Nosema apis has been found on all continents where there is beekeeping using Apis mellifera. However, there is very little data on the prevalence and impact of Nosema apis in honey bee colonies in tropical climates and it may be uncertain if all records of Microsporidia in honey bees actually are records of the same parasite. Also, the development of N. apis has not been documented in tropical ...

In a retrospective study, one hundred corneosclerallaceration (CSL) cases were managed at Zahedan Ophthalmic Center from 1988-1990. Our findings showed that CSL is more commonly seen in young and male patients. Seasonal variation in CSL frequency with higher prevalence in the fust half of the years was evident. Also it was found that cataract was more common in corneal lacerations while hyp...

Lot-to-Lot Variation in Anti-Hepatitis C Signal-to-Cutoff Ratio, D. Robert Dufour (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Pathology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; address for correspondence: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service-113, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington DC 2042...

introduction: head circumference (hc) measurement is one of the important parameter for diagnosis of neurological, developmental disorders and dysmorphic syndromes. recognition of different disorders requires an understanding of normal variation for hc size, in particular, in infancy period with most rapid growth of the brain. because of international and interracial standard chart differences ...

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