Epidemiological Study on Humans, Animals and Snails for Schistosomiasis in Two Endemic Municipalities Nearing Elimination in Bohol, the Philippines.

Purpose: A comprehensive survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infection in humans, water buffaloes, and snails in the two endemic municipalities of Talibon and Trinidad in Bohol, Philippines, which are nearing elimination.

Methods And Results: Human stool and blood samples were collected from barangays with snail breeding sites, and results showed higher positivity rates using the rSjTPx-1-ELISA compared to the Kato-Katz technique. Human stool examination for showed a 0.

Duration of In-patient Physical Therapy at a Tertiary Hospital: Implications of a Time and Motion Study.

Background And Objectives: Inpatient physical therapy (PT) care entails careful provision of service for individuals across a spectrum of disorders needing evidence-based physical rehabilitation during their hospital admission. The main difficulty is identifying adequate time allocation for safe patient service within an eight-hour working time frame. At a selected tertiary teaching government-run hospital, an arbitrary personnel-population ratio method is used for human resource allocation which may lead to issues in service delivery and healthcare workforce wellness.

[Anxiety and burnout in health personnel in times of COVID-19 in Mexico].

Background: The levels of anxiety and mental disorders have increased considerably in the general population due to COVID-19. The risk of health personnel is greater than that of the general population. However, there are no studies that estimate the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health personnel in Mexico.

Insecticide Resistance in from the National Capital Region of the Philippines.

Human arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika can be transmitted by the mosquito . The insecticide-based vector control strategy is critical in reducing transmission of these -borne diseases but is threatened mainly by the emergence of insecticide resistance. Adult from the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines, were subjected to bioassays to determine their susceptibility to diagnostic doses of pyrethroid, organochlorine, and organophosphate insecticides following the standard World Health Organization insecticide susceptibility test.