Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bite of infected sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes. Only a few cases of congenital transmission have been reported. We are reporting a 15 days old baby with congenital visceral leishmaniasis and then the literature is reviewed.Pak J Med S

Devletlerin yazgısını insanın yazgısına benzetme yanılgısından kurtularak diyebiliriz ki: devletler insanlar gibi doğup, büyüyerek bir zaman sonra da ölmezler. Nasıl ki Selçuklu İmparatorluğu’nun yıkılmayarak Osmanlı olarak yoluna devam etmesi gibi Osmanlı İmparatorluğu da Türkiye Cumhurıyeti olarak yoluna devam etmektedi

Of the many feminist voices in Bangladesh, Taslima Nasrin is the best known for the censorship, fatwa and subsequent legal intervention against her. Of all her banned books, Lajja drew the widest international attention, and that, as many commentators argue, was especially because of the involvement of the Indian establishment and media that sought

Dalam Bukuku Kubuku, Roosfa dan Jeniri membincangkan pelbagai isu yang melanda industri perbukuan. Soal jumlah terbitan buku dalam negara yang lambat meningkat, kadar pembacaan masyarakat yang rendah, kempen membaca yang tidak merata dan kurang berkesan antara isu yang dibahaskan dalam buku ini. Dari isu dalam negara mereka melangkah lebih jauh bag

This article gives an overview on Muslim women writer in Bengal.

This study examines the existence of herd behavior among foreign investors in the Malaysian capital market. In methodology, the study analyzes the herd behavior by estimating vector error correction (VECM) model of FPI inflows as well as FPI outflows from/to major investors such as the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong using qu

This study attempts to determine the importance of the banking sector in the monetary transmission process in a developing economy. The study analyzes the Malaysian data focusing on three sample periods: the entire sample period (1989:01-2006:12); the pre-crisis period (1989:01-1996:12); and the post-crisis period (1999:01-2006:12). To achieve this

Background: A new unique latex agglutination test (KAtex) that detects a stable, nonprotein, disease specific parasite antigen in the freshly voided urine of patients suffering from active kala-azar has been introduced by Kalon Biological Ltd. UK. This is absolutely non-invasive method of diagnosis for visceral leishmaniasis and suitable for implem

Objective: Extended spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBLs) represent a major group of lactamases currently being identified in large number worldwide mostly produced by gram-negative bacteria. The present study was done to see the frequency of ESBLs in gram-negative bacterial isolates causing nosocomial wound infections from a tertiary care hospital in Ban

The International Conference on Research in Islamic Laws 2009 (ICRIL‘09) was held on 15-16 July 2009 at the University ofMalaya’s (UM) Department of Shari`ah and Law. The 145 presenters focused on the contemporary challenges and prospects in Islamic studies. Zubaidah Ismail director, ICRIL‘09) welcomed the audience and spoke of the importance