ACCEPTABILITY OF TEST AND TREAT WITH DOXYCYCLINE AGAINST ONCHOCERCIASIS IN AN AREA OF PERSISTENT TRANSMISSION IN MASSANGAM HEALTH DISTRICT, CAMEROON.

Acceptability of test and treat with doxycycline against Onchocerciasis in an area of persistent transmission in Massangam Health District, Cameroon.

The main onchocerciasis elimination strategy is annual Community-Directed Treatment with ivermectin (CDTi).However, as a response to persistent high infection prevalence in Massangam Health District in Cameroon, two rounds of alternative treatments including biannual CDTi, ground larviciding and test and treat with doxycycline (TTd) were implemente

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Advances in NK cell therapy for brain tumors

Abstract Despite advances in treatment regimens that comprise surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, outcome of many brain tumors remains dismal, more so when they recur.The proximity of brain Star Trek tumors to delicate neural structures often precludes complete surgical resection.Toxicity and long-term side effects of systemic therapy remain a co

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Cerebral venous thrombosis in women of childbearing age: diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis during a future pregnancy

Sex-specific risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in women include oral contraceptives, pregnancy, puerperium, Throat and hormone replacement therapy.The acute treatment of CVT is anticoagulation using therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparin, which is also the preferred treatment in the post-acute phase in pregnancy and durin

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Uncertainty Evaluation Method and Application of Reservoir Lithofacies Proportion under the Condition of Few Wells

AbstractThe proportion of different lithofacies is essential to determine the net-gross ratio, which directly affects the calculation of oil and gas reserves.Under the condition of few wells, the reliability of different lithofacies proportions obtained using well data is poor because it is difficult to estimate the uncertainty variation range Play

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