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Cross-compatibility of five highbush blueberry varieties and ideal crossing combinations
Abstract Blueberry plants require large quantities of pollen deposited on stigmas to produce commercial-quality fruit. Like many agricultural crops, the …
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Gene Transfer Agents in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Comparative Mobilomics, Genomic Survey and Recombinogenic Impacts
Abstract Background Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are phage-like mediators of gene transfer in bacterial species. Typically, strains of a bacteria …
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Identification of Leishmania donovani inhibitors from pathogen box compounds of Medicine for Malaria Venture
Abstract Leishmaniasis is a collective term used to describe various pathological conditions caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan of the …
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Multi-drug resistance bacteria predict mortality in blood stream infection in a tertiary setting in Tanzania
Abstract Background Blood-stream infections (BSI’s) are serious and life-threatening infections associated with high mortality and morbidity. In resource limited settings, …
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Factors associated with cholera outbreaks, Nairobi County, July 2017: a case control study
Abstract Background Cholera affects 1.3-4 million people globally and causes 21000-143,000 deaths annually. Nairobi County in Kenya reported cholera cases …
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Identification of snails and parasites of medical importance via convolutional neural network: an application for human schistosomiasis
Abstract Schistosomiasis is a debilitating parasitic disease infecting over 250 million people with nearly 800 million people at risk worldwide, …
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Hydrological Extremes and their Association with ENSO Phases in Ethiopia
Abstract Ethiopia is a rain fed agriculture country, which is subjected to high climate variability in space and time, leading …
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Backward compatibility of whole genome sequencing data with MLVA typing using a new MLVAtype shiny application: the example of Vibrio cholerae
Abstract Multiple-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) is widely used by laboratory-based surveillance networks for subtyping pathogens …
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Schistosomiasis among pregnant women in the Njombe-Penja health district, Littoral region of Cameroon: A cross sectional study
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a Neglected Tropical Disease with endemic foci in Cameroon. Epidemiological data on schistosomiasis in pregnancy are …
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Household socio-economic status and likelihood of HIV infection among under five-year children in Muheza district, north-eastern Tanzania
Abstract Background There are evidences of the association between socio-economic factors and HIV prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is …
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Concise whole blood transcriptional signatures for incipient tuberculosis: A systematic review and patient-level pooled meta-analysis
Abstract Blood transcriptional signatures may predict risk of tuberculosis (TB). We compared the performance of 17 mRNA signatures in a …
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Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic analysis of Wuchereria bancrofti in human blood samples from Malindi and Tana River Delta, endemic regions in Kenya
Abstract Introduction Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating disease caused by filarial worms; Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia Malayi and B. Timori . …
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Non-disclosure of tuberculosis diagnosis by patients to their household members in south western Uganda
ABSTRACT Background Tuberculosis (TB) non-disclosure by adult patients to all household members is a setback to TB control efforts. It …
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Luteal progesterone level correlated with immunotherapy success of patients with repeated implantation failures
Abstract Immunotherapy using PBMC administration demonstrated relatively its effectiveness to treat RIF patients but it still unclear to explain some …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hypertension in a community based cross sectional study done in Ward 14, Gwanda District, Matebeleland South, Zimbabwe
Abstract Background Hypertension is a significant contributor to cardiovascular and renal diseases. In poor communities there is lack of awareness, …
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Elevated LRRK2 and α-synuclein levels in CSF of infectious meningitis patients
Abstract Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s (PD) have a complex aetiology consisting of an interplay of genetic and environmental factors. …
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Rapid and highly sensitive detection of pyocyanin biomarker in different Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections using gold nanoparticles modified sensor
Abstract Successful antibiotic treatment of infections relies on accurate and rapid identification of the infectious agents. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is implicated …
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Dropout from maternity continuum of care and associated factors among women in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia
Abstract Introduction Maternity continuum of care is the continuity of maternity health care services that a woman uses antenatal care, …
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Resistance Rate Distribution of MDR-TB Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi and ST Patrick’S Hospital Mile 4 Abakiliki in Southeast Nigeria
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis, one of the oldest recorded human afflictions, is still one of the biggest killers among the infectious diseases, …
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Butterfly assemblages from Amazonian flooded forests are not more species-poor than from unflooded forests
Abstract The Amazonian flooded and upland forests harbour distinct assemblages of most taxonomic groups. These differences can be mainly attributed …