OBJECTIVES India is the most malaria-endemic country in South-East Asia, resulting in a high socio-economic burden. Insecticide-treated or untreated nets are effective interventions to prevent malaria. As part of an Indian first-aid guideline project, we aimed to investigate the magnitude of this effect in India. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase and Central to systematically review Indian ...

BACKGROUND Integrated rapid mapping to target interventions for schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and lymphatic filariasis (LF) is ongoing in South Sudan. From May to September 2010, three states--Unity, Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria--were surveyed with the aim of identifying which administrative areas are eligible for mass drug administration (MDA) of preventive c...

2. JE is an acute viral infection of the central nervous system caused by the JE virus, a flavivirus. The infection usually does not cause clinical symptoms, with a case to infection ratio of 1:300. It is endemic in Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and some other South-East Asian countries. WHO estimates there are approximately 50 000 clinical cases with neurological involvemen...

To verify the presence of cross-reaction among leishmaniosis, ehrlichiosis and babesiosis in serological diagnostics used in human visceral leishmaniasis control programs, serum samples from leishmaniasis endemic and non-endemic areas were collected and tested by Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFAT) and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All serum samples from endemic areas were positiv...

Objectives: Aeromonas spp. often cause life-threatening diseases, including necrotizing fasciitis, which may lead to septic shock and ultimately death. infections are believed be transmitted via minor wounds or the consumption of fresh fish. However, after detection hydrophila (A. ) in ticks areas endemic Japanese-spotted fever (JSF), a novel transmission route A. (i.e., tick bites) has been pr...

During the 80's, the HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) was identified in regions such as the Caribe, South Africa, Southern India, Seychelles Islands, Ivory Coast and Southern Japan. Those areas were found to be endemic for the HTLV-I, the etiologic agent for HAM/TSP. Towards the end of that decade and at the beginning of the 90's, several authors have describe...

we report a rare case of brucellosis presenting with pleural and pericardial effusions in a 35 year-old male rancher in iran with fever and dyspnea. such findings should prompt inclusion of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis in endemic areas.