Eneida Márcia de Souza Simões,Thelma Marly Abreu Mendes,Angelino Adão et al.
Eneida Márcia de Souza Simões et al.
In this brief communication the authors report eleven cases of human poisoning caused by ingestion of pufferfish meat. Three patients (two children and one adult) were seriously affected. The circumstances that precipitated the poisoning ar...
Characteristics of hemolytic activity induced by the aqueous extract of the Mexican fire coral Millepora complanata [0.03%]
墨西哥火珊瑚Millepora complanata水提取物溶血活性的特征研究
Alejandro García-Arredondo,Luis J Murillo-Esquivel,Alejandra Rojas et al.
Alejandro García-Arredondo et al.
Background: Millepora complanata is a plate-like fire coral common throughout the Caribbean. Contact with this species usually provokes burning pain, erythema and urticariform lesions. Our previous study suggested that th...
Characterization of Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpiones: Buthidae) venom: peptide profile, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity [0.03%]
Leiurus abdullahbayrami（蝎子：Buthidae）毒液的特征：肽谱，细胞毒性及抗菌活性
Efe Erdeş,Tuğba Somay Doğan,Ilhan Coşar et al.
Efe Erdeş et al.
Background: Scorpion venoms are rich bioactive peptide libraries that offer promising molecules that may lead to the discovery and development of new drugs. Leiurus abdullahbayrami produces one of the most potent venoms a...
Bufotenine is able to block rabies virus infection in BHK-21 cells [0.03%]
bufotenine能够阻断狂犬病毒对BHK-21细胞的感染
Hugo Vigerelli,Juliana Mozer Sciani,Carlos Jared et al.
Hugo Vigerelli et al.
Background: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic neglected disease that occurs in more than 150 countries, and kills more than 55.000 people every year. It is caused by an enveloped single stranded RNA virus that affects the centra...
Outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Africa: the beginnings of a tragic saga [0.03%]
非洲埃博拉出血病疫情初现：一场悲剧的开端
Jean-Philippe Chippaux
Jean-Philippe Chippaux
The tremendous outbreak of Ebola virus disease occurring in West Africa since the end of 2013 surprises by its remoteness from previous epidemics and dramatic extent. This review aims to describe the 27 manifestations of Ebola virus that ar...
Anaphylactic shock following the bite of a wild Kayan slow loris (Nycticebus kayan): implications for slow loris conservation [0.03%]
被野生眼镜鼻翼猴(Nycticebus kayan)咬伤后出现过敏性休克：对眼镜鼻翼猴保护的启示
George Madani,K Anne-Isola Nekaris
George Madani
Background: Asian slow lorises (Nycticebus spp.) are one of few known venomous mammals, yet until now only one published case report has documented the impact of their venomous bite on humans. We describe the reaction of ...
Rodrigo Costa da Silva,Gustavo Puglia Machado,Tatiane Morosini de Andrade Cruvinel et al.
Rodrigo Costa da Silva et al.
Background: Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, that affects all warm-blooded animals, including wild animals. The increased number of cases of ...
Saleh Al-Quraishy,Mahamed A Dkhil,Ahmed Esmat Abdel Moneim
Saleh Al-Quraishy
Background: Snake venoms are synthesized and stored in venom glands. Most venoms are complex mixtures of several proteins, peptides, enzymes, toxins and non-protein components. In the present study, we investigated the ox...
Lepromatous leprosy and perianal tuberculosis: a case report and literature review [0.03%]
瘤型麻风伴肛周结核一例及文献复习
Maria Rita Parise-Fortes,Joel Carlos Lastória,Silvio Alencar Marques et al.
Maria Rita Parise-Fortes et al.
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a microorganism that usually affects skin and nerves. Although it is usually well-controlled by multidrug therapy (MDT), the disease may be aggravated by acute inflamma...
Importance of the association of molecular and immunological diagnosis in immunocompetent patient with Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptoccocus neoformans infection: a case report [0.03%]
分子及免疫学诊断在组织胞浆菌和新型隐球菌感染的免疫功能正常患者中关联的重要性：一例报告
Kátia Cristina Dantas,Roseli Santos de Freitas,Roberta Scholz Pinto Garcia et al.
Kátia Cristina Dantas et al.
This case reports an immunocompetent 29-year-old woman with suspected pneumonia, suggestive of fungal infection. Immunoblotting analysis reactivity against Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed. Nested-PCR i...