Powdery mildew of Celtis australis: a report from Himachal Pradesh, India

Neurobrucellosis: A Case Report from Himachal Pradesh, India, and Review of the Literature

Human brucellosis is a multisystem disease that commonly presents as a febrile illness along with variable spectrum of clinical manifestations. Neurological complications include encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, radiculitis, myelitis, peripheral and cranial neuropathies, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and psychiatric manifestations. We report a case diagnosed as neurobrucellosis who presented with ...

Entomobryoidea (Collembola) from Himachal Pradesh (India) in the Himalayas.

Collections made during March-April, 2010, October-November, 2010 and 2011 from different districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, by the Apterygota section of the Zoological Survey of India contained new species of Entomobryoidea. Localities sampled were Solan, Shimla, Kullu, Bilaspur, Kagra, Chamba and Sirmaur districts of Himachal Pradesh. Collections were mainly made using an aspirator from le...

Powdery mildew of soybeans.

Disseminated Blastomycosis in a local farmer from Himachal Pradesh, North India: A diagnostic dilemma

Blastomycesdermatitidis has been isolated only infrequently from environmental sources and thus the ecology of B. dermatitidis remains incompletely understood. Other methods of detection of prevalence are also insensitive. Our knowledge is based on the collected reports of sporadic cases in humans and dogs as well as the studies of 11 epidemics or clusters of disease. It can mimic many diseases...

Investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak from Shimla Himachal Pradesh.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Hepatitis A is an enterically transmitted viral disease, highly prevalent in India and mainly presents as a paediatric sporadic disease. This study investigated an outbreak of viral hepatitis at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, during January-March 2007. METHODS Eighty seven blood samples, 3 water samples and 2 sewage samples were collected. Serum samples were tested fo...