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Prevalence and Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Duffy-Positive and Duffy-Negative Populations across Ethiopia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
June 2024
Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina.
Plasmodium parasites replicate asexually in human hosts. The proportion of infections that carries gametocytes is a proxy for human-to-mosquito transmissibility. It is unclear which proportion of Plasmodium vivax infections in Duffy-negative populations carries gametocytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and characteristics of Gametocytes in Duffy-positive and Duffy-negative populations across Ethiopia.
medRxiv
December 2023
Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Parasites replicate asexually in humans, and the presence of gametocytes in infections serves as an indicator for their potential transmission to mosquitoes.
- The study focuses on the prevalence of gametocytes in Duffy-negative individuals in Ethiopia, analyzing blood samples through microscopic and molecular methods.
- Results show that while gametocytes are present in both Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive individuals, a notable portion of Duffy-negative samples carry gametocytes, suggesting they may still play a role in malaria transmission.
Medicinal plants used to treat livestock ailments in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia.
BMC Vet Res
June 2022
Traditional and Modern Medicine Research Directorate, Traditional Medicine, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: In Ethiopia, the majority of animal owners throughout the country depend on traditional healthcare practices to manage their animals' health problems. This ethnoveterinary study was carried out in Ensaro District, North Showa Zone, and Amhara Region, Ethiopia, to identify medicinal plant species used by the local community to treat various livestock ailments.
Methods: To collect ethnobotanical information, a total of 389 informants (283 men and 106 women) were selected.
Predictors of Treatment Outcomes among Pediatric Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Adv Pharmacol Pharm Sci
April 2021
Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in young children in low- and middle-income countries. This study is aimed to assess predictors of treatment outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized with pneumonia in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among pediatric patients admitted with pneumonia, considering patient medical charts recorded for a 1-year period from February 2017 to February 2018.
Assessment of Psychological Distress and Associated Factors among Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Selected Hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia.
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat
March 2021
Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Brehan University, Debre Brehan, Ethiopia.
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among hospitalized patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at three selected hospitals in southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among hospitalized patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Tepi General Hospital, and Gebre Tsadik Shawo General Hospital, southwest Ethiopia from May 10 to August 10, 2020. Sample size was computed using a single-proportion formula, and systematic sampling was employed to recruit study participants.