BackgroundThe reservoir and mode of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, remain unknown.Ecological, genetic and epidemiological information nonetheless suggests that M.ulcerans may reside in aquatic protozoa.Methodology/principal findingsWe experimentally infected Acanthamoeba polyphaga with M.ulcerans and fo
Background: Viral hepatitis is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem, requiring special attention.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2019, 296 million people globally (3.8%) had chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and 58 million people (0.8%) were living with hepatitis C virus (HCV).To add to this, every
This study assesses the persistence and change of traditional land use patterns and ecological knowledge in response to expanded commercialization of tea (Camellia sinensis var.assamica Mullein (L.) Kuntze Theaceae in an indigenous Akha (Hani) community in the midlevel montane forests of southwest Yunnan, China.Surveys were conducted in 2005 and 20
The Bible is in a sense the pedagogical book, which includes God and human guidelines for the education of man Shampoo and nation and shows the realization of the educational process in the history of specific people and nations.The article presents the nature, scope and objectives of education in the Bible, then the educational subjects, environme