THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION AND ANTENATAL COUNSELING FOR IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY




High prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum and Fasciola gigantica in bovines from Northern Samar, the Philippines.

The cause of zoonotic schistosomiasis in the Philippines is Schistosoma japonicum, which infects up to 46 mammalian hosts, including humans and bovines.In China, water Action Figure buffaloes have been identified as major reservoir hosts for schistosomiasis japonica, contributing up to 75% of human transmission.In the Philippines, water buffaloes (

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High Frequency and Diversity of Antimicrobial Activities Produced by Nasal Staphylococcus Strains against Bacterial Competitors.

The human nasal microbiota is highly variable and dynamic often enclosing major pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus.The potential roles of bacteriocins or other mechanisms allowing certain bacterial clones to prevail in this nutrient-poor habitat have hardly been studied.Of 89 nasal Staphylococcus isolates, unexpectedly, the vast majority (84%)

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