• Volume: 2, Issue: 1

Jul 23, 2024

Vaccination as Negative and Suspicious Positive Risk of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)

This review and meta-analysis ascertained the negative risk of SSPE by vaccination and confirmed the method to further clarify the risk of SSPE. Purpose of present review was to recognize what questions about vaccination been answered as risk of SSPE and what study needed for further clarification. Patients with histories of having had vaccination and not having had measles illness were collected from the literature. Such patient had existed in a total number of 94 in SSPE. Such histories provi...

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• Volume: 1, Issue: 2

Dec 29, 2023

Epidemioclinical Profile and Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Seen at the Chu of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which still remains a public health problem, especially in the Third World. The delay in its diagnosis determines contributes to the spread of the disease. The objective of this present study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis and to search for factors related to diagnostic delays. This is a prospective, descriptive and analytical study of patients seen in the pneumology department of the Tambohobe University Hospital C...

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Oct 17, 2022

Risk Factors Associated With the Appearance of the Severe Form of COVID-19 in the Pulmonology Departments of Antananarivo, Madagascar

Introduction: Pneumonia induced by the new virus called "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" or SARS-CoV-2 has killed more than three million people worldwide. This disease is a public health problem especially in a country like Madagascar. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemioclinical profile of patients with COVID-19 and to identify the factors associated with severe forms.

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• Volume: 1, Issue: 1

Jul 01, 2022

SFTSV Detection in Blood Sucking Arthropods and Vector Competence of Tick Species for SFTSV

There is an increasing trend for detection of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) in ticks collected from human, livestock, wild animals, birds and the environment. This information facilitates risk evaluation for SFTSV transmission by ticks, however, the accumulated information also presents challenge: how detection of SFTSV in ticks should best be interpreted. To serve as vectors of SFTSV, the tick species must acquire the pathogen at the immature stages during feeding o...

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Jun 08, 2022

A Rare Fungal Isolate Neoscytalidium Dimidiatum from Keratitis in a People Living with HIV

Introduction: Dematiaceous fungi causing corneal infections are rare. Neoscytalidium Dimidiatum a dematiaceous fungus is primarily a plant pathogen rarely causing keratitis.

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Jun 06, 2022

Mounier Kuhn Syndrome: First Case Reported in Madagascar

A rare congenital disease called Mounier Khun Syndrome was described in 1932. It is characterized by recurrent lung infections and dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi. The symptomatology is variable ranging from a simple lower respiratory infection or even the death of the patient. Thoracic computed tomography is the key examination for the diagnosis of this disease. Our patient is a 70-year-old man who had been presented for recurrent lung infections and was diagnosed with Mounier Kuhn ...

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May 25, 2022

Interaction of Age and Comorbidities in the Risk of COVID-19 Mortality in New York City

Objectives: To assess the Separate and joint effect of age and any chronic diseases or obesity on the risk of COVID-19 mortality. Methods: We used publicly available data from New York City, Department of Health and Mental Health on COVID-19 mortality counts as of September 11, 2021, among adults by age and presence of any chronic disease or obesity. Prevalence estimates by age and presence of any chronic disease or obesity were obtained from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system fo...

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Mar 08, 2022

Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Palatine Tonsil: A rare entity

The Pleomorphic Adenoma (PA) is the commonest neoplasm of the major salivary glands. Palate is commonest site amongst the pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands. However, they can also occur in the larynx, trachea, and floor of mouth, upper lip and cheek. In this report, we are presenting a relatively rare case of pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary glands of tonsil which was treated surgically with no recurrence till fourteen months of follow-up.

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