SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF THE DORSAL VESSEL OF PANSTRONGYLUS MEGISTUS (BURMEISTER, 1835) (HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE)

Scanning electron microscopy of the dorsal vessel of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

In this study we analyzed the microanatomy of the dorsal vessel of the triatomine Panstrongylus megistus.The organ is a tuble anatomically divided into an anterior aorta anad a posterior heart, connected to the body wall through 8 pairs of alary muscles.The heart is divided in 3 chambers by means of 2 pairs of cardiac valves.a pair of ostia can be

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Developing and Implementing a Pediatric Emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at District Level Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study in Kenya

IntroductionEmergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited.While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) regarding emergency training exist, a core curriculum in pediatric emergency care has not yet been established for providers at the dis

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