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View article: Trichomoniasis Infection and Associated Risk Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, Banke
Trichomoniasis Infection and Associated Risk Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, Banke Open
Background: Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated, protozoan parasite causing a curable sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. The prevalence of the infection has been increasing globally and nationally, although epidemiological st…
View article: Prevalence of intestinal parasites in humans and domestic animals in Jirel community, Dolakha, Nepal
Prevalence of intestinal parasites in humans and domestic animals in Jirel community, Dolakha, Nepal Open
A BSTRACT Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites are major health concerns in both humans and domestic animals. Livestock farming is one of the common livelihood practices in rural Nepal. The proximity at human and domestic animal i…
View article: Assessment of microfilaremia in ‘hotspots’ of four lymphatic filariasis endemic districts of Nepal during post-MDA surveillance
Assessment of microfilaremia in ‘hotspots’ of four lymphatic filariasis endemic districts of Nepal during post-MDA surveillance Open
Background The lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in all sixty-three endemic districts of Nepal was based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) using a combination of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole for at least 5 ye…
View article: Incidence, Aetiology and Pattern of Maxillofacial Injuries in a Tertiary Trauma Hospital, Nepal: A 5-year Retrospective Study
Incidence, Aetiology and Pattern of Maxillofacial Injuries in a Tertiary Trauma Hospital, Nepal: A 5-year Retrospective Study Open
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence, aetiology and patterns of maxillofacial injuries in a tertiary trauma hospital in Nepal.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all the maxillofacial trauma patients …
View article: Assessment of antigenemia among children in four hotspots of filarial endemic districts of Nepal during post-MDA surveillance
Assessment of antigenemia among children in four hotspots of filarial endemic districts of Nepal during post-MDA surveillance Open
View article: Antigenic evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission in infection persistent endemic districts of Central Nepal during post mass drug administration
Antigenic evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission in infection persistent endemic districts of Central Nepal during post mass drug administration Open
Background In Nepal, out of 75, 61 districts were endemic with lymphatic filariasis (LF) and completed 6 to 11 rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole from 2007 to 2017 in almost all endemic d…
View article: Sex-Biased Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Gender Inequality in Rural Nepal
Sex-Biased Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Gender Inequality in Rural Nepal Open
The IPI infection rate appeared to be enhanced among young women living in rural Nepal, where they experienced low school attendance and heavy enrolment in agricultural work, as result of gender discrimination. Plausibly, these dynamics af…
View article: Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in the Frugivorous and the Insectivorous Bats in Southcentral Nepal
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in the Frugivorous and the Insectivorous Bats in Southcentral Nepal Open
Bats are the only active flying placental mammals and are traditionally classified into mega- and microbats, which are, respectively, herbivorous and insectivorous in feeding habit. Though deforestation, habitat destruction, natural calami…
View article: Patient’s Awareness of Dental Implant as an Option for Missing Teeth in Chitwan, Nepal
Patient’s Awareness of Dental Implant as an Option for Missing Teeth in Chitwan, Nepal Open
Objective To assess the patient’s level of awareness of dental implants as an option to replace missing teeth and willingness to accept dental implant is lacking in a small city (Chitwan) Nepal. Materials and methods A cross-sectional surv…
View article: Chewing lice from the white-rumped vulture in Nepal, with description of a new species of Aegypoecus
Chewing lice from the white-rumped vulture in Nepal, with description of a new species of Aegypoecus Open
The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788), the white-rumped vulture, in Pithauli, Nawalparasi District, Nepal, from February to June 2017. Three louse species were iden…
View article: Infiltrating CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes in HPV infected uterine cervical milieu
Infiltrating CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes in HPV infected uterine cervical milieu Open
Ninu Maskey,1 Niresh Thapa,2,3 Muna Maharjan,4 Girishma Shrestha,5 Narayani Maharjan,6 Hongbing Cai,2 Shangqin Liu11Department of Hematology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, People’s Republic …
View article: Gastrointestinal parasites of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham, 1790) in Ostrich Nepal Pvt. Ltd Gongoliya, Rupandehi, Nepal
Gastrointestinal parasites of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham, 1790) in Ostrich Nepal Pvt. Ltd Gongoliya, Rupandehi, Nepal Open
Ostrich and Emu farming have been lunched with a very new concept to Nepalese market for their product in which parasitic diseases may cause significant effect to their production. In order to determine prevalence of gastrointestinal paras…
View article: Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection among Primary Level Government School Children of Chhampi, Lalitpur District, Nepal
Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection among Primary Level Government School Children of Chhampi, Lalitpur District, Nepal Open
Introduction: Poor sanitation and crowding effect are easy way for transmission of enterobiasis between infected and uninfected person and it is usually common among playgroup and school kids.Subject and Methods: Among the various health p…
View article: Sero Prevalence of Brucellosis in Pregnant Women Visiting Gynaecology Department of Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sero Prevalence of Brucellosis in Pregnant Women Visiting Gynaecology Department of Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Open
View article: Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Nepal: First record of Amblyomma varanense (Supino), with an update of species list
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Nepal: First record of Amblyomma varanense (Supino), with an update of species list Open
Males and females specimens of Amblyomma were collected from Orthriophis hodgsoni (Squamata: Colubridae) caught during routine herpetological work in Kathmandu. Morphological characteristics led to the diagnosis of A. varanense, constituti…
View article: Gastro-Intestinal Parasites of Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens Fulgens Cuvier, 1825) in Rara National Park, Mugu, Nepal
Gastro-Intestinal Parasites of Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens Fulgens Cuvier, 1825) in Rara National Park, Mugu, Nepal Open
A total of 22 faecal samples of Red panda were collected in the month of May/June 2011 and 21 faecal samples from the same site during the month of May/June 2012. All the samples were microscopically examined by faecal floatation and sedim…
View article: Anaemia Association with Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Anaemia Association with Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Open
Anaemia is the common problem during pregnancy in developing countries like Nepal. A total of 200 stool samples for parasitic infection and their haemoglobin level data were collected from the pregnant women visiting TUTH. The overall prev…
View article: Parasitic infection in blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus, 1758) of Blackbuck Conservation Area, Bardiya and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Kanchanpur, Western Nepal
Parasitic infection in blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus, 1758) of Blackbuck Conservation Area, Bardiya and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Kanchanpur, Western Nepal Open
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is Near Threatened species which are conserved in blackbuck Conservation Area (BCA), Khairapur, Bardiya and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve (SWR), Kanchanpur district. The present study was conducted to determ…
View article: Cross Infection with Gastro-intestinal Tract Parasites between Red panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825) and Livestocks in Community Forest of Ilam, Nepal
Cross Infection with Gastro-intestinal Tract Parasites between Red panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825) and Livestocks in Community Forest of Ilam, Nepal Open
Red Panda is an endemic and a flagship species in the Himalayan region (Roberts and Gittleman, 1984) which threatened with extinction worldwide (Wang et al., 2008).This species is an arboreal, shy, nocturnal and solitary in nature however …
View article: Gastro-intestinal Parasites in Goat (Capra hircus) of Puranchaur VDC, Pokhara
Gastro-intestinal Parasites in Goat (Capra hircus) of Puranchaur VDC, Pokhara Open
The domestic goat is among the earliest animals domesticated by humans.They are distributed worldwide with higher concentrations in tropical areas and in dry zones (Di Cerboet al., 2010).Goats are primarily reared for meat and manure and r…
View article: Assessing the Role of Potential Biomarkers in Antimony Susceptible and Resistant Clinical Isolates of L. donovani from India
Assessing the Role of Potential Biomarkers in Antimony Susceptible and Resistant Clinical Isolates of L. donovani from India Open
Failure of antimonial drugs, the mainstay therapy for leishmaniasis has become an escalating problem in the treatment of Indian leishmaniasis. Using 14 clinical isolates from both visceral (VL) and post-kala-azar dermal leismaniasis (PKDL)…
View article: {'en_US': 'Assessing the Role of Potential Biomarkers in Antimony Susceptible and Resistant Clinical Isolates of L. donovani from India'}
{'en_US': 'Assessing the Role of Potential Biomarkers in Antimony Susceptible and Resistant Clinical Isolates of L. donovani from India'} Open
View article: Identification and Characterization of Parasite Neopharyngodon Sp. From Wall Lizard (Gecko) Of Nepal
Identification and Characterization of Parasite Neopharyngodon Sp. From Wall Lizard (Gecko) Of Nepal Open
A total of 25 wall lizards (15 Hemidactylus brookii brookii and 10 H. platyurus) were examined for nematode parasite Neopharyngodon sp. from Kirtipur, Nepal. Neopharyngodon sp. were taxonomically identified and showed characteristics like …
View article: Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression in antimony susceptible/resistant clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani
Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression in antimony susceptible/resistant clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani Open
Pentavalent antimonials have long been the first line of defence against leishmaniasis, but resistance has been reported in different parts of the world. Pentavalent antimony is reduced into trivalent form in the cells and is a potential i…
View article: Assessment of Efficacy of Single-Dose Albendazole in Treatment of Intestinal Helminth Parasites in School-Children of Bhaktapur
Assessment of Efficacy of Single-Dose Albendazole in Treatment of Intestinal Helminth Parasites in School-Children of Bhaktapur Open
A total of 495 stool samples from the school children aged 9-12 years from Bhaktapur were examined for helminth parasites by direct smear method. Out of 495 children, 137 (27.68%) were found positive for one or more intestinal helminthic p…
View article: Parasitic burden in high altitude wild ruminants: Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus Smith, 1826) and Barking Deer (Muntiacus vaginalis Boddaert, 1785) of Rara National Park, Nepal
Parasitic burden in high altitude wild ruminants: Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus Smith, 1826) and Barking Deer (Muntiacus vaginalis Boddaert, 1785) of Rara National Park, Nepal Open
Parasites of two high altitude ruminants Himalayan Tahr (Near Threatened) and Barking Deer (Vulnerable) were examined from the Rara National Park, located at 3000 – 4000 m altitude of Nepal, for the first time. A total of 51 faecal samples…
View article: {'en_US': 'Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression in antimony susceptible/resistant clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani'}
{'en_US': 'Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression in antimony susceptible/resistant clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani'} Open
View article: Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal
Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal Open
The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in children of Barbhanjyang Village Development Committee, Tanahun, District, Nepal. A total of 110 Scotch tape (Cellophane tape) samples of children …
View article: New Report of Rhabdias sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Nepal
New Report of Rhabdias sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Nepal Open
Rhabdias spp. are parasitic nematodes of amphibians and reptiles. They are distributed across wide range globally. An unidentified species of the genus Rhabdias was reported first time from the host Indian marbled toad Bufo stomaticus from…
View article: Parasitic burden in Red panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825) of Illam district Community forest, Nepal
Parasitic burden in Red panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825) of Illam district Community forest, Nepal Open
Parasitic diseases pose significant conservation threat in conservation of Red panda. In order to assess the parasitic burden in Red panda of Illam district, Nepal, 14 faecal samples were aseptically collected from community forest of Illa…