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First detection of Gongylonema species in Geotrupes mutator in Europe

Abstract: The detection of three Gongylonema sp. infective larvae in two specimens of the dung beetle Geotrupes mutator (Marsham, 1802) from western Spain is reported here for the first time in Europe. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the analyzed specimens belong to the genus Gongylonema, but it was not possible to determine the species identity by the lack of morphological […]
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Growing physical rehabilitation needs in resource-poor world regions: secondary, cross-regional analysis with data from the global burden of disease 2017

Abstract: ‘Objective:’ This paper aims to analyze the levels and trajectories of physical rehabilitation needs across five resource-poor world regions, against global and key country-specific benchmarks. ‘Materials and methods’ This comparative, secondary cross-region analysis uses data from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2017 [1990–2017], specifically varied metrics of the Years Lived with Disability (YLD) […]
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The role of Design Science Research Methodology in developing pharmacy eHealth services

Abstract: The increasing focus on efficiency of care has prompted health systems to look for innovative solutions that yield maximum value for care. Integration of care and eHealth are seen as the most promising solutions in the high technological environment of the coming decades. Pharmacy services have been developed to a point where the face […]
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The role of the State, the private sector and the social sector in the different health political cycles in Portugal

Abstract: The Portuguese health system comprises three critical sectors: The State, which intervenes as a regulator of the entire system, and as a planner, provider, and financer of the National Health Service (NHS); the social sector, with a relevant intervention, mainly in continued care; and the private sector, with an essential role in the provision […]
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Urogenital Trichomonas vaginalis infection in males: a case report and retrospective analysis of a 10-year period in a tertiary hospital

Correspondence: Dear Editor, We report the case of a 31-year-old male who presented to our Venereology Department with dysuria and a 2-year history of a minimal clear urethral discharge. He had been treated with multiple courses of antibiotics, namely, intramuscular ceftriaxone, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, and doxycycline, even though laboratorial tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis were consistently negative. The […]
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GHTM is a R&D Center that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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