BACKGROUND Varicella virus can cause two different diseases: chickenpox and herpes zoster. In 2005 varicella vaccine has been introduced in the Spanish national vaccination schedule for 10-14 years old non-immune people, in order to reduce the severity of the disease. In 2007 a new surveillance protocol with aggregate data for chickenpox and herpes zoster was approved in order to detect any cha...

To understand beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) estuarine use in the Nelson River estuary, southwest Hudson Bay, we recorded and examined beluga movements and habitat associations for the July through August period in 2002-2005. We compared locations of belugas fitted with satellite transmitters ("tags") (2002-2005) and aerial-surveyed (2003 and 2005) belugas for years of differing freshwate...

Objectives. To estimate the survival rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) and determine its predictors among Jordanian patients who were diagnosed in the period of 2005-2010. Methods. This study was based on Jordan cancer registry. All CRC cases that were registered in cancer registry during 2005-2010 were analyzed using the survival analysis. The last date for follow-up was 1st Oct 2016. Results. A...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about the most recent HIV epidemic among young generation in Thailand is crucial for improving the prevention programs. It is important to distinguish between recent and long-term HIV-1 infections among the sero-surveillance populations to estimate the HIV-1 incidence. OBJECTIVE To obtain the HIV-1 incidence estimates in young Thai men from the HIV-1 sero-surveillance amo...

Childbirth registration in Zimbabwe has decreased over the years, yet risk factors associated with this incompleteness have not been explored. This study investigates trends birth completeness and decrease among children aged 0-5 years from 2005-2015. We use data the, 2005-06, 2010-11 2015 Demographic Health Survey. Trends based on survey year were calculated multivariable logistic regression m...

background:chronic synovitis is one of the most important complications in haemophilic patients. rifampin is anantibiotic which its intra-articular injecion leads to destruction of the synovial membrane of haemophilic patientsmedically.materials and methods: between september 2003 and november 2005, we administered intra-articular rifampinin ١۶ haemophilic joints of ٨ haemophilic patients.resul...