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Doshi RH, Nsasiirwe S, Dahlke M, Atagbaza A, Aluta OE, Tatsinkou AB, Dauda E, Vilajeliu A, Gurung S, Tusiime J, Braka F, Bwaka A, Wanyoike S, Brooks DJ, Blanc DC, Alexander JP, Dahl BA, Lindstrand A, Wiysonge CS. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage - World Health Organization African Region, 2021-2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024; 73:307-311. [PMID: 38602879 PMCID: PMC11008790 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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With the availability of authorized COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, vaccination became an effective tool to reduce COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. Initially, the World Health Organization (WHO) set an ambitious target to vaccinate 70% of the global population by mid-2022. However, in July 2022, WHO recommended that all countries, including those in the African Region, prioritize COVID-19 vaccination of high-risk groups, including older adults and health care workers, to have the greatest impact on morbidity and mortality. As of December 31, 2023, approximately 860 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been delivered to countries in the African Region, and 646 million doses had been administered. Cumulatively, 38% of the African Region's population had received ≥1 dose, 32% had completed a primary series, and 21% had received ≥1 booster dose. Cumulative total population coverage with ≥1 dose ranged by country from 0.3% to 89%. Coverage with the primary series among older age groups was 52% (range among countries = 15%-96%); primary series coverage among health care workers was 48% (range = 13%-99%). Although the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern was declared over in May 2023, current WHO recommendations reinforce the need to vaccinate priority populations at highest risk for severe COVID-19 disease and death and build more sustainable programs by integrating COVID-19 vaccination into primary health care, strengthening immunization across the life course, and improving pandemic preparedness.
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Jarvis MS, Blackburn J, Hailstone C, Small CL, Dixon C, Rook W, Maniar R, Graham J, Sengar T, Dunn SJ, Tooley L, Blurton E, Mak K, Dunham R, Baker R, Lacey V, Basheer N, Freeman A, Delahunt S, Gurung S, Akhtar N, Parmar R, Whitney D, Shatananda L, Wallengren C, Pilsbury J, Cochran D, Sandur N, Girotra V, Greenwood J, Baines D, Olojede B, Bhat A, Baxendale L, Porter M, Whapples A, Kumar A, Ramamoorthy M, Perry R, Magill L. A survey in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom of current practice in managing hypotension in lower segment caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2023; 55:103899. [PMID: 37329691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spinal anaesthesia, the most common form of anaesthesia for caesarean section, leads to sympathetic blockade and profound maternal hypotension resulting in adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Hypotension, nausea and vomiting remain common but until the publication of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2021 guidance, no national guideline existed on how best to manage maternal hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. A 2017 international consensus statement recommended prophylactic vasopressor administration to maintain a systolic blood pressure of >90% of an accurate pre-spinal value, and to avoid a drop to <80% of this value. This survey aimed to assess regional adherence to these recommendations, the presence of local guidelines for management of hypotension during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia, and the individual clinician's treatment thresholds for maternal hypotension and tachycardia. METHODS The West Midlands Trainee-led Research in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Network co-ordinated surveys of obstetric anaesthetic departments and consultant obstetric anaesthetists across 11 National Health Service Trusts in the Midlands, England. RESULTS One-hundred-and-two consultant obstetric anaesthetists returned the survey and 73% of sites had a policy for vasopressor use; 91% used phenylephrine as the first-line drug but a wide range of recommended delivery methods was noted and target blood pressure was only listed in 50% of policies. Significant variation existed in both vasopressor delivery methods and target blood pressures. CONCLUSIONS Although NICE has since recommended prophylactic phenylephrine infusion and a target blood pressure, the previous international consensus statement was not adhered to routinely.
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- M S Jarvis
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK.
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- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK
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- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK
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- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK
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- University of Birmingham, UK
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Boniol M, Siyam A, Desai S, Gurung S, Mirelman A, Nair TS, Diallo K, Campbell J. Estimating the health workforce requirements and costing to reach 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage by mid-2022: a modelling study and global estimates. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063059. [PMID: 37574719 PMCID: PMC9361754 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The implementation of COVID-19 vaccination globally poses unprecedented stress to health systems particularly for countries with persisting health workforce shortages prior the pandemic. The present paper estimates the workforce requirement to reach 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage in all countries by mid-2022 using service target-based estimation. METHODS Health workforce data from National Health Workforce Accounts and vaccination coverage reported to WHO as of January 2022 were used. Workload parameters were used to estimate the number of health workers needed with a service target-based approach, the gap and the scale-up required partially accounting for countries' challenges, as well as the associated costs in human resources. RESULTS As of 1 January 2022, only 34 countries achieved 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage and 61 countries covered less than a quarter of their population. This analysis showed that 1 831 000 health workers working full time would be needed to reach a global coverage of 70% COVID-19 vaccination by mid-2022. To avoid severe disruptions to health system, 744 000 additional health workers should be added to domestic resources mostly (77%) in low-income countries. In a sensitivity analysis, allowing for vaccination over 12 months instead of 6 months would decrease the scale-up to 476 000 health workers. The costing for the employment of these 744 000 additional health workers is estimated to be US$2.5 billion. In addition to such a massive scale-up, it is estimated that 29 countries would have needed to redeploy more than 20% of their domestic workforce, placing them at serious risk of not achieving the mid-year target. CONCLUSION Reaching 70% global coverage with COVID-19 vaccination by mid-2022 requires extraordinary efforts not before witnessed in the history of immunisation programmes. COVID-19 vaccination programmes should receive rapid and sustainable investment in health workforce.
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- Mathieu Boniol
- Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health System Governance and Financing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Ho LL, Gurung S, Mirza I, Nicolas HD, Steulet C, Burman AL, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Sodha SV, Kretsinger K. Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on vaccine-preventable disease campaigns. Int J Infect Dis 2022; 119:201-209. [PMID: 35398300 PMCID: PMC8985404 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the widespread disruption of immunization services, including the postponement of mass vaccination campaigns. METHODS In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners started monitoring COVID-19-related disruptions to mass vaccination campaigns against cholera, measles, meningitis A, polio, tetanus-diphtheria, typhoid and yellow fever through the Immunization Repository Campaign Delay Tracker. The authors reviewed the number and target population of reported preventive and outbreak response vaccination campaigns scheduled, postponed, canceled and reinstated, at four time-points: May 2020, December 2020, May 2021 and December 2021. FINDINGS Mass vaccination campaigns across all vaccines were disrupted heavily by COVID-19. In May 2020, 105 of 183 (57%) campaigns were postponed or canceled in 57 countries due to COVID-19, with an estimated 796 million postponed or missed vaccine doses. Campaign resumption was observed beginning in July 2020. In December 2021, 77 of 472 (16%) campaigns in 54 countries, mainly in the African Region, were still postponed or canceled due to COVID-19, with about 382 million postponed or missed vaccine doses. INTERPRETATION There is likely high risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks due to an increased number of susceptible persons resulting from the large-scale mass vaccination campaign postponement caused by COVID-19 across all regions.
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- Lee Lee Ho
- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
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- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
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- United Nations Children's Fund, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, USA
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- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
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- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
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- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
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Bishokarma S, Thapa U, Thapa M, Singh AK, Gurung S, Aryal B, Maharjan AM, Lakshmipathy G. Dysnatremia in Traumatic Brain Injury and its Association with Outcome. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:155-160. [PMID: 37017158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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Background Traumatic brain injury on its own results in significant mortality and morbidity but it also contributes to complications that manifest as dysnatremia in the majority of cases. Objective The objective of this study is to assess the association of hyponatremia and hypernatremia with the severity of traumatic brain injury and its impact on mortality. Method This is a retrospective, descriptive, and analytic study conducted during a 1-year period from March 2018 to March 2019. The study population was selected from the patients presenting to the emergency department with TBI in the Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal. All the patients that fulfilled the inclusion criteria of age were enrolled in the study. Patients with known renal disease due to the higher incidence of electrolyte disbalance were excluded. Association of outcome with hyponatremia and hypernatremia were sought using chi-square, fisher exact test and independent t test using SPSS ver 20. Result Over a period of 1 year, 367 patients with traumatic brain injuries were treated in our hospital. Hyponatremia was seen among 55 patients (14.9%) and hypernatremia was seen among 22 patients (5.99%). The age range of patients included in the study was 16 to 87 with a mean age of 37.96 ± 16.512 years. The male to female ratio was calculated as 3.2:1. Mild, moderate, and severe head injuries were 286 (77.9%), 37 (10.1%), and 44 (12%) respectively. Surgical intervention was performed among 77(21%) individuals. Our series showed an association between the severity of traumatic brain injury and hyponatremia however didn't show an association between the severity of traumatic brain injury and the development of hypernatremia. Conclusion We concluded that the severity of head injury is associated with severity of hyponatremia but not with severity of hypernatremia. Similarly, a strong association existed between the severity of hypernatremia and outcome of patients. However, such association was not seen with hyponatremia.
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- S Bishokarma
- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurology, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurology, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Science, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Gurung S, Werkmeister J, Gargett C. Human endometrial mesenchymal stem cells: cellular and exosome phenotype, and clinical prospects. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921003261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nepal R, Sapkota K, Gurung S, Paudel P, Neupane P, Sah KK. Recurrent Positivity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a Clinically Recovered COVID-19 Patient with End Stage Renal Disease: A Case Report. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2020; 58:918-922. [PMID: 34506421 PMCID: PMC7775023 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.5249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Recurrent or persistent positivity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinically recovered COVID-19 patients have been reported worldwide. However, replication competent live viruses were not recovered beyond two to three weeks from onset of symptoms in mild to severe cases of COVID-19. End stage renal disease is characterized by uremia induced immune dysfunction that increases the risk of infectious diseases including COVID-19. The clinical implications of recurrent or persistently positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in immunocompromised patients are difficult to be generalized to findings as in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of end stage renal disease with recent history of recovered COVID-19 pneumonia, who again presented with positive reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
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- Richa Nepal
- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Province-3, Chitwan, Nepal
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Moffett DB, Llewellyn A, Singh H, Saxentoff E, Partridge J, Boualam L, Pallansch M, Wassilak S, Asghar H, Roesel S, Grabovac V, Rey-Benito G, Barnor J, Theo A, Swan J, Iakovenko M, Baig N, Gurung S, Pandel E, Zaffran M. Progress Toward Poliovirus Containment Implementation - Worldwide, 2019-2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020; 69:1330-1333. [PMID: 32941411 PMCID: PMC7498175 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6937a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gurung S, Greening DW, Catt S, Salamonsen L, Evans J. Exosomes and soluble secretome from hormone-treated endometrial epithelial cells direct embryo implantation. Mol Hum Reprod 2020; 26:510-520. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaaa034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A successful pregnancy requires a synchronous dialogue between endometrium and embryo within the endometrial milieu. The aim of this study was to assess the role in the implantation of mediators in the endometrial milieu. Total secretome (TS), soluble secretome (SS) and small extracellular vesicles (containing exosomes) were generated from hormonally primed human endometrial epithelial cell culture medium. Human trophectoderm stem cell-derived spheroids were cultured with TS, SS or exosomes (30 µg/ml) on hormonally primed epithelial cells, with exosomes significantly increasing cell adhesion and outgrowth. Furthermore, F1 mouse 2-cell embryos were cultured in groups for 48 h followed by culture with each secretome fraction (30 µg/ml) for 48 h. Blastocyst cell number and hatching were quantified. In addition, blastocysts were further cultured on a fibronectin matrix for 72 h or transferred to recipient mice (with corresponding secretomes) with embryo implantation assessed after 6 days. Exosomes significantly increased total cell number in mouse embryos and complete hatching from zona pellucida, with both exosomes and SS significantly enhancing mouse embryo outgrowth. Importantly, exosomes increased the embryo implantation rate in comparison to other secretome fractions (normalized based on treatment amount) from the endometrial epithelia. These data indicate that endometrial epithelial exosomes support embryo growth, development and implantation while the SS has selective involvement specifically on mouse embryo outgrowth. This finding provides new insights into the molecular differences of endometrial secretome components in implantation and early embryo development and may implicate endometrial exosomes in the pathophysiology of implantation failure in infertility.
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- S Gurung
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- EPRD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Physiology, Monash University Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Moffett DB, Llewellyn A, Singh H, Saxentoff E, Partridge J, Iakovenko M, Roesel S, Asghar H, Baig N, Grabovac V, Gurung S, Gumede-Moeletsi N, Barnor J, Theo A, Rey-Benito G, Villalobos A, Boualam L, Swan J, Sutter RW, Pandel E, Wassilak S, Oberste MS, Lewis I, Zaffran M. Progress Toward Poliovirus Containment Implementation - Worldwide, 2018-2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019; 68:825-829. [PMID: 31557146 PMCID: PMC6762185 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6838a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Among the three wild poliovirus (WPV) types, type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated globally by the Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC) in 2015. Subsequently, in 2016, a global withdrawal of Sabin type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV2) from routine use, through a synchronized switch from the trivalent formulation of oral poliovirus vaccine (tOPV, containing vaccine virus types 1, 2, and 3) to the bivalent form (bOPV, containing types 1 and 3), was implemented. WPV type 3 (WPV3), last detected in 2012 (1), will possibly be declared eradicated in late 2019.* To ensure that polioviruses are not reintroduced to the human population after eradication, World Health Organization (WHO) Member States committed in 2015 to containing all polioviruses in poliovirus-essential facilities (PEFs) that are certified to meet stringent containment criteria; implementation of containment activities began that year for facilities retaining type 2 polioviruses (PV2), including type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) materials (2). As of August 1, 2019, 26 countries have nominated 74 PEFs to retain PV2 materials. Twenty-five of these countries have established national authorities for containment (NACs), which are institutions nominated by ministries of health or equivalent bodies to be responsible for poliovirus containment certification. All designated PEFs are required to be enrolled in the certification process by December 31, 2019 (3). When GCC certifies WPV3 eradication, WPV3 and vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) type 3 materials will also be required to be contained, leading to a temporary increase in the number of designated PEFs. When safer alternatives to wild and OPV/Sabin strains that do not require containment conditions are available for diagnostic and serologic testing, the number of PEFs will decrease. Facilities continuing to work with polioviruses after global eradication must minimize the risk for reintroduction into communities by adopting effective biorisk management practices.
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Turtle L, Brindle HE, Schluter WW, Faragher B, Rayamajhi A, Bohara R, Gurung S, Shakya G, Yoksan S, Dixit S, Rajbhandari R, Paudel B, Adhikari S, Solomon T, Griffiths MJ. Low population Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) seroprevalence in Udayapur district, Nepal, three years after a JE vaccination programme: A case for further catch up campaigns? PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007269. [PMID: 30986252 PMCID: PMC6483279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The live attenuated Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine SA14-14-2 has been used in Nepal for catch-up campaigns and is now included in the routine immunisation schedule. Previous studies have shown good vaccine efficacy after one dose in districts with a high incidence of JE. The first well-documented dengue outbreak occurred in Nepal in 2006 with ongoing cases now thought to be secondary to migration from India. Previous infection with dengue virus (DENV) partially protects against JE and might also influence serum neutralising antibody titres against JEV. This study aimed to determine whether serum anti-JEV neutralisation titres are: 1. maintained over time since vaccination, 2. vary with historic local JE incidence, and 3. are associated with DENV neutralising antibody levels. We conducted a cross-sectional study in three districts of Nepal: Banke, Rupandehi and Udayapur. Udayapur district had been vaccinated against JE most recently (2009), but had been the focus of only one campaign, compared with two in Banke and three in Rupandehi. Participants answered a short questionnaire and serum was assayed for anti-JEV and anti-DENV IgM and IgG (by ELISA) and 50% plaque reduction neutralisation titres (PRNT50) against JEV and DENV serotypes 1–4. A titre of ≥1:10 was considered seropositive to the respective virus. JEV neutralising antibody seroprevalence (PRNT50 ≥ 1:10) was 81% in Banke and Rupandehi, but only 41% in Udayapur, despite this district being vaccinated more recently. Sensitivity of ELISA for both anti-JEV and anti-DENV antibodies was low compared with PRNT50. DENV neutralising antibody correlated with the JEV PRNT50 ≥1:10, though the effect was modest. IgM (indicating recent infection) against both viruses was detected in a small number of participants. We also show that DENV IgM is present in Nepali subjects who have not travelled to India, suggesting that DENV may have become established in Nepal. We therefore propose that further JE vaccine campaigns should be considered in Udayapur district, and similar areas that have had fewer vaccination campaigns. In Nepal, immunisation using a live attenuated vaccine is given against Japanese encephalitis (JE), caused by the mosquito-transmitted JE virus (JEV). JE immunisation has taken place via catch-up campaigns and is now part of the routine immunisation programme. Although previous studies have shown good vaccine efficacy in areas where there is a lot of natural exposure to the virus (high endemicity), it is suggested that the efficacy may wane in areas where transmission is lower. Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to the same family and genus as JEV. Previous infection with DENV may also influence the immune response to JEV. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Nepal to measure immunity to JE, in districts of differing historic JE incidence, and time from JE vaccination. This showed that neutralising antibody to JEV was found more frequently in districts which had been the subject of more vaccination campaigns, rather than in the most recently vaccinated district. In addition, we cannot rule out a role for natural exposure to JEV in maintaining higher antibody levels. Additionally, the study showed that previous exposure to DENV was positively associated with an immune response to JEV, though this effect was modest. We conclude that there is a need to consider further JE vaccine catch up campaigns in some areas especially given that we could detect JEV IgM, indicating ongoing transmission. We show that ELISA yielded many false negative results for exposure to JEV or vaccination, when compared with neutralising antibody. We also identified some individuals during the course of the study with DENV IgM in their blood, but with no history of travel to India. This suggests that DENV may have become established in some areas of Nepal.
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- Lance Turtle
- Institute of Infection and Global Health and National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals, members of Liverpool Health Partners, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health and National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.,National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University and Translational Research Unit, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health and National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, member of Liverpool Health Partners, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health and National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust, member of Liverpool Health Partners, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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White D, Gurung S, Zhao D, Tabler T, McDaniel C, Styles D, McKenzie S, Farnell Y, Farnell M. Foam or spray application of agricultural chemicals to clean and disinfect layer cages. J APPL POULTRY RES 2018. [DOI: 10.3382/japr/pfx069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gurung S, Bhutia PY, Sharma T. Hepatitis E in the State of Sikkim (North East India)-A report on an outbreak. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2018; 16:216-219. [PMID: 31719309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Background Hepatitis E virus is a significant public health menace in developing countries and is being reported from newer geographical regions. It is enterically transmitted and causes acute hepatitis. Objective The objective of this study is to correlate the patient details from outbreak of Hepatitis E in 2012 with the water culture done during that period. Method Records of the patients with Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in 2012 were analysed. Their serum samples were tested for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Hepatitis E virus by rapid immunochormatography (ICT) and further confirmed by Immunoglobulin M Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (IgM ELISA) in National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi. Water was tested by the Multiple Tube test method using double strength Mc Conkey broth with neutral red and H2 S test method. Result Patients with febrile jaundice (n-62) were screened for Hepatitis E virus and 32 were positive by rapid Immunochromatography test and Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The overall attack rate was 0.03%. Drinking water from ten different localities in Gangtok were tested and 83% of the water were found to be unsatisfactory for drinking during that period. Conclusion Regular testing of water quality and public education and awareness is important to curb such outbreaks in future.
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- S Gurung
- Department of Microbiology, STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim
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- Department of Microbiology, STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim
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- Department of Microbiology, STNM Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim
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White D, Gurung S, Zhao D, Farnell Y, Byrd J, McKenzie S, Styles D, Farnell M. Evaluation of layer cage cleaning and disinfection regimens. J APPL POULTRY RES 2018. [DOI: 10.3382/japr/pfx056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Darzi S, Deane JA, Nold CA, Edwards SE, Gough DJ, Mukherjee S, Gurung S, Tan KS, Vashi AV, Werkmeister JA, Gargett CE. Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Modulate the Macrophage Response to Implanted Polyamide/Gelatin Composite Mesh in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Mice. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6554. [PMID: 29700360 PMCID: PMC5919927 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24919-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The immunomodulatory properties of human endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (eMSC) have not been well characterised. Initial studies showed that eMSC modulated the chronic inflammatory response to a non-degradable polyamide/gelatin mesh in a xenogeneic rat skin wound repair model, but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the immunomodulatory effect of eMSC on the macrophage response to polyamide/gelatin composite mesh in an abdominal subcutaneous wound repair model in C57BL6 immunocompetent and NSG (NOD-Scid-IL2Rgammanull) immunocompromised mice to determine whether responses differed in the absence of an adaptive immune system and NK cells. mCherry lentivirus-labelled eMSC persisted longer in NSG mice, inducing longer term paracrine effects. Inclusion of eMSC in the mesh reduced inflammatory cytokine (Il-1β, Tnfα) secretion, and in C57BL6 mice reduced CCR7+ M1 macrophages surrounding the mesh on day 3 and increased M2 macrophage marker mRNA (Arg1, Mrc1, Il10) expression at days 3 and 7. In NSG mice, these effects were delayed and only observed at days 7 and 30 in comparison with controls implanted with mesh alone. These results show that the differences in the immune status in the two animals directly affect the survival of xenogeneic eMSC which leads to differences in the short-term and long-term macrophage responses to implanted meshes.
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- S Darzi
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria, 3169, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria, 3169, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.,CSIRO Manufacturing, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria, 3169, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.
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Gurung S, Harris JB, Eltayeb AO, Hampton LM, Diorditsa S, Avagyan T, Schluter WW. Experience With Inactivated Polio Vaccine Introduction and the "Switch" From Trivalent to Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine in the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region. J Infect Dis 2017; 216:S101-S108. [PMID: 28838170 PMCID: PMC5853504 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region (WPR) has maintained its polio-free status since 2000. The emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs), however, remains a risk, as oral polio vaccine (OPV) is still used in many of the region's countries, and pockets of unimmunized or underimmunized children exist in some countries. From 2014 to 2016, the region participated in the globally coordinated efforts to introduce inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into all countries that did not yet include it in their national immunization schedules, and to "switch" from trivalent OPV (tOPV) to bivalent OPV (bOPV) in all countries still using OPV in 2016.As of September 2016, 15 of 17 countries and areas that did not use IPV by the end of 2014 had introduced IPV. Introduction in the remaining 2 countries has been delayed because of the global shortage of IPV, making it unavailable to select lower-risk countries until the fourth quarter of 2017. All 16 countries using OPV as of 2016 successfully withdrew tOPV during the globally synchronized switch from April to May 2016, and 15 of 16 countries introduced bOPV at the same time, with the remaining country introducing it within 30 days. While countries were primarily responsible for self-funding these activities, additional support was provided.The main challenges encountered in the Western Pacific Region with both IPV introduction and the tOPV-bOPV switch were related to overcoming regulatory policies and challenges with vaccine procurement. As a result, substantial lead time was needed to resolve procurement and regulatory issues before the introductions of IPV and bOPV. As the global community prepares for the full removal of all OPV from immunization programs, this need for lead time and consideration of the impact on national policies should be considered.
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- Santosh Gurung
- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Georgia
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Georgia
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- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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Gurung NK, Rijal R, Thapa BB, Gurung S. Scleral Fixation of Intraocular Lens with Ab Interno Technique. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2017; 56:234-237. [PMID: 28746321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Implantation of scleral fixation intraocular lens for the surgical management of aphakia cases without capsular support is a safe procedure. METHODS Prospective study was carried out at Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa. A total of 32 patients underwent scleral fixation intraocular lens implantation within a period of two years from February 2014 to February 2016. RESULTS The age range was from 15 to 79 years; mean age was 47.56 ± 20.16 SD. Among them 14 (43.75%) were male and 18 (56.25%) were female. The follow-up lasted for 24 months. CONCLUSIONS SFIOL for the surgical management of aphakia in the absence of capsular support is a safe procedure. The long-term follow-up is needed for an accurate evaluation of outcomes.
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- N K Gurung
- Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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Paudel KP, Hampton LM, Gurung S, Bohara R, Rai IK, Anaokar S, Swift RD, Cochi S. Adapting Nepal's polio eradication programme. Bull World Health Organ 2016; 95:227-232. [PMID: 28250536 PMCID: PMC5328109 DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.173674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Many countries have weak disease surveillance and immunization systems. The elimination of polio creates an opportunity to use staff and assets from the polio eradication programme to control other vaccine-preventable diseases and improve disease surveillance and immunization systems. APPROACH In 2003, the active surveillance system of Nepal's polio eradication programme began to report on measles and neonatal tetanus cases. Japanese encephalitis and rubella cases were added to the surveillance system in 2004. Staff from the programme aided the development and implementation of government immunization policies, helped launch vaccination campaigns, and trained government staff in reporting practices and vaccine management. LOCAL SETTING Nepal eliminated indigenous polio in 2000, and controlled outbreaks caused by polio importations between 2005 and 2010. RELEVANT CHANGES In 2014, the surveillance activities had expanded to 299 sites, with active surveillance for measles, rubella and neonatal tetanus, including weekly visits from 15 surveillance medical officers. Sentinel surveillance for Japanese encephalitis consisted of 132 sites. Since 2002, staff from the eradication programme have helped to introduce six new vaccines and helped to secure funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Staff have also assisted in responding to other health events in the country. LESSON LEARNT By expanding the activities of its polio eradication programme, Nepal has improved its surveillance and immunization systems and increased vaccination coverage of other vaccine-preventable diseases. Continued donor support, a close collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunization, and the retention of the polio eradication programme's skilled workforce were important for this expansion.
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- Krishna P Paudel
- Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States of America (USA)
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- World Health Organization Expanded Programme on Immunization, Regional Office of the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, 1000 Manila, Philippines
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- World Health Organization Expanded Programme on Immunization, Regional Office of the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, 1000 Manila, Philippines
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- World Health Organization Expanded Programme on Immunization, Regional Office of the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, 1000 Manila, Philippines
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States of America (USA)
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Hughes S, Barry J, Russell J, Bell R, Gurung S. Can giraffes be supersized? Response to ‘Why vascular siphons with sub-atmospheric pressures are physiologically impossible in sauropod dinosaurs’. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:2079-80. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.141879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S. Hughes
- Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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- CSIRO Education, EcoSciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Paro College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, Paro, Bhutan
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Hughes S, Barry J, Russell J, Bell R, Gurung S. Neck length and mean arterial pressure in the sauropod dinosaurs. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:1154-61. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.137448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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How blood was able to reach the heads of the long-necked sauropod dinosaurs has long been a matter of debate and several hypotheses have been presented. For example, it has been proposed that sauropods either had exceptionally large hearts, multiple ‘normal’ sized hearts spaced at regular intervals up the neck, held their necks horizontal, or the siphon effect was in operation. By means of an experimental model, we demonstrate that the siphon principle is able to explain how blood was able to adequately perfuse the sauropod brain. The return venous circulation may have been protected from complete collapse by a structure akin to the vertebral venous plexus. We derive an equation relating neck height and mean arterial pressure, which indicates that with a mean arterial pressure similar to the giraffe, the maximum safe vertical distance between heart and head would have been about 12 m. A hypothesis is presented that the maximum neck length in the fossil record is due to the siphon height limit. The equation indicates that to migrate over high ground, sauropods would either have had to significantly increase their mean arterial pressure or keep their necks below a certain height dependent on altitude.
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- S. Hughes
- Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St,Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
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- CSIRO Education, EcoSciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia and Paro College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan
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Johnson DC, Bhatta MP, Gurung S, Aryal S, Lhaki P, Shrestha S. Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among women in two distinct Nepali communities. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 15:8287-93. [PMID: 25339019 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study assessed human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine knowledge and awareness among women in two sub-populations in Nepal - Khokana, a traditional Newari village in the Lalitpur District about eight kilometers south of Kathmandu, and Sanphebagar, a village development committee within Achham District in rural Far-Western Nepal. METHODS Study participants were recruited during health camps conducted by Nepal Fertility Care Center, a Nepali non-governmental organization. Experienced staff administered a Nepali language survey instrument that included questions on socio-demographics, reproductive health and knowledge on HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine. RESULTS Of the 749 participants, 387 (51.7%) were from Khokana and 362 (48.3%) were from Sanphebagar. Overall, 53.3% (n=372) of women were aware of cervical cancer with a significant difference between Khokana and Sanphebagar (63.3% vs 43.0%; p=0.001). Overall, 15.4% (n=107) of women had heard of HPV and 32% (n=34) of these women reported having heard of the HPV vaccine. If freely available, 77.5% of the women reported willingness to have their children vaccinated against HPV. Factors associated with cervical cancer awareness included knowledge of HPV (Khokana: Odds Ratio (OR)=24.5; (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 3.1-190.2, Sanphebagar: OR=14.8; 95% CI: 3.7-58.4)) and sexually transmitted infections (Khokana: OR=6.18; 95% CI: 3.1-12.4; Sanphebagar: OR=17.0; 95% CI: 7.3- 39.7) among other risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge and awareness of HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine remains low among women in Khokana and Sanphebagar. Acceptance of a freely available HPV vaccine for children was high, indicating potentially high uptake rates in these communities.
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Short DPG, Gurung S, Koike ST, Klosterman SJ, Subbarao KV. Frequency of Verticillium Species in Commercial Spinach Fields and Transmission of V. dahliae from Spinach to Subsequent Lettuce Crops. Phytopathology 2015; 105:80-90. [PMID: 25098494 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-14-0046-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Verticillium wilt caused by V. dahliae is a devastating disease of lettuce in California (CA). The disease is currently restricted to a small geographic area in central coastal CA, even though cropping patterns in other coastal lettuce production regions in the state are similar. Infested spinach seed has been implicated in the introduction of V. dahliae into lettuce fields but direct evidence linking this inoculum to wilt epidemics in lettuce is lacking. In this study, 100 commercial spinach fields in four coastal CA counties were surveyed to evaluate the frequency of Verticillium species recovered from spinach seedlings and the area under spinach production in each county was assessed. Regardless of the county, V. isaacii was the most frequently isolated species from spinach followed by V. dahliae and, less frequently, V. klebahnii. The frequency of recovery of Verticillium species was unrelated to the occurrence of Verticillium wilt on lettuce in the four counties but was related to the area under spinach production in individual counties. The transmission of V. dahliae from infested spinach seeds to lettuce was investigated in microplots. Verticillium wilt developed on lettuce following two or three plantings of Verticillium-infested spinach, in independent experiments. The pathogen recovered from the infected lettuce from microplots was confirmed as V. dahliae by polymerase chain reaction assays. In a greenhouse study, transmission of a green fluorescence protein-tagged mutant strain of V. dahliae from spinach to lettuce roots was demonstrated, after two cycles of incorporation of infected spinach residue into the soil. This study presents conclusive evidence that V. dahliae introduced via spinach seed can cause Verticillium wilt in lettuce.
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Gurung NK, Gautam P, Gurung S, Bhattarai B. Comparison of Phacotrabeculectomy and Phacotrabeculectomy with Subconjunctival 5-Fluorouracil. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2014; 52:1010-1013. [PMID: 26982901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Phacotrabeculectomy is a technique in which glaucoma and cataract surgery performed. METHODS Prospective study was carried out in the department of glaucoma at Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa.100 patients who underwent phacotrabeculectomy within a period of two years. Patients were divided into two groups those who received 5FU (n=47) and no antifibrotic agent (n= 53) RESULTS: The age range was from 38 to 80 years; mean age of 62.97±9.14 SD. 55% were male and 45% were female.The postoperative IOP reduction in last follow- up group A was mean=13.08±1.57SD and mean=13.23±1.73SD in group B. This was statically significant with P <0.001. Bleb survival was almost similar in two groups 3.17(78.31%) in group A and 3.20 (78.93%) in group B. 85% visual acuity was improved in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Phacotrabeculectomy and phacotrabeculectomy with inj. 5FU, both were equally effective surgical techniques in terms of visual acuity, IOP control and bleb survival.There was no significant statistical difference vis-à-vis the success of Phacotrabeculectomy using of either these two techniques.
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- N K Gurung
- Department of Glaucoma Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Department of Glaucoma Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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Upreti SR, Gurung S, Patel M, Dixit SM, Krause LK, Shakya G, Wannemuehler K, Rajbhandari R, Bohara R, Schluter WW. Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection before and after implementation of a hepatitis B vaccination program among children in Nepal. Vaccine 2014; 32:4304-9. [PMID: 24951865 PMCID: PMC4663719 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Nepal, an estimated 2-4% of the population has chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. To combat this problem, from 2002 to 2004, a national three dose hepatitis B vaccination program was implemented to decrease infection rates among children. The program does not currently include a birth dose to prevent perinatal HBV transmission. In 2012, to assess the impact of the program, we conducted a serosurvey among children born before and after vaccine introduction. METHODS In 2012, a cross-sectional nationally representative stratified cluster survey was conducted to estimate hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children born from 2006 to 2007 (post-vaccine cohort) and among children born from 2000 to 2002 (pre-vaccine cohort). Demographic data, as well as written and oral vaccination history were collected. All children were tested for HBsAg; mothers of HBsAg positive children were also tested. Furthermore, we evaluated the field sensitivity and specificity of the SD Bioline HBsAg rapid diagnostic test by comparing results with an enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS Among 2181 post-vaccination cohort children with vaccination data by either card or recall, 86% (95% confidence interval [CI] 77-95%) received ≥ 3 hepatitis B vaccine doses. Of 1200 children born in the pre-vaccination cohort, 0.28% (95% CI 0.09-0.85%) were positive for HBsAg; of 2187 children born in the post-vaccination cohort, 0.13% (95% CI 0.04-0.39%) were positive for HBsAg (p=0.39). Of the six children who tested positive for HBsAg, two had mothers who were positive for HBsAg. Finally, we found the SD Bioline HBsAg rapid diagnostic test to have a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 100%. CONCLUSIONS This is the first nationally representative hepatitis B serosurvey conducted in Nepal. Overall, a low burden of chronic HBV infection was found in children born in both the pre and post-vaccination cohorts. Current vaccination strategies should be continued.
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- Shyam Raj Upreti
- Child Health Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- Expanded Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization, PO Box 108, United Nations House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States.
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- Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal, GPO Box 21409, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- Expanded Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization, PO Box 108, United Nations House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States.
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- Expanded Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization, PO Box 108, United Nations House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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- Expanded Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization, PO Box 108, United Nations House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Few studies in population biology have documented how structure and diversity of pathogens evolve over time at local scales. With the historical samples of Verticillium dahliae available from lettuce, we investigated the structure and diversity of this pathogen in time and space. Three hundred twenty-nine V. dahliae isolates from lettuce fields collected over 18 years were characterized with polymorphic microsatellite markers and polymerase chain reaction tests for race and mating type. Genetic variation within and among commercial lettuce fields in a single season was also investigated using an additional 146 isolates. Sixty-two haplotypes (HTs) were observed among the 329 isolates. A single HT was frequently observed over multiple years and locations (61.40%). Genetic diversity, allelic richness, and private allelic richness suggested a relatively recent clonal expansion. Race 1 (93.63%) and MAT1-2-1 (99.69%) were overwhelmingly represented among the isolates. Linkage disequilibrium was significant (P < 0.001) for all populations, suggesting limited sexual recombination in the sampled populations from lettuce. Populations from 2006, 2009, and 2010 had higher numbers of unique HTs, implying a recent introduction of novel HTs. We conclude that V. dahliae population from lettuce evaluated in this study is expanding clonally, consistent with an asexually reproducing pathogen, and the movement of clonal genotypes locally occurs over time.
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Giri R, Gurung S, Thapa S, Shrestha B. Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl- and Heteroaryltriethoxysilanes with Aryl and Heteroaryl Iodides and Bromides. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dwivedi R, Sah S, Dahal M, Acharya P, Gurung S. Close Versus Limited Open Method of Ender's Nail Fixation in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2014; 52:806-810. [PMID: 26905709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION There are various surgical options for treating fracture of femoral shaft in children. Here we compare the results of close with limited open method of Ender's nails fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children. METHODS We studied 60 children with femoral shaft fractures in age group 5-15 years. Ender's nail fixation was done by close technique in 40 cases and in 20 cases by limited open technique. RESULTS The mean operative time was significantly high in limited open group being 64 minutes in comparison to 50 minutes in close group. There was no significant difference between close and limited open groups with respect to time for partial weight bearing and time for full weight bearing. Fracture united sooner in close group as compared to open group. Union was achieved in all patients within a mean of 11 weeks in close group in comparison to 12.4 weeks in open group. According to the Flynn criteria in close group 34 patients had excellent results, 6 had satisfactory and none poor. In limited open group outcome was excellent in 14 patients, satisfactory in 4 patients and 2 had poor result. There was no significant difference in outcome based on Flynn criteria between two groups. CONCLUSIONS Though operative time is more and healing is delayed in Ender's nail fixation by limited open technique, there is no statistical difference in final outcome as per Flynn criteria between close and limited open technique of Ender's nail fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Lumbini Medical College Teaching Hospital, Tansen Palpa, Nepal
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Koshi, Nepal
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Koshi, Nepal
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Nepal
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Wallace AE, Fraser R, Gurung S, Goulwara SS, Whitley GS, Johnstone AP, Cartwright JE. Increased angiogenic factor secretion by decidual natural killer cells from pregnancies with high uterine artery resistance alters trophoblast function. Hum Reprod 2014; 29:652-60. [PMID: 24522839 PMCID: PMC3949498 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Are the concentrations of factors secreted by decidual natural killer (dNK) cells from pregnancies at high risk of poor spiral artery remodelling different to those secreted from pregnancies at low risk? SUMMARY ANSWER Expression levels of PLGF, sIL-2R, endostatin and angiogenin were significantly increased by dNK cells from high-risk pregnancies, and angiogenin and endostatin were found to alter trophoblast function. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY During early pregnancy, maternal uterine spiral arteries are remodelled from small diameter, low-flow, high-resistance vessels into larger diameter, higher flow vessels, with low-resistance. This change is essential for the developing fetus to obtain sufficient oxygen and nutrients. dNK cells have been implicated in this process. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION dNK cells were isolated from first trimester terminations of pregnancies (obtained with local ethical approval) screened for normal- or high-resistance index, indicative of cases least (<1%) and most (>21%) likely to have developed pre-eclampsia had the pregnancy not been terminated (n = 18 each group). Secreted factors and the effects of these on the trophoblast cell line, SGHPL-4, were assessed in vitro. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS A multiplex assay was used to assess dNK cell-secreted factors. SGHPL-4 cell functions were assessed using time-lapse microscopy, 3D invasion assays, endothelial-like tube formation ability and western blot analysis. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The expression levels of PLGF (P < 0.01), sIL-2R (P < 0.01), endostatin (P < 0.05) and angiogenin (P < 0.05) were significantly increased by dNK cells from high-risk pregnancies. Endostatin significantly decreased SGHPL-4 invasion (P < 0.05), SGHPL-4 tube formation (P < 0.05) and SGHPL-4 Aktser473 phosphorylation (P < 0.05). Angiogenin significantly decreased SGHPL-4 invasion (P < 0.05), but increased SGHPL-4 tube formation (P < 0.01) and decreased SGHPL-4 Aktser473 phosphorylation (P < 0.05). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The culture of dNK cells and protein concentrations in vitro may not fully represent the in vivo situation. Although SGHPL-4 cells are extravillous trophoblast derived, further studies would be needed to confirm the roles of angiogenin and endostatin in vivo. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS The altered expression of secreted factors of dNK cells may contribute to pregnancy disorders associated with poor spiral artery remodelling. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by the Wellcome Trust (project reference 091550). R.F. was a recipient of a PhD studentship from the Division of Biomedical Sciences, St. George's, University of London. The authors have no conflict of interests.
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
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Kayastha S, Tuladhar H, Gurung S, Jaishe S. Use of Oral Misoprostol for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion. Nepal j obstet gynaecol 2014. [DOI: 10.3126/njog.v8i2.9766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aims: This study was done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of use of Misoprostol 600 mcg orally for treatment of incomplete abortion. Methods: A hospital based prospective study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital from 1st November 2010 to 30th May 2013. All cases of first trimester incomplete abortion diagnosed clinically or by ultrasonogram were included in the study. They were given 600 mcg of Misoprostol orally. They were sent home, with advice to come for follow up after one week. Routine Ultrasound was carried out on follow up visit to confirm complete abortion. The side effects, complications and patient satisfaction was assessed and recorded. Results: Out of 86 patients, 8.1% (7) had to undergo surgical evacuation. So the success rate was 91.9% (79 cases). All the cases which needed evacuation were of higher gestation, that is, nine weeks or more. The commonest side effect was severe abdominal pain (81.4%). Three cases required emergency surgical evacuation within 24 hours due heavy bleeding.Conclusions: It is feasible and acceptable to use Misoprostol orally for medical evacuation, especially in earlier gestation of first trimester incomplete abortion. Side effects were common but were acceptable and tolerable by the patients. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 8 / No. 2 / Issue 16 / July-Dec, 2013 / 30-33 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v8i2.9766
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Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness that is known to be endemic in the South East Asian countries and the Western Pacific region. We here report an outbreak in the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim. Patients with pyrexia of unknown origin were evaluated. They were screened by Weil-Felix test and the rapid immunochromatographic method. Samples that were positive by either Weil-Felix agglutination test or by rapid immunochromatography were confirmed by IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total 204 samples were screened. Sixty-three patients were confirmed positive among which 42 were male and 21 were female. Effective management and early administration of antibiotics will help prevent the complications and mortality associated with scrub typhus.
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- Department of Microbiology, Sir Thotub Namgyal Memorial Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
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Chaurasia RK, Agrawal RK, Hada R, Chaurasia SK, Gurung S, Basnet S. A Comparison of Glomerular Filtration Rate by Creatinine Based Equations and DTPA-Renogram in Healthy Adult Kidney Donors. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2013. [DOI: 10.31729/jnma.2111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Introduction: Accurate determination of donor kidney function has important long-term implications for both donor health and recipient outcome. Many centers use 24 hour urinary creatinine clearance or creatinine-based GFR estimations to assess kidney function but their performance when compared with GFR measurements by isotope clearance remains inconclusive. We assessed the performance of creatinine based equations against DTPA GFR for evaluating Nepalese kidney donors.Methods: All kidney donors who had undergone both DTPA GFR estimation and 24 hour urine CrCl were included. The performance of the urine-CrCl, CG-CrCl, modified MDRD GFR against DTPA GFR was evaluated by analyzing global bias, precision (R2),Pearson correlation and accuracy percentage within 30% and 15%. The sensitivity and specificity of each predictive equation in selecting donor with GFR of ≥80 mL/min/1.73 m2 was also calculated.Results: Of 51 donors analysed, only 18 (35.29%) were male. The mean measured GFR was 102.752±16.71 mL/min/1.73 m2. Of all prediction equations, urine-CrCL has most precision (R2=0.207) with the highest pearson correlation (0.455) and highest accuracy percentage within 30% and 15%. However, predictive performance was poor for all the equations. The urine CrCl had highest sensitivity of 100% for detecting donor with measured GFR>80 mL/min/1.73 m2 with positive predictive value of 92.1%.Conclusions: The performance of all equations was disappointing and even the best performing equation urine-CrCl was suboptimal for donor selection. So considering the potential risk of living kidney donation, other more accurate methods of GFR estimation should be used._________________________________________________________Keywords: Cockcroft-Gault equation; creatinine clearance; glomerular filtration rate; modification of diet in enal disease formula; 99mTc-Diethylene-Triamine Pentaacetic Acid.
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Chaurasia RK, Agrawal RK, Hada R, Chaurasia SK, Gurung S, Basnet S. A comparison of glomerular filtration rate by creatinine based equations and DTPA-renogram in healthy adult kidney donors. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2013; 52:305-310. [PMID: 24362651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Accurate determination of donor kidney function has important long-term implications for both donor health and recipient outcome. Many centers use 24 hour urinary creatinine clearance or creatinine-based GFR estimations to assess kidney function but their performance when compared with GFR measurements by isotope clearance remains inconclusive. We assessed the performance of creatinine based equations against DTPA GFR for evaluating Nepalese kidney donors. METHODS All kidney donors who had undergone both DTPA GFR estimation and 24 hour urine CrCl were included. The performance of the urine-CrCl, CG-CrCl, modified MDRD GFR against DTPA GFR was evaluated by analyzing global bias, precision (R2),Pearson correlation and accuracy percentage within 30% and 15%. The sensitivity and specificity of each predictive equation in selecting donor with GFR of ≥80 mL/min/1.73 m2 was also calculated. RESULTS Of 51 donors analysed, only 18 (35.29%) were male. The mean measured GFR was 102.752±16.71 mL/min/1.73 m2. Of all prediction equations, urine-CrCL has most precision (R2=0.207) with the highest pearson correlation (0.455) and highest accuracy percentage within 30% and 15%. However, predictive performance was poor for all the equations. The urine CrCl had highest sensitivity of 100% for detecting donor with measured GFR>80 mL/min/1.73 m2 with positive predictive value of 92.1%. CONCLUSIONS The performance of all equations was disappointing and even the best performing equation urine-CrCl was suboptimal for donor selection. So considering the potential risk of living kidney donation, other more accurate methods of GFR estimation should be used.
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Gurung S, Short D, Adhikari T. Global population structure and migration patterns suggest significant population differentiation among isolates of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. Fungal Genet Biol 2013; 52:32-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 01/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bhandari GP, Gurung S, Dhimal M, Bhusal CL. Climate change and occurrence of diarrheal diseases: evolving facts from Nepal. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2012; 10:181-186. [PMID: 23281447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Climate change is becoming huge threat to health especially for those from developing countries. Diarrhea as one of the major diseases linked with changing climate. This study has been carried out to assess the relationship between climatic variables, and malaria and to find out the range of non-climatic factors that can confound the relationship of climate change and human health. METHODS It is a Retrospective study where data of past ten years relating to climate and disease (diarrhea) variable were analyzed. The study conducted trend analysis based on correlation. The climate related data were obtained from Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Time Series analysis was also being conducted. RESULTS The trend of number of yearly cases of diarrhea has been increasing from 1998 to 2001 after which the cases remain constant till 2006.The climate types in Jhapa vary from humid to per-humid based on the moisture index and Mega-thermal based on thermal efficiency. The mean annual temperature is increasing at an average of 0.04 °C/year with maximum temperature increasing faster than the minimum temperature. The annual total rainfall of Jhapa is decreasing at an average rate of -7.1 mm/year. Statistically significant correlation between diarrheal cases occurrence and temperature and rainfall has been observed. However, climate variables were not the significant predictors of diarrheal occurrence. CONCLUSIONS The association among climate variables and diarrheal disease occurrence cannot be neglected which has been showed by this study. Further prospective longitudinal study adjusting influence of non-climatic factors is recommended.
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- Nepal Public Health Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Baral A, Poudel B, Agrawal RK, Hada R, Gurung S. Pure red cell aplasia caused by Parvo B19 virus in a kidney transplant recipient. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2012. [DOI: 10.31729/jnma.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Parvo B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, which typically has affi nity for erythroid progenitor cells in the bone marrow and produces a severe form of anemia known as pure red cell aplasia. This condition is particularly worse in immunocompromised individuals. We herein report a young Nepali male who developed severe and persistent anaemia after kidney transplantation while being on immunosuppressive therapy. His bone marrow examination revealed morphological changes of pure red cell aplasia, caused by parvovirus B19. The IgM antibody against the virus was positive and the virus was detected by polymerase chain reaction in the blood. He was managed with intravenous immunoglobulin. He responded well to the treatment and has normal hemoglobin levels three months post treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fi rst such case report from Nepal.
Keywords: Intravenous immunoglobulin, kidney transplant recipient, Parvovirus B19, pure red cell aplasia.
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Baral A, Poudel B, Agrawal RK, Hada R, Gurung S. Pure red cell aplasia caused by Parvo B19 virus in a kidney transplant recipient. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2012; 52:75-78. [PMID: 23478734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Parvo B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, which typically has affinity for erythroid progenitor cells in the bone marrow and produces a severe form of anemia known as pure red cell aplasia. This condition is particularly worse in immunocompromised individuals. We herein report a young Nepali male who developed severe and persistent anaemia after kidney transplantation while being on immunosuppressive therapy. His bone marrow examination revealed morphological changes of pure red cell aplasia, caused by parvovirus B19. The IgM antibody against the virus was positive and the virus was detected by polymerase chain reaction in the blood. He was managed with intravenous immunoglobulin. He responded well to the treatment and has normal hemoglobin levels three months post treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case report from Nepal.
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- Department of Nephrology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu
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Gurung S, Mamidi S, Bonman JM, Jackson EW, del Río LE, Acevedo M, Mergoum M, Adhikari TB. Identification of novel genomic regions associated with resistance to Pyrenophora tritici-repentis races 1 and 5 in spring wheat landraces using association analysis. Theor Appl Genet 2011; 123:1029-41. [PMID: 21744229 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, is a major foliar disease of wheat worldwide. Host plant resistance is the best strategy to manage this disease. Traditionally, bi-parental mapping populations have been used to identify and map quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting tan spot resistance in wheat. The association mapping (AM) could be an alternative approach to identify QTL based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) within a diverse germplasm set. In this study, we assessed resistance to P. tritici-repentis races 1 and 5 in 567 spring wheat landraces from the USDA-ARS National Small Grains Collection (NSGC). Using 832 diversity array technology (DArT) markers, QTL for resistance to P. tritici-repentis races 1 and 5 were identified. A linear model with principal components suggests that at least seven and three DArT markers were significantly associated with resistance to P. tritici-repentis races 1 and 5, respectively. The DArT markers associated with resistance to race 1 were detected on chromosomes 1D, 2A, 2B, 2D, 4A, 5B, and 7D and explained 1.3-3.1% of the phenotypic variance, while markers associated with resistance to race 5 were distributed on 2D, 6A and 7D, and explained 2.2-5.9% of the phenotypic variance. Some of the genomic regions identified in this study correspond to previously identified loci responsible for resistance to P. tritici-repentis, offering validation for our AM approach. Other regions identified were novel and could possess genes useful for resistance breeding. Some DArT markers associated with resistance to race 1 also were localized in the same regions of wheat chromosomes where QTL for resistance to yellow rust, leaf rust and powdery mildew, have been mapped previously. This study demonstrates that AM can be a useful approach to identify and map novel genomic regions involved in resistance to P. tritici-repentis.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
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Adhikari TB, Hansen JM, Gurung S, Bonman JM. Identification of New Sources of Resistance in Winter Wheat to Multiple Strains of Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa. Plant Dis 2011; 95:582-588. [PMID: 30731959 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-10-0760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bacterial leaf streak (BLS), caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa, has re-emerged as an important disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the United States. Planting resistant varieties is the best approach to manage BLS in the absence of effective bactericides. However, most of the wheat varieties currently grown in the Upper Midwest of the United States appeared to be susceptible to BLS. From the core subset of the USDA National Small Grain Collection (NSGC), a set of 605 winter wheat accessions of diverse origin and improvement status were initially inoculated with a virulent strain BLSW16 of X. translucens pv. undulosa from Casselton, ND on the flag leaf of each plant in a greenhouse. Disease reactions were assessed between 7 and 10 days after infiltration using a 0 to 6 rating scale, where ≤2.0 was considered resistant and >2.1 was considered susceptible. Resistance varied with geographic origin and was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) more frequent in accessions from North America compared to accessions from northern, eastern, and southern Europe and from south-central Asia. About 8.3% of accessions tested were resistant, and accessions with an improvement status of "cultivar" were significantly more likely to be resistant than were accessions classified as either landraces or breeding lines. Forty-two of the accessions exhibiting resistance in response to the strain BLSW16 in the first screening test were retested utilizing each of the two additional strains (BLS Cr25 and BLS Lb74 of X. translucens pv. undulosa) collected from Carrington and Lisbon, respectively. Nonparametric data analysis revealed 35 accessions were resistant, one accession, PI 266860, was susceptible to both strains, and six accessions showed differential responses. The majority of the BLS-resistant accessions also were resistant to at least one other important wheat disease based on the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) data. These results suggest that diverse and novel sources of resistance to BLS identified in this study can be utilized in winter wheat breeding programs.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- USDA-ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit, Aberdeen, ID 83210
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Gurung R, Bhattacharya SK, Pradhan B, Gurung S, Singh YI. Phenotypic characterisation and drug sensitivity testing of mycobacteria isolated from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2010; 8:57-61. [PMID: 21209509 DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v8i1.3223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with most cases occurring in developing countries. The importance of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) among all forms of tuberculosis has not yet been ascertained in developing countries. OBJECTIVE To identify and perform phenotypic characterization of clinically important mycobacterium isolates from extra-pulmonary sites along with drug susceptibility testing. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 513 specimens from patients of (EPTB) with varied presentation were studied. Speciation and characterization of isolates were done on the basis of growth and biochemical characteristics. Drug susceptibility testing for mycobacterium isolates was done by proportion method. RESULTS Fifty four patients clinically suspected to have extra-pulmonary tuberculosis were culture positive for mycobacteria. On characterization 48 of the 54 isolates were identified as M. tuberculosis, 4 as M. bovis and 2 were M. avium/intracelulare. Drug susceptibility testing was done for the both M. tuberculosis as well as M. bovis. In single drug resistance, Streptomycin was highest followed by Isoniazid, Ethambutol and Refampicin. Multi drug resistance (MDR) was found in 6 isolates and it was observed only in group I cases. CONCLUSION EPTB accounts for 10-15 percent of all cases of tuberculosis. Mycobacterium was present in 10.5 percent samples. 48 isolates out of 54 samples were found to be M. tuberculosis. The maximum numbers of M. tuberculosis were isolated from lymph node aspiration.
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- R Gurung
- Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
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Cooper DW, Sharma S, Orakkan P, Gurung S. Retrospective study of association between choice of vasopressor given during spinal anaesthesia for high-risk caesarean delivery and fetal pH. Int J Obstet Anesth 2009. [PMID: 19945278 DOI: 1010.1016/j.ijoa.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Phenylephrine given during spinal anaesthesia for low-risk caesarean section is associated with higher fetal pH than ephedrine. However, there is little evidence on the effects of ephedrine and phenylephrine in complicated pregnancies. The aim of this study was to compare umbilical artery pH with phenylephrine and ephedrine given during spinal anaesthesia where caesarean section was performed because of an increased risk of fetal compromise. METHODS We reviewed the case notes of all women at our hospital from 2000-2003 who had undergone high-risk caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia, where umbilical artery and venous pH had been recorded at delivery. Umbilical artery pH was compared by choice of vasopressor and multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the effects of other possible confounding variables. RESULTS One hundred and fifteen patients received no vasopressor, 122 ephedrine (group E) and 148 phenylephrine (group P). The median umbilical artery pH was 7.26 (IQR 7.21-7.30) for the no-vasopressor group, 7.27 (7.22-7.30) for group E and 7.28 (7.22-7.32) for group P (P=0.21). Using multiple regression analysis, the only variable associated with altered umbilical artery pH was a non-reassuring fetal heart trace. CONCLUSIONS Umbilical artery pH was similar whether ephedrine or phenylephrine was used to maintain maternal arterial pressure, which contrasts with studies of low-risk caesarean section.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
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Pradhan R, Shrestha K, Gurung S. Are we really in safe hands? How safe is safe? Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2008; 6:298-300. [PMID: 20071809 DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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doi: 10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1702 Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2008), Vol. 6, No. 3, Issue 23, 298-300
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Bahadur KCM, Sharma D, Shrestha MP, Gurung S, Rajbhandari S, Malla R, Rajbhandari R, Limbu YR, Regmi SR, Koirala B. Prevalence of rheumatic and congenital heart disease in schoolchildren of Kathmandu valley in Nepal. Indian Heart J 2003; 55:615-8. [PMID: 14989511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease remains a major public health problem in developing countries with its very high prevalence. Rheumatic and congenital heart disease are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among Nepalese schoolchildren. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of rheumatic and congenital heart disease among schoolchildren of the Kathmandu valley in Nepal. METHODS AND RESULTS The study included 9420 students, of whom 4466 were male and 4954 were female, with ages ranging from 5 to 18 years. A clinical survey was conducted by the examining team in selected schools, and involved answering standard questionnaires. A total of 83 children were suspected of having heart disease. Out of these 83 children, 23 were confirmed to have heart disease; 11 had rheumatic heart disease, and 12 congenital heart disease, giving a prevalence of 1.2/1000 and 1.3/1000, respectively. The commonest cardiac lesions were mitral regurgitation in the rheumatic heart disease group, and atrial septal defect in the congenital heart disease group. A higher prevalence of congenital heart disease was detected in females. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease and congenital heart disease among schoolchildren of Kathmandu is 1.2/1000 and 1.3/1000, respectively, with mitral regurgitation and atrial septal defect being the commonest lesions.
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- K C Man Bahadur
- Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Bansbari, Kathmandu.
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Gurung S, Adams WH. A Study Of The Haematologic Aspects Of Pregnancy At The Bir Hospital. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2003. [DOI: 10.31729/jnma.1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Stigmatization of persons with leprosy causes the emotional harm of social, economic and spiritual deprivation. Individual counselling has benefits in addressing these psychosocial problems but is a slow process and effects few people at any one time. Our experience of group counselling of stigmatized persons achieved the following: addressing common issues to more than one person at a time, encouraging the unity of sufferers, developing compassion for others, understanding the common effects of stigmatization, and beginning to overcome its harmful effects.
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- Counselling Department, Green Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. bmrichard@ compuserve.com
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Adams WH, Gurung S. Anaemia of pregnancy in Kathmandu, Nepal. A clinical appraisal of statistical predictions of anaemia in a population. Trop Geogr Med 1977; 29:359-64. [PMID: 610017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A detailed clinical study of 151 women in the third trimester of pregnancy in Kathmandu, Nepal (altitude 1450 m), indicates a previously reported statistical approach via mass screening of a population without regard to potential haematologic abnormalities appears valid in establishing (a) the lower limit of a normal hemoglobin (Hb) level in pregnancy, (b) the approximate percent of the population which is anaemic, and (c) the distribution of anaemic values. The existing WHO criterion regarding low normal Hb levels in pregnancy was misleading when used to diagnose the most common cause of anaemia. It was found that a pregnant woman with a Hb of 9.0 g% could conceivably not be anaemic at this altitude.
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