Antiplasmodial activity of solvent fractions of methanolic root extract of Dodonaea angustifolia in Plasmodium berghei infected mice.

Background: Malaria is one of the most important infectious diseases in the World. The choice for the treatment is highly limited, and several of these may eventually be lost or compromised due to drug resistance. The use of plant medicine in the treatment of malaria and its various presentations is a common practice in many countries of Africa where the disease is mostly endemic.

Primary drug resistance in newly diagnosed smear positive tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: Drug resistance monitoring is an important aspect of tuberculosis (TB) control.

Objective: To determine the sensitivity of mycobacterial isolates from newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients to first line anti-TB drugs in Addis Ababa.

Methods: A survey on primary anti-tuberculosis drug resistance was conducted on smear positive pulmonary TB patients visiting 19 health centers and 3 hospitals in Addis Ababa from September 2004 to December 2005.

Anti-malarial activity of withania somnifera L. Dunal extracts in mice.

Objective: This study aims at investigating the in vivo antiplasmodial activity of a traditionally used medicinal plant, Withania somnifera, L. Dunal, (Solanaceae).

Methods: Rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei, 0.