Rhipicephalus microplus causes huge losses in cattle. Host genetic background greatly affects the immune efficiency resistance or susceptibility to tick infestation, which is one of many factors that play a role on trait. We performed systematic review genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for cattle resulting 1353 candidate genes post-GWAS analyses. From those, showing possible structural var...

The study focused on the bacteriological profile of four different smoke-dried fishes Clarias gariepinus (CG), Oreochromis niloticus (ON), Malapterurus electricus (ME), and Citharinus citharus (CC) sold at three landing market sites (Otuocha, Ose, Ogbakuba) in Anambra State, Nigeria. Bacteria isolates from fish samples were examined identified using microscopic, morphological, biochemical chara...

The white dwarf stars WD1614+136 and WD1353+409 are not sufficiently massive to have formed through single star evolution. However, observations to date have not yet found any evidence for binarity. It has therefore been suggested that these stars are the result of a merger. In this paper we place an upper limit of ≈ 50km s on the projected rotational velocities of both stars. This suggests tha...

OBJECTIVE. Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis, with high morbidity and mortality rates. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between presenting clinical characteristics and outcome of pediatric tuberculous meningitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS.We present a retrospective cohort study of all of the children diagnosed with tubercu...

Francis Petrarch (or, in Italian, Francesco Petrarca) stands as one of the first modern thinkers to explore the connections between the humanities and medicine. Arguing in favor of the humanities against medicine, Petrarch expresses his negative attitude toward medicine in a number of his works. First, his voluminous correspondence reveals in no uncertain terms Petrarch's distrust of doctors an...

DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20130056 Despite the growing advancement of transfusion medicine, bacterial contamination of blood components still represents a serious risk to recipients and is currently the leading cause of adverse effects(1) and the second leading cause of death related to blood transfusions(2). It is estimated that the risk of sepsis related to platelet transfusions is 1:12.000, wit...

BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important infection control measures in human healthcare settings, but there is little information available regarding hand hygiene frequency and technique used in veterinary clinics. The objectives of this study were to describe hand hygiene practices associated with routine appointments in companion animal clinics in Ontario, and the effec...