological melioidosis. The optimal antibiotic therapy for this condition has not been defined; however, combinations of intravenous antibiotics a...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Chadwick DR,Ang B,Sitoh YY,Lee CC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi (Brazil strain) was maintained in liver infusion tryptose and medium supplemented with 5 or 10% foetal calf serum at 27 degrees C on a rotating shaker platform. 85 to 95% of the organisms under these conditions are epimastigotes and the medium supported logarithmic growth for up to 24 hours. The effe...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Nadler JP,Lederer E,Wittner M,Baum SG,Tanowitz HB

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review suggests that we are on the threshold of a new epoch in the control of ticks and the diseases transmitted by them. Ecological studies of parasitic and non-parasitic stages of the tick life cycle have shown how strategic dipping can lead to effective control of Boophilus ticks. However, this approach can le...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Smith RD,Kakoma I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus was first reported to have mainly haemolytic and neurotoxic physiopathological activities. Later studies demonstrated the systemic myotoxic action of the venom, characterized by the release of myoglobin from damaged skeletal muscle into serum and...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Cupo P,Azevedo-Marques MM,Hering SE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis and irrational prescribing behaviour has been identified as a contributing factor. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge of, attitudes towards and practices regarding antibiotic prescribing of medical doctors providing free healthcare services in the ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Kabba JA,Tadesse N,James PB,Kallon H,Kitchen C,Atif N,Jiang M,Hayat K,Zhao M,Yang C,Chang J,Fang Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is the most commonly identified bacterial cause of nosocomial and HIV-related diarrhea. In many developing countries, antibiotic access is unregulated. Nigeria has the third highest HIV burden worldwide. Due to perceptions of low prevalence and resource incapacity, patients with diarrhea are not ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Onwueme K,Fadairo Y,Idoko L,Onuh J,Alao O,Agaba P,Lawson L,Ukomadu C,Idoko J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a major parasitic infection of tropical areas. We present a 26-year-old male immigrant from Egypt with acute abdomen due to schistosomial infection, mimicking symptoms of acute appendicitis, with histopathological detection and representation of schistosomial eggs in the unusual area of the greater ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Konstantinidou E,Alexiou C,Demonakou M,Sakellaridis T,Fotopoulos A,Antsaklis G

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Anopheles gambiae, as in most species of mosquitoes, mating is initiated in flight. The males aggregate in aerial swarms and conspecific females individually fly to these swarms where they mate with males. In this study, we investigated the swarming behaviour of A. gambiae and conducted 2 surveys in the rice field ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Diabate A,Baldet T,Brengues C,Kengne P,Dabire KR,Simard F,Chandre F,Hougard JM,Hemingway J,Ouedraogo JB,Fontenille D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis was confirmed by the Leptospira Laboratory in 138 hospital patients on Barbados between early November 1979 and the end of 1982 (annual average 43.6 cases). These were the great majority of severe cases occurring on the island during that time. The crude incidence rate ranged between 15 and 23 per 100,00...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Everard CO,Edwards CN,Webb GB,White HS,Nicholson GD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and natural infections of Simulium sanchezi by Mansonella ozzardi were studied in the area of Síquita, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. The microfilariae developed synchronously in the blackflies, reaching stage L3 in seven to eight days at temperatures between 23 degrees and 27 degrees C. Larvae i...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Yarzábal L,Basáñez MG,Ramírez-Pérez J,Ramírez A,Botto C,Yarzábal A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To date, there is no consensus on ideal ways to measure antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence in resource limited settings. This study aimed to identify markers of poor adherence to ART. Methods:Retrospective data of HIV-positive ART-naïve adults initiating standard first-line ART at Themba Lethu Clinic,...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Nnambalirwa M,Govathson C,Evans D,McNamara L,Maskew M,Nyasulu P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is a major cause of acute febrile illness in Sri Lanka. Dengue has historically been considered an urban disease. In 2012-2013, we documented that acute dengue was surprisingly associated with self-reported rural residence in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. METHODS:Patients admitted with an acute...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Mutucumarana CP,Bodinayake CK,Nagahawatte A,Devasiri V,Kurukulasooriya R,Anuradha T,De Silva AD,Janko MM,Østbye T,Gubler DJ,Woods CW,Reller ME,Tillekeratne LG,Lantos PM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an important cause of acute viral hepatitis in tropical and sub-tropical regions that occurs both as epidemic episodes and sporadic cases. The aim of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of total immunoglobulin (Ig) anti-hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) and the risk factor...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Villalba MC,Guan M,Pérez A,Corredor MB,Frometa SS,Moreno AG,Hu WP,Howard T,Lay LA,Anderson D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the exposure of child citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Plasmodium vivax, and to elucidate if it was related to place of residence or previous international travel to malaria-endemic areas. Blood samples were collected from 1010 primary schoolchildren resident in 7 ou...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Abu-Zeid YA,Alwash R,Shaheen HM,Bin-Othman SA,Lukic ML,Amiri KM,Charoenvit Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six hospital in-patients in London had breath-hydrogen concentrations measured after 50 g lactose were given orally; in 23 or them serial blood glucose concentrations were also estimated. Eight had tropical malabsorption (TM), 14 were Europeans with no detectable disease (normal group) and 14 who also had no de...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Cook GC

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross haematuria caused by lymphatic filariasis has been rarely reported. An adult woman living in a filarial-endemic area presented at a hospital in Orissa, India, in July 2004, with painless gross haematuria without any associated symptoms, such as dysuria, abdominal pain and fever. Urine microscopy revealed many er...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Kerketta AS,Dhal K,Nayak R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a large scale control programme for falciparum malaria in Xinyang prefecture, China, from the early 1980s to 1992. Falciparum malaria, transmitted mainly by Anopheles anthropophagus, was epidemic in Gusi, Huangchuan, Shangcheng and Huaibin counties in the prefecture in the early 1980s, 2922 cases ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Dapeng L,Leyuan S,Xili L,Xiance Y

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective hospital record-based study for Uganda was conducted in Hoima district (an area of stable malaria transmission) and in Kabale district (an area of unstable malaria transmission). In-patient and maternity ward registers for January 1997-December 1998 were reviewed and malaria admissions, mortality, abor...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Ndyomugyenyi R,Magnussen P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00