Phleboviruses are emerging pathogens of public health importance.However, their association with ticks is poorly described, particularly in Africa.Here, adult ticks infesting cattle, goats and sheep were collected in two dryland pastoralist ecosystems of Kenya (Baringo and Kajiado counties) and were screened for infection with phleboviruses.Ticks m
Introduction:.Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most dreaded complication after distal pancreatectomy (DP).This multicenter randomized trial evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of Hemopatch in preventing clinically relevant (grades B/C according to the ISGPS classification) POPF after DP.Material and methods:.After stump clos
The Arctic is experiencing dramatic changes including increases in precipitation, glacial melt, and permafrost thaw, resulting in increasing freshwater runoff to coastal waters.During the melt season, terrestrial runoff delivers carbon- and nutrient-rich freshwater to Arctic coastal waters, with unknown consequences for the microbial communities th
BackgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among disadvantaged populations globally.It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a complication of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection.These conditions are acknowledged as diseases of poverty, however the role of specific social and environmental factors in GAS infection an
Palynologial analysis of a core from Ganli-Gol wetland reveals the Late-Holocene vegetation dynamics and the role of climate and man susanne kaufmann vitamin c complex on the past environment in northwestern Iran.Our pollen diagram shows substantial changes in vegetation over the period 3000-1600cal.BP.Artemisia and/or Chenopodiaceae must have abun