Sporotrichosis: An Infectious Emerging Mycosis of Zoonotic Potential

Mycotic diseases are being recognized as an important global public health problem of considerable dimension. These diseases occur in sporadic as well as in epidemic form, resulting in high morbidity and mortality.

Among several mycoses, sporotrichosis, caused by a thermo-dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, has emerged as an infectious disease in certain regions of the world.

The pathogen infects a wide variety of animals, but the cat is recognized as the pertinent source of sporotrichosis to humans. Humans usually acquire infection following traumatic inoculation of fungal contaminated materials or through bites and scratches by diseased cat.

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Performance of Bottle Gourd Lines in Bangladesh Condition

Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Stand.] is a popular winter vegetable in Bangladesh. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

The cultivated species is commonly known as bottle gourd or white flowered gourd. The climatic condition of winter in Bangladesh favours better growth and yield of bottle gourd.

The average day temperature of 20-27°C with lower night temperature of 18-23°C is optimum for its growth and fruiting. Bottle gourd is widely cultivated throughout the country.

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Escherichia Coli Isolates from Clinical Sources at Tertiary Health Care Setting, Ile Ife, South Western Nigeria

Antimicrobial resistance is majorly an issue of public health concern. The aim of this study is to isolate and identify Escherichia coli from samples of stool and urine obtained from the clinical settings at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, and to determine their antibiotics susceptibility patterns.

Nineteen (19) of stools and 22 of urine samples were analysed using standard microbiological and biochemical techniques and 11 pure isolates were obtained comprised of 5 (12,2%) isolates from urine and 6 (14,6%) isolates from stool.

Antibiotics susceptibility studies were conducted using Kirby and Bauer disc diffusion method, and the results were determined using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guides.

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Knowledge Retention: A Key Attribute in Organizational Growth

We are living in a world of knowledge revolution today. Every organization and firm is now heading towards a specialized branch of management called knowledge management. Knowledge is something which is stored in the heads of individuals working with in an organization.

Managing such knowledge is a difficult task. However, organizations are able to manage knowledge from their employees and are able to strategize this knowledge for enhancement of employee performance and in turn the organizational performance.

One key aspect of knowledge management is knowledge retention. Retaining knowledge and knowledgeable employees in organizations is the need of the hour for every business firm.

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Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Leaf Extract of Pergularia daemia (Forssk) Chiov

In olden days itself the importance of medicinal plants has been discovered. At that time there was no synthetic medicines, they have been using only the herbal medicines to treat all diseases.

From this we can understand that plants are rich in medicinal properties and they are very useful in human health and wellbeing. Biological studies are essential to find more medicinal properties of the plants.

But still the many medicinal plants and their medicinal properties are unexplored. Treating of diseases through natural medicine is the most ancient treatment known to mankind.

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Sporotrichosis: An Infectious Emerging Mycosis of Zoonotic Potential

Mycotic diseases are being recognized as an important global public health problem of considerable dimension. These diseases occur in sporadic as well as in epidemic form, resulting in high morbidity and mortality.

Among several mycoses, sporotrichosis, caused by a thermo-dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, has emerged as an infectious disease in certain regions of the world. The pathogen infects a wide variety of animals, but the cat is recognized as the pertinent source of sporotrichosis to humans.

Humans usually acquire infection following traumatic inoculation of fungal contaminated materials or through bites and scratches by diseased cat. It is predominantly a disease of young people who have frequent contact with saprobic reservoirs.

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Human-Sloth Bear Conflict: Causes and Mitigation Measures in Kota,Rajasthan

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is now considered as endangered by IUCN red list of 2011. In wild habitat it is considered as the most dangerous wild animal because it is unpredictable and often attacks on human in forests.

In the present investigation human sloth bear conflicts were studied in Kota district of Rajasthan, using forest department records, interviews with villagers and surveys within sloth bear habitat. Most of the casualties can be reduced by restricting human entries into sloth bear habitats, avoiding camping and housing in their habitats especially near water sources.

Road accidents are also very common in the present study area as there is a National Highway near the forest area. Active management with local inhabitants will support the conservation of sloth bear.