ACTIVE HEALTH OMBUDSMAN SERVICE: EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF DELIVERY AND BIRTH CARE



Ubiquitous Conjugative Mega-Plasmids of Acinetobacter Species and Their Role in Horizontal Transfer of Multi-Drug Resistance

Conjugative mega-plasmids play a special role in adaptation since they carry a huge number of accessory genes, often allowing the host to develop in new niches.In addition, due to conjugation they are able to effectively spread themselves and participate in the transfer of small mobilizable plasmids.In this work, we present a detailed characterizat

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The role of cooking practices in the transmission of the foodborne parasite Taenia solium: A qualitative study in an endemic area of Southern Tanzania.

The pork tapeworm Taenia solium is a zoonotic food-borne parasite endemic in many developing countries causing human cysticercosis and taeniosis as well as porcine cysticercosis.It mainly affects the health of rural smallholder pig farmers and their communities, resulting in lower health status, reduced pork quality, and economic loss due to condem

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