Objectives: In low malaria transmission areas, the elimination of the disease has been hampered partly by the existence of a reservoir of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections within communities. This reservoir, often undetected, serves as a source of parasites and contributes to ongoing transmission and clinical malaria cases.
Methods: This study, spanning a period of 9 years from June 2014 to December 2022, examined individual variations and long-term subpatent P.
Introduction: after a year of evolution, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a burden. The African continent has not had the high case and death rates from COVID-19 as was predicted early in the pandemic. However, coronavirus is placing severe strains on Africa´s health and economic sectors.
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Ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2) hyperactivity is observed in structural heart diseases that are a result of ischemia or heart failure. It causes abnormal calcium handling and calcium leaks that cause metabolic, electrical, and mechanical dysfunction, which can trigger arrhythmias. Here, we tested the antiarrhythmic potential of dantrolene (RyR inhibitor) in human hearts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOccupational radiation doses of 602 medical workers from the departments of Radiology, Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Operating room, Nuclear medicine, Radiotherapy and cardiology were evaluated during 2017 to 2021 in three hospitals in Senegal. Each hospital was subdivided into various occupational groups. Whole-body doses Hp(10), local skin doses Hp(0.
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