Publications by authors named "Jia-Hui Tan"

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  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused mainly by Leishmania tropica, is a significant public health issue in Yemen, prompting a study on the distribution of Leishmania parasites in local animal populations.
  • The research involved collecting blood and skin samples from 122 domestic and wild animals in Yemen's Utmah District, using molecular techniques to detect L. tropica DNA.
  • Results showed a 16.4% infection rate in various animals, with the majority of haplotypes shared between animals and humans, indicating a potential role of these animals in transmitting CL and highlighting the need for a One Health approach to manage the disease.
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Plasmodium knowlesi is the leading cause of malaria in Malaysia. Serine Repeat Antigens (SERAs) have an essential role in the parasite life cycle. However, genetic characterization on P.

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Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite that has gained increasing medical interest over the past two decades. This zoonotic parasitic infection is prevalent in Southeast Asia and causes many cases with fulminant pathology. Despite several biogeographical restrictions that limit its distribution, knowlesi malaria cases have been reported in different parts of the world due to travelling and tourism activities.

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Chitosan is a second-most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose. Its unique properties have recently received particular attention from researchers to be used as a potential biosorbent for the removal of organic dyes. However, pure chitosan has some limitations that exhibit lower biosorption capacity, surface area and thermal stability than chitosan composites.

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Chromosomal mosaicism is at high occurrence in early developmental-stage embryos, but much lower in those at prenatal stage. Recent studies provided evidence on the viability of mosaic embryos by reporting pregnancy outcomes. Expanded research is warranted to evaluate its clinical significance.

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Sugar from plant photosynthesis is a basic requirement for life activities. Sugar transporters are the proteins that mediate sugar allocation among or within source/sink organs. The transporters of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) targeting carbohydrates represent the largest family of sugar transporters in many plants.

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Five children in Pos Lenjang, Pahang, Malaysia were PCR-positive for vivax malaria and were admitted to the hospital from 5 to 26 July 2019. One of the patients experienced three episodes of recurrence of vivax malaria. Microsatellite analysis showed that reinfection is unlikely.

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Objective: To understand the characteristics of imported malaria cases in Qingcheng District, Qingyuan City and explore the strategies and priorities in prevention and control, so as to provide the evidence for improving the diagnosis, treatment and management of imported malaria.

Methods: The data of imported malaria as well as the case epidemiological investigations were collected and retrospectively analyzed for the species composition, original countries, population distribution, regional distribution, onset situation, diagnosis, treatment, etc. in Qingcheng District from 2011 to 2016.

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In this letter, the uniform 4H silicon carbide (SiC) mesopores was fabricated by pulsed electrochemical etching method. The length of the mesopores is about 19 μm with a diameter of about 19 nm. The introduction of pause time (T off) is crucial to form the uniform 4H-SiC mesopores.

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