Brucellosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases in China, especially in Inner Mongolia where occurs the largest number of human brucellosis cases of Mainland China, which can be attributed to the large number of sheep kept there, since at least 90% of the human brucellosis cases are caused by sheep. Therefore, given the characteristics of the brucellosis infection in Inner Mongolia Autonomous...

The prevalence of animal rabies differs in each area of Mongolia. Wolves (Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758), foxes ( Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758), corsac foxes (Vulpes corsac Linnaeus, 1768) and manuls (Felis manul Pallas, 1778) are considered to be the infective wild animals in natural foci. Amongst livestock, cattle have had the most rabies cases, followed by camels, sheep, goats and horses. The p...

OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of age and sex on the grading of tuberculosis (TB) sputum smear microscopy results. SETTING Laboratories in Moldova, Mongolia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. METHODS Data from nationally representative samples of laboratory registers were double-entered and validated, and discordances were resolved by rechecking against the registers. RESULTS The dataset comprised...

Objective: The aim of our study was to analyze the character of cause of death in Inner Mongolia of China from 2008 to 2014. Methods: We collected data from monitoring points of the Death Registry System (DRS) in Inner Mongolia. We calculated the mortality rates by gender, year and age-specific. We calculated the proportion, the mortality rate and potential years of life lost (PYLL) of various ...

Inconsistencies are present in the management options for healthcare wastes in Mongolia. One of the first critical steps in the process of developing a reliable waste management plan requires the performance of a waste characterization analysis. The objectives of this study were an assessment of the current situation of healthcare waste management (HCWM) and characterization of healthcare waste...

BACKGROUND Population-based dietary assessment is important for informing national nutrition policy. The developing country setting presents challenges for robust implementation of dietary surveys, yet effective nutrition interventions are often urgently required. OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a low-cost approach to epidemiologic dietary assessment in Mongolia, involving the use of large ...

INTRODUCTION The Gurvantes district in Omnogovi Province reported a suspected mumps outbreak to the Mongolia Ministry of Health in March 2011. An outbreak investigation team was established to verify the diagnosis and to determine the magnitude of the outbreak. METHODS The descriptive study comprised retrospective investigation of local hospital medical records and surveillance data, and inte...

The grasslands of Inner Mongolia are not only the source of the necessary resources for the survival and development of herdsmen, but also represent a significant green ecological barrier in North C hina. Coal-mining production is important in maintaining GDP growth in Inner Mongolia. However, overexploitation has created serious problems, such as pollution of the environment and significant de...

Current problems of epilepsy care in Mongolia consist of shortage of health care personnel, limited diagnostic facilities, insuffi cient supply of the antiepileptic drugs, and diffi culty in access to medical services. There is also lack of epilepsy knowledge among the professionals, patients, families as well as the public. There are many patients with epilepsy caused by preventable head traum...

Ephedrae herba has been used for treating colds, relieving coughs and asthma from ancient times. We previously reported the distribution of Ephedra sinica, E. equisetina, E. przewalskii, E. regeliana, E. monosperma and Ephedra sp. in Mongolia, and among them E. sinica and E. equisetina were potential new resources of Ephedrae herba of Japanese pharmacopoeia grade, based on our field survey and ...