AN EXPLORATORY GIS-BASED METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERISE LANDSCAPES WITH AN ELEVATED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK OF RHODESIAN HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS

Abstract Background Specific land cover types and activities have been correlated with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense distributions, indicating the importance of landscape for epidemiological risk.However, methods proposed to identify specific areas with elevated epidemiological risk (i.e.where transmission is more likely to occur) tend to be costl

Abstract Background Facial aging is a concern for many patients.Wrinkles, loss of volume, Toy Abacuses and discoloration are common physical manifestations of aging skin.Genetic heritage, prior ultraviolet light exposure, and Fitzpatrick skin type may be associated with the rate and type of facial aging.Although many clinical trials assess the corr

CONTEXT: Ossification in the human penis is such a rare condition that only 34 histologically evident cases have previously been reported.Among several conditions that have been correlated with this problem the most frequent is Peyronie disease.In all these conditions, human penile ossification appears to be a metaplastic bone formation process.CAS