Sarcocystis nesbitti is an intracellular protozoan parasite found as sarcocysts within muscle fibers of intermediate hosts (monkey and baboon). The definitive host is suspected to be the snake. We report two cases from a larger cohort of 89 patients who had fever, headache, and generalized myalgia after a trip to Pangkor Island, Malaysia. Sarcocysts were detected in skeletal muscle biopsy speci...

PURPOSE Extravasation with intravenous chemotherapy is a common complication of chemotherapy which carries the risk of devastating complications. This study aims to determine the rate of extravasation with intravenous chemotherapy in a major hospital where chemotherapy is delivered in various departments other than the oncology department. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients who underwent intra...

ABSTRAK Kiraan telur cadng dalam najis dan kehadiran spesis-spesis nematod pada kambing daripada tujuh kandang kambing yang kedl di daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang telah dikaji. Secara amnya kiraan telur adalah tinggi, berjulat antara 500 2000 epg. Keadaan iklim didaerah ini adalah sesuai bagi kehidupan dan perkembangan sekurang-kurangnya lima spesis nematod iaitu Cooperia spp., Haemonchus spp....

Identifikasi pulau-pulau dilakukan pada wilayah Kabupaten Kepulauan Seribu dan Kotamadya Jakarta Utara Provinsi DKI Jakarta. adalah kota pesisir yang memiliki area berbentuk pulau di Utaranya. Pulau-pulau ini merupakan aset daerah harus dijaga keberadaannya. Pulau dapat berfungsi sebagai sumberdaya ekologis memberikan jasa lingkungan kepada sekitarnya. Pengambilan data dengan cara penelusuran s...

The characterization of landfill leachate has been well established. However, its biodegradation properties have not been well reported. Therefore, this research was undertaken to investigate the biodegradability of semi-aerobic sanitary landfill and the ratio of the biological oxygen demand (BOD) to chemical oxygen demand (COD) BOD5/COD, COD fraction on leachate from Pulau Burung landfill Site...

The marine mysid species Rhopalophthalmus longipes Ii, 1964 is reported from Malaysian waters for the first time. Specimens are described and illustrated in detail based on material collected by epibenthic sledge from the seagrass meadows of Pulau Tinggi, Johor. Specimens exhibit a slight difference from Ii's type material by possessing a rounded process bearing two small protrusions apically n...

*Corresponding author: Sreenivasan Sasidharan, Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Tel: +604 653 4820 Fax: +604 653 4803 E-mail: [email protected] Foundation Project: Partly supported by UM-MoHE HIR (Grant No. UM-MoHE HIR H-18001-C0020) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. The journal implements double-blind peer ...