LARVICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF HYDRO-ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF THREE CAMEROONIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AGAINST AEDES ALBOPICTUS

Larvicidal activities of hydro-ethanolic extracts of three Cameroonian medicinal plants against Aedes albopictus

Objective: To investigate the larvicidal activity of Syzygium guineense (Myrtaceae) (S.guineense), Monodora myristica and Zanthoxylum heitzii (Rutaceae) (Z.heitzii) extracts against Aedes albopictus (Ae.albopictus).Methods: The larvicidal activity of the hydro-ethanolic extracts from these plant species was assessed at three different concentration

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Assessment of Safety and Probiotic Traits of Enterococcus durans OSY-EGY, Isolated From Egyptian Artisanal Cheese, Using Comparative Genomics and Phenotypic Analyses

An Enterococcus durans strain, designated OSY-EGY, was previously isolated from artisanal cheese.In this work, comparative genomic and phenotypic analyses were utilized to assess the safety characteristics and probiotic traits of the bacterium.The comparative genomic analysis revealed that the strain is distantly related to potentially pathogenic E

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Malignant Hypertension: Ocular Manifestations

Malignant hypertension may be the first manifestation of systemic hypertension.We report a clinical case of a Caucasian 41-year-old man with no previous history of blood hypertension seen at casualty because of Collections blurred vision.Fundus examination disclosed optic disk swelling, retinal hemorrhages and infarcts.The blood pressure was 220/13

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Inequities in utilization of maternal health interventions in Namibia: implications for progress towards MDG 5 targets

Abstract Background Inequities in the utilization of maternal health services impede progress towards the MDG 5 target of reducing the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015.In Namibia, despite increasing investments in the health sector, the maternal mortality ratio has increased from 271 Collections per 100,000 live bir

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