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Rise of mosquito bites in India: A comprehensive study on dengue
Publication date: December 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 12 Author(s): Anubrata Paul, Arpana Vibhuti, Samuel Raj Globally, dengue has become one of the major public health concerns. However, the threat of dengue virus (DENV) has been overlooked due to lack of continuous surveillance. The four DENV serotypes are the reason for this serious illness and for its treatment till date no commercial drug is available. The increase in demand of plant based medicine and lack of anti-dengue drug and therapy has triggered to review available literature of potential anti-dengue plants again...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - November 22, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Application of geographical information system-based analytical hierarchy process as a tool for dengue risk assessment
Conclusions This attempt, if successful, will have significant implications that could strengthen public health interventions and offers priorities in designing the most optimum and sustainable control program to combat dengue in Malaysia. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - November 22, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

A review on Zika infection: From strain identification to Guillain-Barr é syndrome complication
Publication date: December 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 12 Author(s): Ahmed Sabbir, Majedul Islam, Mst. Marium Begum, Saikat Kumar Poddar, Amlan Ganguly Zika infection, caused by Zika virus, is one of the life-threatening viral diseases of the 21st century. Though this virus came into our focus about 50 years ago, our understanding regarding this has not been improved till then. The probable reason lies within its characteristics of not showing any physical or physiological symptoms until the virus is spread to our next generation, new-born babies, who become mostly victims ...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - November 22, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Pharmacological aptitude and profiling of active constituent from Otostegia limbata-Comprehensive review
Publication date: November 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 11 Author(s): Huma Mehreen Sadaf, Yamin Bibi, Iqra Riaz, Saboon, Muhammad Asim Sultan, Fatima Bibi, Muhammadi Bibi, Mubashir Hussain, Sidra Sabir The plants provide medicinally valuable substances since ancient time and are the cheapest, oldest, as well as imperative source of pharmacologically active chemical compounds used for the treatment of several diseases. Medicinally, Otostegia limbata (O. limbata) is very imperative species of genus Otostegia which are extensively utilized by traditional practitioners again...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Role of microbial flora in female genital tract: A comprehensive review
Publication date: November 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 11 Author(s): Subramanyam Dasari, Suresh Karanam Anandan, Wudayagiri Rajendra, Lokanatha Valluru The female genital tract is a complex of microbial colonization, which shows a prominent role in the development of either a healthy or diseased condition. The aim of the present review is to describe the diverse components of both the protective and defective mechanisms induced by microbial species present in the female genital tract. The protective mechanism was induced by indigenous microbial flora colonized in the female ...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Vibrio cholerae: A historical perspective and current trend
Publication date: November 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 11 Author(s): Mary Oyenike Oladokun, Ifeayin Anthony Okoh Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae) is a Gram-negative, curved, rod-shaped bacteria with two of its strains V. cholerae O1 and V. cholerae O139) known to cause cholera, a deadly diarrheal disease that has repeatedly plagued the world in pandemics since 1817 and still remains a public health problem globally till today. The pathogens' persistence in aquatic milieux during inter-epidemic periods is facilitated by the production of a biofilm, thus evolving from being an infe...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Record of porcine brucellosis in India by indigenously developed indirect ELISA
Publication date: November 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 11 Author(s): Rajeswari Shome, Kalleshamurthy Triveni, Padmashree Bengaluru Shankaranarayana, Swati Sahay, Narayana Rao, Bibek Ranjan Shome, Jyoti Misri, Habibur Rahman Porcine brucellosis is a contagious and emerging zoonosis but neglected in most of the endemic countries including India. The disease in pigs is rarely reported due to non-availability of diagnostics or major focus is on bovine brucellosis. Hence, the necessity was felt to develop indirect ELISA for the detection of anti-Brucella antibodies and to rec...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Variability of curcuminoid content and lack of correlation with cytotoxicity in ethanolic extracts from 20 accessions of Curcuma aeruginosa RoxB
Conclusions The Wonogiri accession of C. aeruginosa could be selected as a high quality clone for curcuminoid production for an industry breeding program. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Daucus aristidis Coss. essential oil: Volatile constituents and antimicrobial activity in pre-flowering stage
Conclusions This is the first report on the volatile constituents and antimicrobial activity of D. aristidis in pre-flowering stage. The studied essential oil possesses moderate antibacterial activity against almost all strains tested but no antifungal activity. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Species composition and geographical distribution of Saharan scorpion fauna, Morocco
Conclusions This work is allowed to complete the inventory of the studied scorpion fauna and provides some considerations on the distribution patterns in the study area. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Propolis-Sahara honeys preparation exhibits antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against bacterial biofilms formed on urinary catheters
Publication date: November 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 11 Author(s): Saad Aissat, Moussa Ahmed, Noureddine Djebli Objective To evaluate the antibacterial effect of Sahara honeys (SHs) against bacterial biofilms formed on urinary catheters in combination with propolis-Sahara honeys (P-SHs). Methods Three clinical isolates were subjected to biofilm detection methods. The antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity for SHs and P-SHs were determined using agar well diffusion and the percentage of biofilm inhibition (PBI) methods. Results The PBI for Gram-positive bacteria [Staphylo...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Pathogenic bacteria and heavy metals toxicity assessments in evaluating unpasteurized raw milk quality through biochemical tests collected from dairy cows
Conclusions Microbial contamination of milk and toxic metals is mainly accredited to the scrupulous unhygienic measures during processing of milk exhibiting a wide array of hazardous impacts on human health. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women referred to therapeutic centers of Alborz Province (Iran) using immunoglobulin G avidity ELISA technique
Conclusions This study clearly showed that acute and chronic phases of toxoplasmosis could be differentiated with the aid of IgG avidity test. This test may also assist in recognizing old and newly acquired infections. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Soil transmitted helminths in animals – how is it possible for human transmission?
Conclusions A high prevalence of STH infections was found among animals living in this local shelter. Hence, appropriate preventive measures should be taken to eradicate these infections. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Synthesis and evaluation of antiviral activities of novel sonochemical silver nanorods against HIV and HSV viruses
Conclusions According to the obtained data, the synthesized sonochemical silver nanorod in this study is a promising candidate for further drug discovery investigation. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - October 26, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research