Community-based survey on helminth infections in Kwilu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and implications for local control strategies.

To adequately plan mass drug administration campaigns, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) needs further support for the mapping and monitoring of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH).We conducted a community-based survey in the health districts of Mosango and Yasa Bonga of the Kwilu province, DRC.A stratified two-stage

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Pathophysiological potential of lipid hydroperoxide intermembrane translocation: Cholesterol hydroperoxide translocation as a special case

Peroxidation of unsaturated phospholipids, glycolipids, and PEPTIDES cholesterol in biological membranes under oxidative stress conditions can underlie a variety of pathological conditions, including atherogenesis, neurodegeneration, and carcinogenesis.Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs) are key intermediates in the peroxidative process.Nascent LOOHs may

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