Dear Editor,The effective treatment of the present outbreak Ebola virus is the big challenge for the medical society.Several new therapeutic options are ongoing research.The development of new antiviral and vaccine is...Dear Editor,The effective treatment of the present outbreak Ebola virus is the big challenge for the medical society.Several new therapeutic options are ongoing research.The development of new antiviral and vaccine is the hope for successful management of the infection.However,there are also other alternative ideas for treatment of the Ebola virus infection.An interesting idea is展开更多
Dear Editor,Zika virus infection is the present global issue due to the finding of occurrence of congenital defect relating to this infection[1,2].The disease is a dengue-like infection,hence,it is well-known that the...Dear Editor,Zika virus infection is the present global issue due to the finding of occurrence of congenital defect relating to this infection[1,2].The disease is a dengue-like infection,hence,it is well-known that the missed and under diagnosis is possible[1,2].However,the big concern is on the reliability of the presently available diagnostic tests for diagnosing Zika virus infection.Here,the authors appraise on previous展开更多
Dear Editor,The problem of emerging influenza virus infection is the present concern at global level.Within the past decade,many new emerging influenza virus infections emerge.The recent emerging influenza virus infec...Dear Editor,The problem of emerging influenza virus infection is the present concern at global level.Within the past decade,many new emerging influenza virus infections emerge.The recent emerging influenza virus infection,H7N9,from China draw attention of practitioner to the possibility of worldwide pandemic[1].Many ongoing researches for fighting the emerging infection have been continuously展开更多
Zika virus infection is a new emerging viral disease that becomes the present public health threat. At present, this infection can be seen in several countries. The clinical presentation of this infection is a dengue-...Zika virus infection is a new emerging viral disease that becomes the present public health threat. At present, this infection can be seen in several countries. The clinical presentation of this infection is a dengue-like illness. Nevertheless, the new information shows that the disease can be sexually transmitted and transplacentally transmitted. In addition, the recent evidence from the recent epidemic in South America shows that the infection in pregnancy can cause neonatal neurological defect. In this short review, the author summarizes and presents interesting data on clinical features of this new emerging infection.展开更多
Dear Editor,Drowning and near-drowning is an important problem in any coastal countries.In Thailand,there is a long coastal line covering more than two thousand kilometers length.There are many cases of sea drowning a...Dear Editor,Drowning and near-drowning is an important problem in any coastal countries.In Thailand,there is a long coastal line covering more than two thousand kilometers length.There are many cases of sea drowning and near-drowning annually.However,there are limited reports on the clinical features.Here,the authors try to summarize the information on electrolytes imbalance in saltwater near-drowning victims in Thailand.展开更多
Dear Editor,Sir,selenium contamination is an important consideration in public health.Natural selenium stable isotope,selenium 79,can induce the carcinogenesis,hence,the unwanted long term adverse effect of ingestion ...Dear Editor,Sir,selenium contamination is an important consideration in public health.Natural selenium stable isotope,selenium 79,can induce the carcinogenesis,hence,the unwanted long term adverse effect of ingestion of selenium contaminated rice is“cancer”.Some recent reports showed considerable levels of selenium contaminations.展开更多
The epidemic of the Ebola virus infection in West Africa in 2014 has become a worldwide concern.Due to the nature of the disease,which has an extremely high mortality potential,this outbreak has received much attentio...The epidemic of the Ebola virus infection in West Africa in 2014 has become a worldwide concern.Due to the nature of the disease,which has an extremely high mortality potential,this outbreak has received much attention from researchers and public health workers.An article entitled“Need of surveillance response systems to combat Ebola outbreaks and other emerging infectious diseases in African countries,”published in the journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty in August 2014,concluded that a good surveillance system to monitor disease transmission dynamics is essential and needs to be implemented to combat the outbreak.Issues regarding the limitation of the passive surveillance system have been raised by Professor Viroj Wiwanitkit,who emphasizes the need for an active disease detection system such as mass screening in this letter to editor.The different function between passive and active surveillance system in combating the disease outbreak has been agreed upon by Ernest Tambo et al.There have also been discussions between Wiwanitkit and Tambo et al.on the following issues:(i)the extreme resource limitations in outbreak areas,(ii)new technology to improve the available systems.Further recommendations echoed in this letter to editor by Wiwanitkit,who outlined the research priorities on the development of appropriate combined disease monitoring systems and good policy to allocate available tools and technology in resource-limited settings for epidemic scenarios.The journal’s editor,Professor Xiao-Nong Zhou,has therefore collated all parts of these discussions between authors in this letter to editor paper,in order to further promote research on a combined active and passive system to combat the present extending Ebola outbreak.展开更多
Hepatoma is a common cancer that can be seen around the world and clinical correlation between infection and hepatoma is evident. Hepatitis virus infection is proved for its relationship with hepatoma. However, the kn...Hepatoma is a common cancer that can be seen around the world and clinical correlation between infection and hepatoma is evident. Hepatitis virus infection is proved for its relationship with hepatoma. However, the knowledge of other infections is still limited. In this short review, the relationship between hepatoma and some trematode infestation including echinococcosis fascioliasis, opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis and schistosomiasis are described and discussed. Opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis are confi rmed for cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis but still lack evidence for hepatoma carcinogenesis. Schistosomiasis can increase the severity of hepatoma.展开更多
文摘Dear Editor,The effective treatment of the present outbreak Ebola virus is the big challenge for the medical society.Several new therapeutic options are ongoing research.The development of new antiviral and vaccine is the hope for successful management of the infection.However,there are also other alternative ideas for treatment of the Ebola virus infection.An interesting idea is
文摘Dear Editor,Zika virus infection is the present global issue due to the finding of occurrence of congenital defect relating to this infection[1,2].The disease is a dengue-like infection,hence,it is well-known that the missed and under diagnosis is possible[1,2].However,the big concern is on the reliability of the presently available diagnostic tests for diagnosing Zika virus infection.Here,the authors appraise on previous
文摘Dear Editor,The problem of emerging influenza virus infection is the present concern at global level.Within the past decade,many new emerging influenza virus infections emerge.The recent emerging influenza virus infection,H7N9,from China draw attention of practitioner to the possibility of worldwide pandemic[1].Many ongoing researches for fighting the emerging infection have been continuously
文摘Zika virus infection is a new emerging viral disease that becomes the present public health threat. At present, this infection can be seen in several countries. The clinical presentation of this infection is a dengue-like illness. Nevertheless, the new information shows that the disease can be sexually transmitted and transplacentally transmitted. In addition, the recent evidence from the recent epidemic in South America shows that the infection in pregnancy can cause neonatal neurological defect. In this short review, the author summarizes and presents interesting data on clinical features of this new emerging infection.
文摘Dear Editor,Drowning and near-drowning is an important problem in any coastal countries.In Thailand,there is a long coastal line covering more than two thousand kilometers length.There are many cases of sea drowning and near-drowning annually.However,there are limited reports on the clinical features.Here,the authors try to summarize the information on electrolytes imbalance in saltwater near-drowning victims in Thailand.
文摘Dear Editor,Sir,selenium contamination is an important consideration in public health.Natural selenium stable isotope,selenium 79,can induce the carcinogenesis,hence,the unwanted long term adverse effect of ingestion of selenium contaminated rice is“cancer”.Some recent reports showed considerable levels of selenium contaminations.
文摘The epidemic of the Ebola virus infection in West Africa in 2014 has become a worldwide concern.Due to the nature of the disease,which has an extremely high mortality potential,this outbreak has received much attention from researchers and public health workers.An article entitled“Need of surveillance response systems to combat Ebola outbreaks and other emerging infectious diseases in African countries,”published in the journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty in August 2014,concluded that a good surveillance system to monitor disease transmission dynamics is essential and needs to be implemented to combat the outbreak.Issues regarding the limitation of the passive surveillance system have been raised by Professor Viroj Wiwanitkit,who emphasizes the need for an active disease detection system such as mass screening in this letter to editor.The different function between passive and active surveillance system in combating the disease outbreak has been agreed upon by Ernest Tambo et al.There have also been discussions between Wiwanitkit and Tambo et al.on the following issues:(i)the extreme resource limitations in outbreak areas,(ii)new technology to improve the available systems.Further recommendations echoed in this letter to editor by Wiwanitkit,who outlined the research priorities on the development of appropriate combined disease monitoring systems and good policy to allocate available tools and technology in resource-limited settings for epidemic scenarios.The journal’s editor,Professor Xiao-Nong Zhou,has therefore collated all parts of these discussions between authors in this letter to editor paper,in order to further promote research on a combined active and passive system to combat the present extending Ebola outbreak.
文摘Hepatoma is a common cancer that can be seen around the world and clinical correlation between infection and hepatoma is evident. Hepatitis virus infection is proved for its relationship with hepatoma. However, the knowledge of other infections is still limited. In this short review, the relationship between hepatoma and some trematode infestation including echinococcosis fascioliasis, opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis and schistosomiasis are described and discussed. Opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis are confi rmed for cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis but still lack evidence for hepatoma carcinogenesis. Schistosomiasis can increase the severity of hepatoma.
