Seventeen Leishmania stocks isolated from cutaneous lesions of Pakistani patients were studied by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of the cytochrome b (Cyt b) gene. Eleven stocks that expressed nine zymodemes were assigned to L. (Leishmania) major. All of them were isolated from patients in the lowlands of Larkana district and Sibi ...

Objectives: To evaluate deleterious impact of novel coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19), on both maternal and fetal well being during pregnancy. Study Design: Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Survey. Setting: Department Gynecology & Obstetrics, Combined Military Hospital, Chiltan Road, Quetta (Balochistan); Frontier Corps Cantonment (Balochistan), the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), (Balochistan...

Brucellosis is considered the most important zoonosis worldwide with high prevalence among livestock. A total of 780 cattle (n = 405) and buffalo (n = 375) serum samples were collected from abattoir Quetta, Balochistan and evaluated for the presence of antibrucella antibodies, using Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (i-ELISA) respectively. The overall ...

Several Mycoplasma species cause serious and economically important diseases in goats world-wide. Forty goat flocks in the Pishin district of Balochistan province of Pakistan were examined for the clinical cases of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) during 2008. Thirty goats suspected for CCPP on the basis of respiratory symptoms were euthanized for post mortem examination, microbiologic...

A study was conducted to assess the epidemiological and therapeutic control aspects of gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle at district Qilla Abdullah, Balochistan, from March 2012 to February 2013.A total of 600 fecal samples (50 samples per month) were examined during the study period. Fecal analysis showed overall higher nematodes prevalence as 27.99%. Among nematodes higher prevalence was r...

Leadership always remains a debatable topic among researchers for decades. plays vital role in the development of any organization. Employees organization are affected by several factors, but leadership is most prominent them. This study examines impact transformational and transactional on follower citizenship behaviour public sector Balochistan. Furthermore, this also explores how transformed...

INTRODUCTION Biosafety during lab work is an important concern in developing countries. Some critical issues concerning biosafety are lack of training, exceeding workload, working too fast, deciding not to follow safe practices, and skepticism about biohazards. This study aimed to determine biosafety perception and practices of laboratory technicians during routine work in clinical laboratories...

OBJECTIVES To identify, and compare relative importance of, factors associated with antenatal care (ANC) utilization in rural Balochistan, toward framing a policy to increase such utilization. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted among 513 pregnant women in Jhal Magsi District, Balochistan, in 2011. A standardized interviewer-administered questionnaire was used. Predisposing, enab...

Background Within Pakistan, estimates of vaccination coverage with the pentavalent vaccine, oral polio vaccine (OPV) and measles vaccine (MV) in 2011 were reported to be 74%, 75% and 53%, respectively. These national estimates may mask regional variation. The reasons for this variation have not been explored. Methods Data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) for Balochistan and ...

The Pakistanian Acorus calamus (Fam.: Araceae) is locally found (Nasir, 1978) in Chitral, Peshawar, Jhelum valley, Thalawan valley, Mandi and Kashmir. The common name of A. calamus is sweet flag. It is found in marshy places and along the river banks from 600-2000m. The rootstock (modified stem) commonly called as rhizome, is medicinal and yields an essential oil used in the manufacture of soap...