Malaria elimination and the need for intensive inter-country cooperation. a critical evaluation of regional technical co-operation in Southern Africa.

Background: Malaria elimination requires closely co-ordinated action between neighbouring countries. In Southern Africa several countries have reduced malaria to low levels, but the goal of elimination has eluded them thus far. The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) initiative was established in 2009 between Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to coordinate malaria interventions aiming to eliminate malaria by 2030.

Field assessment of the efficacy of leaf extracts for control of ticks on naturally infested cattle in the field condition.

() is a known tropical leguminous herb for fixing nitrogen in the soil and as pesticide properties. Its crude leaf extract was evaluated as a natural acaricide to control ticks on naturally infested traditionally reared cattle in selected areas of Monze District of Zambia. Experimental animals were selected from herds of cattle with poor or no history of any conventional tick control and were divided into six treatment groups of five animals per set which were sprayed with 5, 10, 20 and 40% w/v of leaf extract bio-acaricide solution.

Treating diabetes with islet transplantation: lessons from the past decade in Lille.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is due to the loss of both beta-cell insulin secretion and glucose sensing, leading to glucose variability and a lack of predictability, a daily issue for patients. Guidelines for the treatment of T1D have become stricter as results from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) demonstrated the close relationship between microangiopathy and HbA1c levels. In this regard, glucometers, ambulatory continuous glucose monitoring, and subcutaneous and intraperitoneal pumps have been major developments in the management of glucose imbalance.

[Blood amylase and lipase in diabetic ketoacidosis].

The relation between increase of amylasaemia and increase of lipasaemia was studied during ketoacidosis in 31 insulin-dependent diabetics. The effects of metabolic disturbances on amylase production during the acute phase of ketoacidosis were also evaluated. The greatest increase of amylasaemia was observed after 24 hours in 17 cases (55%), with return to normal values after 3 to 7 days.