Biological Hazards and Indicators Found in Products of Animal Origin in Cambodia from 2000 to 2022: A Systematic Review.

Biological hazards in products of animal origin pose a significant threat to human health. In Cambodia, there are few comprehensive data and information on the causes of foodborne diseases or risks. To date, there has been no known published study similar to this review.

Controlled rate cooling of fungi using a stirling cycle freezer.

Background: The use of a Stirling cycle freezer for cryopreservation is considered to have significant advantages over traditional methodologies including N2 free operation, application of low cooling rates, reduction of sample contamination risks and control of ice nucleation.

Objective: The study assesses the suitability of an 'N2-free' Stirling Cycle controlled rate freezer for fungi cryopreservation.

Methods: In total, 77 fungi representing a broad taxonomic coverage were cooled using the N2 free cooler following a cooling rate of -1 degrees C min(-1).

Effects of malaria volunteer training on coverage and timeliness of diagnosis: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Myanmar.

Background: The use of community volunteers is expected to improve access to accurate diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria, using rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). However, empirical data from the field are still limited. The aim of this study was to assess whether training village volunteers on the use of Paracheck-Pf® RDT and ACT (artemether-lumefantrine (AL)) for Plasmodium falciparum and presumptive treatment with chloroquine for Plasmodium vivax had an effect on the coverage of timely diagnosis and treatment and on mortality in malaria-endemic villages without health staff in Myanmar.

Dissemination of reproductive health knowledge by questions and answers through telephone hotline: a feasibility study in Myanmar.

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of disseminating reproductive health (RH) information to the general public of Myanmar in a confidential, anonymous and interactive way through a telephone hotline. We carried out a cross-sectional study using a short questionnaire interview with the RH hotline callers and analyzing sample audio recordings of conversations. The hotline was advertised in print media.

Access to a blood test and antimalarials after introducing rapid diagnostic tests in rural Myanmar: initial experience in a malaria endemic area.

This study describes the use of a blood test, antimalarials and their determinants among 446 subjects with febrile illness in remote villages of Bago Division, Myanmar in 2006 after five months initialization of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) programme. A structured questionnaire was used in a cross-sectional survey. Knowledge on malaria was asked of 357 key household respondents.

Why person affected by leprosy did not look after their plantar ulcer? Experience from Pakokku zone, Myanmar.

A cross-sectional study was carried out to identify methods of caring plantar ulcers in leprosy patients and the underlying causes of poor plantar ulcer care during January and February 2008. This was conducted in Pakokku zone as it was one of the "9 selected townships of the Disabilities survey, i.e.

Needs assessment for income generation training of youths in leprosy families of a leprosy village in Myanmar.

After Myanmar eliminated leprosy in 2003, the prevention of disability (POD), as well as prevention of worsening disabilities (POWD) and rehabilitation became a new agenda, which is one of three national strategies of leprosy control beyond 2005. Since the training needs for income generation for youths living in leprosy villages were not well known, a small-scale survey was conducted in May 2005. This study found that the youths in Mayanchaung village, Yangon Division, were eager to receive training on income generation.

Profile of cataract patients in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Rangoon.

We report on our experience of cataract surgery in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital (EENTH), Rangoon. Cataract patients constituted 52% of all those admitted with eye diseases to the EENTH in a year. The mean number of cataract cases operated per month was 282.