Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Plasmodium species are the causative agents of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and malaria respectively with similar clinical presentations. The obj...
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Plasmodium species are the causative agents of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and malaria respectively with similar clinical presentations. The objective of this study is to determine the burden of co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and malaria in the general population. Five (5 mLs) of blood samples were collected for SARS-CoV-2 and malaria parasite test. The malaria test was performed using a commercially available one-step malaria antigen Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (Pf HRP-II) rapid test kit. The results of the study showed that the participants that were coinfected with SARS-CoV-2 IgG and malaria were 13 (2.5%) in Lagos, 1114 (39.1%) in Delta and 49 (2.3%) in Sokoto States. The prevalence of coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and malaria in urban areas in Lagos, Delta and Sokoto States were 7 (2.2%), 1373 (48.1%), and 5 (0.2%) respectively. In rural areas, the prevalence of coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and malaria in Lagos, Delta and Sokoto States were 6 (0.3%), 365 (12.8%), and 44 (2.1%) respectively in this study. This suggests that participants in the urban areas were more prone to co-infections than the rural areas in Lagos and Delta states, while it was otherwise in Sokoto State. In conclusion, the co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and malaria was very high in Delta State compared to the other States. It is important for clinics to screen for both diseases when patients present with symptoms of malaria. This is because the infections have similar symptoms and the public is quick to assume malaria infection without diagnosing for COVID-19 and vice versa.
【目的】研究金钱鱼(Scatophagus argus)Dmrt4(Doublesex and Mab-3 related transcription factors 4)基因在性腺和胚胎发育中的表达。【方法】克隆金钱鱼Dmrt4,采用逆转录PCR检测Dmrt4的组织表达,用实时荧光定量PCR检测Dmrt4在性腺和...
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【目的】研究金钱鱼(Scatophagus argus)Dmrt4(Doublesex and Mab-3 related transcription factors 4)基因在性腺和胚胎发育中的表达。【方法】克隆金钱鱼Dmrt4,采用逆转录PCR检测Dmrt4的组织表达,用实时荧光定量PCR检测Dmrt4在性腺和胚胎发育过程中的表达。【结果与结论】金钱鱼Dmrt4的开放阅读框(ORF)全长1 260 bp,编码蛋白全序列为419个氨基酸。金钱鱼Dmrt4氨基酸序列含有DM和DMA结构域。金钱鱼Dmrt4与欧洲海鲈(Dicentrarchus labrax)和大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)的同源性最高,为87.6%;与非洲爪蟾(Xenopus laevis)的同源性最低,为47.1%。金钱鱼Dmrt4与其他鲈形目鱼类在系统进化树上聚为一支。金钱鱼Dmrt4在精巢、卵巢和鳃中高表达,在Ⅲ和Ⅳ期精巢中的表达显著高于V期精巢和Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ期卵巢。胚胎发育过程中Dmrt4均有表达,原肠胚的表达水平最高。
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