Unprecedented large outbreak of malaria in Vietnam: Epidemiological and clinical perspectives.

, a causative agent of quartan malaria, is prevalent across tropical and subtropical regions, but global cases have been usually very rare and sporadic. However, a significant outbreak of quartan malaria caused by occurred in Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam in 2023 and the outbreak persists. In this report, we present the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of this unprecedented outbreak of quartan malaria in Vietnam.

New biomarkers for liver involvement by dengue infection in adult Vietnamese patients: a case-control study.

Liver injury with marked elevation of aspartate aminotransferase enzyme (AST) is commonly observed in dengue infection. To understand the pathogenesis of this liver damage, we compared the plasma levels of hepatic specific, centrilobular predominant enzymes (glutamate dehydrogenase, GLDH; glutathione S transferase-α, αGST), periportal enriched 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), periportal predominant arginase-1 (ARG-1), and other non-specific biomarkers (paraoxonase-1, PON-1) in patients with different outcomes of dengue infection. This hospital-based study enrolled 87 adult dengue patients, stratified into three groups based on plasma AST levels (< 80, 80-400, > 400 U/L) in a 1:1:1 ratio (n = 40, n = 40, n = 40, respectively.

[Comparative characteristics of the amino acid composition of protein from traditional sources and entomoprotein: calculated data].

The growth of the world population leads to an increase in demand for food consumption. Along with the projected reduction in demand for meat products, a search is underway for a new type of food ("novel food"), one of the promising options for which are insects. In 2023 the European Commission has registered flour made from house cricket (Acheta domesticus) as a "novel food" for human consumption.

Heterologously expressed SacP23, a novel bacteriocin from #23, is active against methicillin resistant .

Antimicrobial peptides have the potential to be used in a range of applications, including as an alternative to conventional antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections of humans and animals. Therefore, there is interest in identifying novel bacteriocins which have desirable physico-chemical properties or antimicrobial activities. #23, isolated from a marine sponge, has wide spectrum antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.