Duggan, M. B., and Khwaja, M. S. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 130. Neonatal primary peritonitis in Nigeria. Six cases of neonatal primary peritonitis admitted to Ahmadu Bello Hospital, Zaria, between January 1972 and July 1973 are reported, of whom 4 survived. All patients had evidence of umbilical sepsis, while 2 had erythema marginatum, which has not previously been reported ...

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) results from a congenital deficiency of C1 inhibitor and is characterized by submucosal and subcutaneous edema of skin, larynx and abdomen. Occasional reports have appeared linking HAE with autoimmune diseases. We report a case of HAE presenting recurrent nondeforming polyarthritis, erythema marginatum-like rash and chest pain. There were no significant radiographic ...

Field collections of ticks from two breeds of cattle in the North Western Transvaal showed the common tick species to be Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Amblyomma hebraeum, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi and Hyalomma marginatum rufipes. The number of these ticks was higher on Simmentaler than on Brahman cattle. Correlation was found between the number of ticks on the cattle and their serum gamma g...

An unidentified Babesia sp. which causes a mild disease in cattle was isolated in a splenectomized ox that received pooled blood from field cattle. That this organism is pleomorphic and resembles Babesia occultans makes it difficult to differentiate between these organisms microscopically. Initially, it was suspected that this Babesia could be B. occultans. Several attempts to transmit this par...

In the present study ethanol and water extracts of 15 seaweeds, Dictyota dichotoma var. velutricata, Dictyota indica, Iyengaria stellata, Padina pavonia, Sargassum swartzii, Sargassum variegatum, Stoechospermum marginatum, Stokeyia indica, Jolyna laminarioides, Caulerpa taxifolia, Halimeda tuna, Ulva fasciata, Ulva lactuca, Solieria robusta, and ...

Hyalomma marginatum and rufipes are important vectors of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in North Africa Southern Europe. They occasionally also reported from Central Western Europe where they likely introduced their natural range by migratory birds. In this study, we report findings molecular identification adults one nymph H. rufipes, primarily horses different regions the Czech...