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Lymphatic filariasis: knowledge, attitude and practices among inhabitants of an irrigation project community, North Central Nigeria
Conclusions Many of the participants had a poor knowledge of lymphatic filariasis, the mode of transmission and symptoms of the disease. For proper understanding of lymphatic filariasis in the community, there is need for effective and realistic health education campaigns targeted at the grassroots. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Bancroftian filariasis in four slums of Bankura, West Bengal, India
Conclusions Using these baseline data would be useful in planning for the elimination of LF in slums of Bankura, West Bengal, India as per World Health Organization goal to eliminate LF by 2020. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Hematological alterations and parasitological studies among infected patients with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Conclusions This study showed that results of complete blood count can provide a diagnostic predictor for increasing the prospect of malaria and enhancing quick treatment. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Two thirds of hookworm infected children were anemic at the outpatient department in Jimma Health Center, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia
Conclusions Prevalences of hookworm infection and anemia were low among children. But the prevalence of anemia as compared to hookworm was too high. Attention should be given to contributing factors accordingly to reduce hookworm infection and anemia. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Parasitic diseases and heavy metal analysis in Parachanna obscura (Gunther 1861) and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1901) from Epe Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria
Conclusions This suggests that Procamallanus sp. may be used as a potential sink of metal pollution in an aquatic environment and also a good sentinel in the environment. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

The genetics of susceptibility to tuberculosis: Progress and challenges
Publication date: September 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 9 Author(s): Alexey Anatolievich Rudko, Elena Yurievna Bragina, Valery Pavlovich Puzyrev, Maxim Borisovich Freidin Tuberculosis is a global pressing healthcare issue in the modern world. Host genetics is an important modifier of the disease risk. Genetic and genomic studies aim to reveal key inherited variants of the human genome associated with the susceptibility to tuberculosis. Much attention is given to the study of differential genetic susceptibility to various stages of tuberculous infection, particularly latent t...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Mathematical modeling of Zika virus
Publication date: September 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 9 Author(s): Ebenezer Bonyah, Kazeem Oare Okosun Zika virus (ZIKV) mathematical model is formulated. Optimal control strategies are introduced into the model. The basic properties of the model without control strategies are determined including the reproduction number. Pontryagin's maximum principle is used to characterize the necessary conditions for optimal control of ZIKV. The preventive and treatment strategy without spraying the mosquitoes showed a great reduction in infected humans, however no significant reduction ...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - September 9, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Neural effects in copper deficient Menkes disease: ATP7A-a distinctive marker
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 8 Author(s): S K Kanthlal, Jipnomon Joseph, Anil Kumar Baskaran Pillai, Uma Devi Padma Menkes disease, also termed as “Menkes's syndrome”, is a disastrous infantile neurodegenerative disorder originated by diverse mutations in cupric cation-transport gene called ATP7A. This gene encodes a protein termed as copper transporting P-type ATP ase, essential for copper ion transport from intestine to the other parts of our body along with other transporters like copper transporter receptor 1 and divalent metal transporter 1. ...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

In vitro and in vivo protocols of antimicrobial bioassay of medicinal herbal extracts: A review
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 8 Author(s): Najeeb Ullah, Abida Parveen, Rahat Bano, Iqra Zulfiqar, Mukharma Maryam, Sadia Jabeen, Amna Liaqat, Sohail Ahmad Antimicrobial susceptibility testing against pathogenic microorganisms is the most significant task of clinical microbiology laboratory. The present study was therefore designed to review the in vitro and in vivo protocols of antimicrobial bioassays of various medicinal herbal extracts against a diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. Plants have a broad variety of antimicrobial agents which are...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Tools to fight ticks: A never-ending story? News from the front of green acaricides and photosensitizers
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 8 Author(s): Giovanni Benelli Nowadays, parasitology is facing a number of crucial challenges, including the urgent request of effective control tools against arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary importance. Ticks transmit at least the same amount or even more pathogen species than any other group of blood-feeding arthropods worldwide affecting humans and animals. Besides the development of vaccines against viruses vectored by ticks, integrated pest management practices aimed at reducing tick interactions with livestoc...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Intrahepatic ascariasis – Common parasite at an uncommon site
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 8 Author(s): Udit Chauhan, Neeraj Jain, Sunil Kumar Puri, Lalit Garg, Monika Singh Bacterial infections of the biliary tree are common infections of the biliary system which frequently lead to life-threatening sepsis. Parasitic infections of the biliary tree like ascariasis are not uncommon. Most adult worms reside into the extrahepatic biliary system. Intrahepatic existence is not commonly described. Urgent recognition of the intrahepatic existence of this common parasite is of paramount importance in order to start time...
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Mid-face location of primary basal cell carcinoma related to cancer aggressivity
Conclusions BCC is the most common skin tumor in humans with rare metastases, which might cause significant damage due to its local recurrences and aggressiveness. BCC on the mid-face is significantly more aggressive than that on the other predilection sites. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of the seed and leaf extracts of Chrysophyllum albidum
Conclusions These results suggest that the leaf and seed extracts of C. albidum possess both in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities in scavenging free radicals as well as antidiabetic activity, and as such, a potentially important compound in antidiabetic drug discovery. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of hydroalcoholic leaves extract of Citrullus colocynthis on induction of insulin secretion from isolated rat islets of Langerhans
Conclusions It is suggested that further studies should be done on insulin releasing effect of secondary metabolites (flavones and flavonoids) isolated from C. colocynthis. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Phenolic profiling of Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser (Brassicaceae) by LC-ESI-MS: Chemosystematic significance and cytotoxic activity
Conclusions The phenolic profile and the morphological characters of R. paluatris seem to be in relation with those of Rorippa indica, which can be considered as an indicative parameter for its medicinal importance. (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research