Potent and Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity of Analogs from the Scorpion Peptide Stigmurin

Authors: Amorim-Carmo B, Daniele-Silva A, Parente AMS, Oliveira JWF, Furtado AA, Carvalho E, Santos ECG, Silva MS, Silva SRB, Silva-Júnior AA, Monteiro NK, Fernandes-Pedrosa MF
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30709056

Scorpion venom constitutes a rich source of biologically active compounds with high potential for therapeutic and biotechnological applications that can be used as prototypes for the design of new drugs. The aim of this study was to characterize the structural conformation, evaluate the antimicrobial activity, and gain insight into the possible action mechanism underlying it, […]
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WhatsApp: A supplementary tool for improving bed nets universal coverage campaign in Mozambique

Authors: Arroz JAH, Candrinho BN, Mussambala F, Chande M, Mendis C, Dias S, Martins MRO
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: BMC Health Services Research
Link: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-3929-0

Background WhatsApp (WA) is the most recent and attractive applicative among Smartphone users. The use of WA in healthcare environment has been shown of multiple benefices. Mozambique team involved in 2017 bed nets universal coverage campaign (UCC) implemented a distant mentoring strategy using WA. This study aims to perform a descriptive analysis of the use […]
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Whole genome analyses of DS-1-like Rotavirus A strains detected in children with acute diarrhoea in southern Mozambique suggest several reassortment events

Authors: Strydom A, João ED, Motanyane L, Nyaga MM, Christiaan Potgieter A, Cuamba A, Mandomando I, Cassocera M, de Deus N, O'Neill HG
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Infection Genetics and Evolution
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30641151

We report the first whole genome constellations of Mozambican rotavirus A strains detected between 2012 and 2013 in the Mavalane General Hospital in Maputo city and Manhiça District Hospital in the Manhiça district. Consensus sequences for ten DS-1-like strains (G2P[4] and G8P[4]) were identified with an Illumina Miseq platform using cDNA prepared from dsRNA extracted […]
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Understanding the bricks to build better surgical oncology unit at Maputo Central Hospital: prevalent surgical cancers and residents knowledge

Authors: Morais A, Come J, Selemane C, Pires G, Tivane A, Cossa M, Tulsidas S, Antunes L, Costa MJ, Sidat M, Martins MRO, Carrilho C, Santos LL
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: The Pan African Medical Journal
Link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/83/full/

Introduction cancer is a growing concern in Mozambique. However, the country has limited facilities and few oncologists. Surgical oncologists are an unmet need. The aim of this study was to assess residents’ knowledge in prevalent cancer domains and to identify and characterize prevalent cancers treated by surgery at Maputo Central Hospital, the largest hospital in […]
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Re-Emerging foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Armenia – first molecular diagnosis of clinical samples

Authors: Sukiasyan A, Keshishyan A, Manukyan D, Melik-Andreasyan G, Atshemyan L, Apresyan H, Strelkova M, Frohme M, Cortes S, Kuhls K
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Parasitology
Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/reemerging-foci-of-visceral-leishmaniasis-in-armenia-first-molecular-diagnosis-of-clinical-samples/3660B1D3BEF8F25D1EA654C99FE4D933

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was firstly reported in Armenia in 1913. Following a considerable increase of the number of cases until the mid 1950s, the disease disappeared after 1969 and re-emerged in 1999. Scientific literature about VL in Armenia is available only in Russian or Armenian. This paper presents a historical overview about leishmaniasis in Armenia […]
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Potent and Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity of Analogs from the Scorpion Peptide Stigmurin

WhatsApp: A supplementary tool for improving bed nets universal coverage campaign in Mozambique

Whole genome analyses of DS-1-like Rotavirus A strains detected in children with acute diarrhoea in southern Mozambique suggest several reassortment events

Understanding the bricks to build better surgical oncology unit at Maputo Central Hospital: prevalent surgical cancers and residents knowledge

Re-Emerging foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Armenia – first molecular diagnosis of clinical samples

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