Geissorhiza mellimontana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), a new species from southwestern Western Cape, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.02.018
Abstract: Abstract The new species Geissorhiza mellimontana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) is a narrow endemic of Western Cape, South Africa. Evidently allied to the relatively widespread G. scillaris A.Dietr. of subg. Geissorhiza sect. Intermedieae, it is a more… read more here.
Keywords: iridaceae crocoideae; geissorhiza mellimontana; cape south; mellimontana iridaceae ... See more keywords
Occurrence of blood parasites in seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001-2013.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.001
Abstract: Blood parasites are generally uncommon in seabirds, and knowledge on their epidemiology is further limited by the fact that they often inhabit remote locations that are logistically difficult or expensive to study. We present a… read more here.
Keywords: blood parasites; admitted rehabilitation; blood; western cape ... See more keywords
Political economy of water reallocation in South Africa: Insights from the Western Cape water crisis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wasec.2019.100029
Abstract: Abstract The severity of the recent drought combined with significant population pressure in the Western Cape Province has exposed flaws within extant water resource governance structures and institutional arrangements in South Africa. Equity driven water… read more here.
Keywords: political economy; water; reallocation; western cape ... See more keywords
Child and adult spinal tuberculosis at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: 4-year burden and trend
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818002649
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this retrospective review was to assess the overall burden and trend in spinal tuberculosis (TB) at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. All spinal TB cases seen… read more here.
Keywords: tertiary hospitals; trend; child; year ... See more keywords
University-driven inclusive innovations in the Western Cape of South Africa: Towards a research framework of innovation regimes
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2016.1225549
Abstract: Inclusive innovation refers to the improvement of living conditions and creation of employment opportunities for the poor through the development or co-creation of new products, services, processes and business models aimed at resource poor communities.… read more here.
Keywords: research; south africa; inclusive innovation; inclusive innovations ... See more keywords
Comparison of the mitochondrial phylogeographical structure of a generalist and two specialist frog species reveals contrasting patterns in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa049
Abstract: In this study, we examined the phylogeographical structure of three frog species (Anhydrophryne rattrayi, Arthroleptis wageri and Cacosternum nanum) in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. The first two species are forest… read more here.
Keywords: cape provinces; frog species; provinces south; phylogeographical structure ... See more keywords
AIDS-Related Endemic Mycoses in Western Cape, South Africa, and Clinical Mimics: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adults With Advanced HIV and Recent-Onset, Widespread Skin Lesions
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx186
Abstract: Abstract Background Skin lesions are common in advanced HIV infection and are sometimes caused by serious diseases like systemic mycoses (SM). AIDS-related SM endemic to Western Cape, South Africa, include emergomycosis (formerly disseminated emmonsiosis), histoplasmosis,… read more here.
Keywords: skin lesions; south africa; western cape; cape south ... See more keywords
Prevalence and risks of hepatitis E virus infection in blood donors from the Western Cape, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1111/vox.12966
Abstract: Transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a potential risk to recipients of blood transfusions. Infection with HEV poses a high risk to immunocompromised recipients with an increased likelihood of developing chronic infection. The aims… read more here.
Keywords: infection; donors western; prevalence; hepatitis virus ... See more keywords
Cohort profile: the Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (WCPER)
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060205
Abstract: Purpose The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western Cape province, South Africa, to provide ongoing surveillance of drug exposures in pregnancy and associations… read more here.
Keywords: exposure registry; western cape; pregnancy exposure; pregnancy ... See more keywords
Companion restrictions in the emergency department during COVID-19: physician perceptions from the Western Cape, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070982
Abstract: Objectives To determine emergency department (ED) physicians’ perceptions regarding hospital companions being prohibited from accompanying the patient during COVID-19. Design Two qualitative datasets were combined. Data collected included voice recordings, narrative interviewing and semistructured interviews.… read more here.
Keywords: companion; cape south; emergency department; covid ... See more keywords
PW 0276 Fatal drowning in the western cape province of south africa: a seven-year retrospective, epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.409
Abstract: Drowning is a neglected public health threat in low- and middle-income countries where the greatest drowning burden is observed. Current trends in global drowning prevention are formulated from data in high-income countries and may not… read more here.
Keywords: fatal drowning; study; epidemiology; western cape ... See more keywords