South Africa - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

African tick bite Fever in a Taiwanese traveler returning from South Africa: molecular and serologic studies.

30 Oct 2009 We report the first imported case of African tick bite fever (ATBF) in a patient from Taiwan who returned from a 10-day trip to South Africa. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from eschar biopsies. Portions of rickettsial ... Read more...

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a South African community with high HIV prevalence.

13 Oct 2009 To explore the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes, we performed IS6110-based restriction fragment-length polymorphism analysis on M. tuberculosis culture specimens from patients with ... Read more...

Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trial.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether episodic acyclovir will enhance ulcer healing if delivered at primary health care settings, because there is often a delay in treatment initiation. METHODS: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'South Africa - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• African tick bite Fever in a Taiwanese traveler returning from South Africa: molecular and serologic studies. 30 Oct 2009
• The myth of the virgin rape myth. 22 Oct 2009
• Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a South African community with high HIV prevalence. 13 Oct 2009
• Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Hoosen Coovadia: an icon of South African health. Interview by Clare Kapp. 3 Sep 2009
• South Africa steps up. 3 Sep 2009
• Cataract and glaucoma case detection for Vision 2020 programs in Africa: an evaluation of 6 possible screening tests. 30 Aug 2009
• Standardization and validation of an immunoperoxidase assay for the detection of African horse sickness virus in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. 30 Aug 2009
• Cumulative risk and AIDS-orphanhood: interactions of stigma, bullying and poverty on child mental health in South Africa. 23 Aug 2009
• Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities. 22 Aug 2009
• Violence and injuries in South Africa: prioritising an agenda for prevention. 22 Aug 2009
• The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa. 22 Aug 2009
• HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response. 22 Aug 2009
• Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together. 22 Aug 2009
• Re: "a case-control study of oral contraceptive use and incident breast cancer". 9 Aug 2009
• Increasing incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma in black South Africans in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (1983-2006). 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of human immunodeficiency virus treatment on maternal mortality at a tertiary center in South Africa: a 5-year audit. 30 Jul 2009
• Sequence diversity of the factor H binding protein vaccine candidate in epidemiologically relevant strains of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis. 30 Jul 2009
• Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) seroprevalence in population-based samples of African children: evidence for at least 2 patterns of KSHV transmission. 30 Jul 2009
• Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms influence HIV-1 susceptibility and primary HIV-1 pathogenesis. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'South Africa'

Definition: A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.

Descriptor UI: D013019

Alternative terms: South Africa; Union of South Africa; Republic of South Africa;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.058.290.175.735;

Technical Notes: do not confuse with geographic designation AFRICA, SOUTHERN