To know the infection status of helminths in primary schoolchildren of southern parts of Vietnam, we performed an epidemiological study in Krong Pac district, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. A total of 1,206 stool specimens were collected from ethnic Ede schoolchildren in 4 primary schools in 2015 and examined by the Kato-Katz technique. In addition, stool cultures were done by the Harada-Mori metho...

in mulberry orchards in northern part of iran, thrips is a dominant pest and causing a lot of damage to the mulberry. the effect of pest on bio-chemical parameters of mulberry leaf of two varieties viz. kenmochi and ichenoise and also the effect of feeding of infested leaves on rearing performances have been studied. for the study, six plots of 200 m2 area of both the varieties were selected an...

BACKGROUND Different grading systems of arterial recanalisation have never been compared in large series of stroke patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT). METHODS Clinical and angiographic findings and outcome were analysed in 147 patients with M1 or M2 segment occlusion of the middle cerebral artery treated with IAT. Associations of the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction ...

Data on soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and reinfection among Orang Asli (aborigine) schoolchildren and their nutritional and socioeconomic status were analyzed to investigate the pattern and the possible predictors of STH reinfection. In this longitudinal study, 120 (60 males and 60 females) Orang Asli primary schoolchildren aged 7-12 years and living in remote areas in Pos Betau, K...

Despite great development in socioeconomic status throughout 50 years of independence, Malaysia is still plagued with soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH). STH continue to have a significant impact on public health particularly in rural communities. In order to determine the prevalence of STH among rural Orang Asli children and to investigate the possible risk factors affecting the pattern of t...

A patient with metastatic cutaneous malignant melanoma developed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease-like posterior uveitis after two nivolumab (anti-PD-1 antibody) injections. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, with the background of autoimmunity against choroidal melanocytes, suggests nivolumab be working by disintegrating inhibition circuit of T cells against a common epitope shared between melanoma cel...