Vigilance Needed in the Grasslands

Rift Valley Fever Vigilance needed in the coming months

In early September 2012, a human case of RVF was reported in Mauritania. By 30 October 2012, a total of six regions had been affected with 34 human cases of RVF, including 17 deaths. Only the southern regions of Mauritania, those closest to the usual enzootic areas along the Senegal River, seem to have been involved in this event. Although no active cases in animals have been reported to the Wo...

Cyclophosphamide-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: vigilance needed

A 26-year-old male was referred from elsewhere for the evaluation of oral ulcers, joint pains, renal failure and had already received 2 weeks of oral prednisone. His immunological evaluation showed positive anti nuclear and anti-double-stranded antibodies. Renal histology at our hospital was suggestive of diffuse proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis and the patient was put on oral prednisone ...

GAO-02-669T Food Safety: Continued Vigilance Needed to Ensure Safety of School Meals

Increased Vigilance Needed for the Detection of Thrombotic Complications of Central Venous Access in Adolescent Cystic Fibrosis Patients

INTRODUCTION Cystic fibrosis (CT) is a genetically inherited, multisystem condition, resulting from abnormal salt and water transport across epithelial surfaces. Advances in medical treatments have resulted in vastly improved care of CF patients. This has led to the increased survival of CF sufferers from early childhood in the 1940s to nearly 40 years of age in 2012 (1). These therapies includ...

the u.s. policy in central asia and its impact on the colored revolutions in the region (the case study of tulip revolution in kyrgyzstan)

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