NEUROIMMUNOLOGY OF COMMON PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN AFRICA

Neuroimmunology of Common Parasitic Infections in Africa

Parasitic infections of the central nervous system are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa.The neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric sequelae of these infections result from a complex interplay between the parasites and the host inflammatory response.Here we review some of the diseases caused by 137 selected parasitic organis

read more

Soil loss estimation using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation and geospatial techniques in the Upper Suvarnavathy River Basin, Karnataka, India

Soil erosion occurs gradually when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil particles, causing the soil to deteriorate.Because of its adverse effects on biomass and economic production, soil degradation is a worldwide environmental issue.It has a wide-ranging impact on agricultural land and reservoir sedimentation, with disastrous cons

read more


Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic review of the impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Over thirty years have passed since the Alma-Ata Declaration on primary health care in 1978.Many governments in the first decade following the declaration responded by developing national programmes of community health workers (CHWs), but evaluations of these often demonstrated poor outcomes.As many CHW programmes have responded

read more