Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in pastoralists and their livestock in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan.

Background: Brucellosis poses serious public health implications and substantial economic losses in pastoral rural settings in South Sudan. In humans, brucellosis is almost always originating from animals. Current literature provides scant data regarding the seroprevalence of brucellosis in South Sudan.

Advanced Endoscopic Techniques to Detect Prevalence of Synchronous Oesophageal Cancers in Patients with Head and Neck Cancers.

Objective: To study the prevalence of synchronous oesophageal cancer in patients with head and neck cancers using Narrow Band Imaging and Lugol's chromoendoscopy.

Materials And Methods: Study design: Prospective cross sectional diagnostic study. Method: 63 recruited patients with head and neck cancers, underwent haematologic evaluation, histological confirmation, imaging which included contrast enhanced computerised tomography(CECT) of the Neck and when indicated an additional Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) scan followed by UGI endoscopy using white light followed by Narrow Band Imaging(NBI) and Lugol's chromoendoscopy(LCE).

Seroprevalence and risk factors for brucellosis amongst livestock and humans in a multi-herd ranch system in Kagera, Tanzania.

Background: Brucellosis remains a significant health and economic challenge for livestock and humans globally. Despite its public health implications, the factors driving the endemic persistence of at the human-livestock interface in Tanzania remain poorly elucidated. This study aimed to identify the seroprevalence of infection in livestock and humans within a ranching system and determine associated risk factors for disease endemicity.

Anatomical insights into injectate spread after thoracic erector spinae plane block: A systematic review.

Background And Aims: The efficacy of the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been demonstrated in several meta-analyses and it is increasingly being used in clinical practice. However, its mechanism of action is still not fully elucidated. Although initial anatomical studies have suggested the spread of the injectate into the paravertebral space as the main mechanism of action, more recent studies have not consistently demonstrated this.