Abstract Background Based on sensitivity analysis of the MacDonald-Ross EARACHE RELIEF model, it has long been argued that the best way to reduce malaria transmission is to target adult female mosquitoes with insecticides that can reduce the longevity and human-feeding frequency of vectors.However, these analyses have ignored a fundamental biologic
Ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in an urban ecosystem near the Atlantic Rainforest
The relationships between an urban ecosystem located near the Atlantic Rainforest in southeastern Brazil and ant communities were studied with the objective of quantifying the ant richness and abundance in the household environment and its surroundings.Eighty residences were sampled, where 58 species and 28 genera pertaining to 7 sub-families were
Secondary Vesical Calculus caused by Transmigration of Intrauterine Device: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCDs) are among the popular methods having results comparable to tubal ligation contraception method among the women.Some; not common but serious complications by its insertion may be encountered in the clinical practice like uterine perforation which may lead to its migration to adjacent organs which in
Perspectives on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion System Effector ExoU and Its Subversion of the Host Innate Immune Response to Infection
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic, Gram-negative pathogen and an important cause of hospital acquired infections, especially in immunocompromised patients.Highly virulent P.aeruginosa strains use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to inject exoenzyme effectors directly into the cytoplasm of a target host cell.P.aeruginosa strains that expr