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This year at least nine cases of African trypanosomiasis have occurred among Europeans visiting the Serengeti Park in Tanzania. One of them was a 26-year-old Norwegian woman who was bitten by a tsetse fly in her face. She developed fever, nausea and other symptoms, and had thrombocytopenia and
On November 15, 2018, Fexinidazole Winthrop received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) (under Article 58) for treatment of first-stage (hemolymphatic) and second-stage (meningoencephalitic) human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma gambiense (gHAT) in adults and
Eflornithine is the only new molecule registered for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis over the last 50 years. It is the drug used mainly as a back-up for melarsoprol refractory Trypanosoma brucei gambiense cases. The most commonly used dosage regimen for the treatment of T. b.
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A 23-year-old woman suddenly had the sensation of a foreign body in her right eye. On looking into the mirror she saw what looked like a moving worm-like structure in the lateral angle of the eye. The patient had visited Cameroon 2 years previously.
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On ophthalmological examination
BACKGROUND
Preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs has been effective in the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in some trials but not in others.
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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we assigned 2120 HIV-negative women in Kenya, South
Lassa fever is an acute viral zoonotic illness caused by Lassa virus, an arenavirus known to be responsible for a severe haemorrhagic fever characterised by fever, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and, chest and abdominal pain. The virus exhibits persistent, asymptomatic infection with
OBJECTIVE
In July 2009, WHO and partners were notified of a large outbreak of unknown illness, including deaths, among African Union (AU) soldiers in Mogadishu. Illnesses were characterized by peripheral edema, dyspnea, palpitations, and fever. Our objectives were to determine the cause of the
Information regarding the safety and efficacy of artemisinin combination treatments for malaria in pregnant women is limited, particularly among women who live in sub-Saharan Africa.
We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial of treatments for malaria in pregnant women in four African
BACKGROUND
Information regarding the safety and efficacy of artemisinin combination treatments for malaria in pregnant women is limited, particularly among women who live in sub-Saharan Africa.
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We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial of treatments for malaria in pregnant
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Cancer is the second most common condition among people over 50, behind only dementia, associated with caregiving. As treatments improve, the number of cancer caregivers will increase. However, there is limited research about African-American cancer caregivers (AACCs).
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The
A 78-year-old black woman with a 10-year history of diabetes mellitus was admitted to the intensive care unit. Upon admission, she presented with chills, nausea, and left flank pain. The presence of hyperglycemia (fasting blood glucose, 19.7 mmol/L) and an altered consciousness required immediate
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common occurrence with a reported incidence between 20% and 40%. In this prospective observational study, we sought to determine the incidence of PONV in a South African population, differentiating between black South African (African) and the
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Takotsubo syndrome is comprised of the clinical presentation of an acute myocardial infarction with electrocardiographic (ECG) changes of acute ischemia, chest pain, positive biomarkers, a pathognomonic left ventricular apical wall motion abnormality, and no culprit coronary disease at
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Sucroferric oxyhydroxide (SFOH) is a non-calcium, iron-based phosphate binder that demonstrated sustained serum phosphorus (sP) control, good tolerability, and lower pill burden, vs. sevelamer carbonate ("sevelamer"), in a Phase 3 study conducted in dialysis patients with
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of ethnicity on the severity of reflux esophagitis (RE) and its complications.
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A retrospective search of the endoscopy database at the University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville for all cases of reflux esophagitis and its complications from