Hantaviruses are found in widely scattered areas of the world and are transmitted by inhalation of virus-contaminated aerosols of rodent excreta. The present study was undertaken in Kuwait to investigate the serological evidence for hantavirus infection in rodents and humans. Sera were collected from 283 wild rodents and 183 human subjects (46 Kuwaitis and 137 non-Kuwaitis). The rodent sera wer...

COVID-19 vaccination and compliance with the established prevention protocols are integral to curbing spread of virus; however, there is a paucity information on these measures among veterinary schools within southeast Nigeria. To fill this gap, we evaluated status individual’s perception preventive against infections. A cross-sectional study using self-reported internet-based questionnaire was...

Biological invasions by plants and animals have been the subject of several review papers, but invasions by plant pathogens have only occasionally been described and reviewed. The present paper discusses exotic plant diseases whose epidemiology has been clari ed using molecular analysis. Because the list of all exotic plant diseases is quite large, this review focuses on forest diseases caused...

The international Safe Community program was used as the setting for a case study to explore the need for information system support in health promotion programs. The 14 Safe Communities active in Sweden during 2002 were invited to participate and 13 accepted. A questionnaire on computer usage and a critical incident technique instrument were distributed. Sharing of management information, crea...

1 Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Allerji ve İmmünoloji Bilim Dalı, Konya, 2 Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, 3 Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, 4 Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatrik Göğüs Hastalıkları Bilim Dalı, Konya, 5 Cela...

Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is one of the most frequently used plasma substitutes. Recent studies have indicated that HES may reduce capillary leakage. The present in vivo study was performed to investigate the effects of HES on pulmonary capillary permeability, inflammatory mediators, and transcription factors in sepsis. Septic rats induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) were treated with ...