We wish to acknowledge the assistance that we received from the following people and organizations. First, we thank the University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, for sponsoring the study and the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for agreeing to prov...

This study describes the geochemical distribution of lead (Pb) and identifies the critical factors that significantly control Pb distribution and speciation in coastal and estuarine sediments around India by using published data from the literature. Crustal sources influence the abundance of Pb in coastal sediment from the south-east and central-west coast of India. Parts of north-east, north-w...

extended abstract 1. introduction temperature leaves undeniable effects on human activities and natural processes. the analysis of average maximum temperature and the highest temperatures related to the heat wave phenomenon is of great importance. the most important goals of this study include the investigation of the geographical distribution of the maximum average temperatures and extreme tem...

2015;28(4) S Afr J Clin Nutr Siziba LP, MSc, PhD Student, Jerling J, PhD, Director Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Hanekom SM, PhD, Director, School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Wentzel-Viljoen E, PhD, Extraordinary Professor of Nutriti...

Scrub typhus has been previously reported from north and eastern Indian states and areas such as Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, and Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It has also been known to be endemic in some parts of South India (Eastern and Western Ghats). However, no cases have ever been reported from the southern districts of West Bengal. Here, we report five cases of scrub t...

drinking water contaminated by cholera feces. Mettupalaiyam is the south-west terminus of the Madras Railway. It comprises three villages,?Odandurai in the north, Kariyampalayam in the middle, and Chikkadasampalayam in the south. The river Bhavani, which runs through the town from west to east, separates Odandurai from Kariyampalayam. Thus Odandurai lies on the northern bank of the river Bhavan...

In 2010, lineage 1 West Nile virus was detected in South Africa in the brain of a pregnant mare that succumbed to neurologic disease and in her aborted fetus, suggesting an association with abortion in horses. All West Nile virus strains previously detected in horses and humans in South Africa were lineage 2.

In Africa, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was first detected in northern Nigeria and later also in other regions of the country. Since then, seven other African countries have reported H5N1 infections. This study reports a comparison of full-length genomic sequences of H5N1 isolates from seven chicken farms in Nigeria and chicken and hooded vultures in Burkina Faso with earlier H5...

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a significant economic, social, and medical problem worldwide. This retrospective follow-up study aimed to review the pattern, types, and case fatality of stroke in Nigeria. Methods—Records of all stroke patients admitted into Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Sagamu, from December 1993 to November 2003 were reviewed. Patients were classified into...