Amphibians are a disproportionately threatened group of vertebrates, the status of which in Sub-Saharan Africa is still uncertain, with heterogeneous fauna punctuated by mountains. Mount Oku, Cameroon is one such mountain, which holds many endemic and restricted-range species. The history of amphibian research on Mt Oku, current knowledge on biogeography and conservation biology is reviewed, in...

We report here the rediscovery of Phyllanthus itatiaiensis Brade (Phyllanthaceae) after 50 years, as well its occurrence in Minas Gerais State southeastern Brazil. provide a taxonomic diagnosis, situ photographs, distribution map, and reassessment conservation status, which will contribute to our knowledge this rare endemic species ability protect it.

Leishmaniasis is a highly diverse group of diseases caused by kinetoplastid of the genus Leishmania. These parasites are taxonomically diverse, with human pathogenic species separated into two subgenera according to their development site inside the alimentary tract of the sand fly insect vector. The disease encompasses a variable spectrum of clinical manifestations with tegumentary or visceral...

Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease affecting up to 300 million people worldwide [1]. Of the three main species of Schistosoma, S. mansoni has the broadest geographical distribution. It is endemic to portions of South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. S. haematobium is found mostly in North Africa, parts of sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East; S. japonicu...

The former Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical-IICT (Lisbon, Portugal), recently integrated into the University of Lisbon, gathers important natural history collections from Portuguese-speaking African countries. In this study, we describe the bird collection from the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, which was fully taxonomically checked and georeferenced. The IICT bird c...

BACKGROUND Burkholderia pseudomallei, the etiologic agent of melioidosis, is endemic to tropic regions, mainly in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Melioidosis occurs only sporadically in travellers returning from disease-endemic areas. Severe clinical disease is seen mostly in patients with alteration of immune status. In particular, pericardial effusion occurs in 1-3% of patients with me...

BACKGROUND PCR based diagnosis for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), despite numerous published primers, remains far from being applied in the field. The present study was planned to design a Leishmania specific diagnostic assay and to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity on a sample size, which to the best of our knowledge is the largest ever screened in one study. METHODS Leishmania specific...

Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic infection and often neglected due to lack of knowledge. As an occupational disease, it has become global concern its disease burden in endemic countries rural areas. The objective the study was assess effectiveness educational intervention for knowledge on minimizing delays seeking treatment leptospirosis among farmers Monaragala District, Sri Lanka...