A 66-year-old man was referred for investigation of melena with a fall in hemoglobin of 1.5g/dl over 3 days. He was undergoing treatment with carboplatin, gemcitabine, and erlotinib for bone metastases from a non-small cell lung cancer andwas taking fluindione for atrial fibrillation. He complained of diffuse abdominal pain and moderate weight loss, both of which were being attributed to his ch...

BACKGROUND Bovine Taenia saginata cysticercus infections (also called bovine cysticercosis or beef measles) is usually diagnosed in cattle only during post-mortem meat inspection. The aim of this study was to investigate the identification rates of these infections in and to identify predictors/determinants of variations in the identification rates in abattoirs in Gauteng province, South Africa...

Intestinal parasites eggs are the most soil contaminated which can cause many health problems after ingestion. The aim of this study was to estimate presence intestinal in samples collected from public parks and playgrounds Kirkuk city.
 A total Fifty-six (56) were 14 areas (7 7 playgrounds) through a period 1st March 2016 October 2016, examined microscopically using wet mount zinc sulphat...