[PDF] Top 20 Malaria seroprevalence in blood bank donors from endemic and non-endemic areas of Venezuela

... period of time it takes infected individuals to become seronegative by ELISA tests after being cured depends on factors such as the patient’s immunological status, the target antigens and the patient’s ... See full document

... volunteer blood donors enrolled from May 1999 to December 1999 to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among volunteer blood donors of ... See full document

... place from May 2003 to August 2005. The vivax malaria patients (n = 312) who were enrolled in this study complied with the following criteria: they sought medical assistance presenting clinical ... See full document

... amplification of the 18S rRNA genes with primers specific for ...vivax, and P. malariae (2). For this, total genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples using the Wizard Ge- nomic DNA ... See full document

... screening blood donors in areas where the malaria is not endemic and for diagnosis of infected ...obtained in vitro, ELISA assays using total or ... See full document

... difficulties in the conduction of epidemiological studies in ...issues and lack of infrastructure (lack of census data, lack of a well- developed healthcare system, ... See full document

... One of the greatest public health problems in coun- tries where the disease is highly endemic is schistosomia- sis ...case of Brazil, for the following reasons: (a) intermediary hosts large ... See full document

... one of the most important parasitic diseases with approximately 350 million people at ...the non availability of an ideal drug, development of a safe, effective, and affordable vaccine ... See full document

... rates in children ,15 years. Pediatric cases are mainly reported in the four large urban ...areas. In some rural areas the case numbers were low, therefore data was analyzed in ... See full document

... problem and it still remains as a concern in the Eastern Mediterranean region and in Iran (Sadrizadeh 1999, WHO ...two malaria zones, North and South of the Zagros Range ... See full document

... purpose of this study is to assess the ecological attributes, geographic distribution, conservation status and endemism of cactus species in the São Francisco River Watershed ...(SFRW). ... See full document

... Analysis of LULC variables using space technology in Kala-azar endemic and non-endemic regions indicated varying composition and depicted unique environments, which ... See full document

... the endemic countries can be considered according their epidemiological situa- tion (vectors, transmission rate, prevalence and morbidity) and by the state of national control ...Serology ... See full document

... some of them are present in the more developed areas of the country, with overall better sanitation, economic conditions and a higher population ...is in the Andean region ... See full document

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... hundred and nine (55%) individuals positive for HTLV were ...ranged from 18 to 65 years; 305 (54%) were aged 40 years or older (Table ...single and 204 (36%) were ...Asian, and two (0.3%) were ... See full document

... contextualize malaria within the country. Cambodia is a kingdom in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and ...km) and Laos (541 km), as well as ... See full document

... infections and vulnerability of aquifers. In a previous study in the same area, we showed that the magnitude of ...2003). In our study, none of the individuals presented ... See full document

... approval in the basis of questionnaire mentioned above, the next step before the blood donation consisted of filling out an anonymous self- exclusion card, in which the donors ... See full document

... can, and should be, used in the laboratorial diagnosis of rickettsial dis- eases as well as effective epidemiological surveillance of ...cases. In some geographical areas, where ... See full document