A review of reports of confirmed cases of involvement of the CNS in Schistosoma mansoni (SM)
and S. haematobium (SH) infection was undertaken. Deposition of ova in the brain has …

A retrospective study of all 100 cases of non-traumatic (medical) paraplegia admitted to a
large hospital in northern Tanzania over an eight-year period was undertaken; 15 of the …

In 1975 it was reported that antibodies to Ross River virus (RRV) were present in the sera of
many population groups in Papua New Guinea. We describe here 3 cases of polyarthritis …

Between May 22 and 28, 1978, 372 adult male Melanesians consumed a solution of 82%
methanol and 18% isopropanol. One hundred and eighteen men were admitted to hospital …

Kuru was diagnosed in a 42-year-old Melanesian male from the Eastern Highlands Province
of Papua New Guinea. The clinical features indicated predominant cerebellar degeneration …

The incidence of tuberculosis in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains high. The objective
of this study is to determine the prevalence of Tuberculosis among haemodialysis patients, …

Huntington disease (HD) was identified in a black (Bantu) family living in the Manicaland
region of Zimbabwe near the border with Mozambique. The pedigree included 11 affected …

Huntington disease (HD) has been reported in Arab families in several Middle East countries
including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt and in non-Arab populations in …

Huntington's disease was studied in a Bantu community in northern Tanzania. Although there
is evidence to suggest that the disease has been present here for over one hundred years, …

Distal limb myopathy with onset at 30 years, followed by the development of progressive
ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, and pharyngeal myopathy was observed in a 37‐year‐old …