INFLUENCE OF THE HUMAN MICROBIOME ON MALARIA TRANSMISSION AND DISEASE SEVERITY
Malaria remains a major global health challenge, caused by five Plasmodium species—P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. vivax, and P. knowlesi—and transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. Emerging evidence highlights that the interactions between malaria parasites and the host microbiome…
INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 TEST SAMPLING IN VIETNAM
The COVID-19 pandemic, first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, rapidly became a global health crisis, with millions of cases and significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Healthcare students, as future frontline workers, play a critical role in infection prevention…
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KIDNEY ULTRASOUND FINDINGS AND SERUM CREATININE IN LASSA FEVER PATIENTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus and transmitted by the rodent Mastomys natalensis, remains endemic in West Africa and poses significant public health challenges. This study aimed to sonographically evaluate renal changes in Lassa…