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Spread of yellow fever virus outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2015–16: a modelling study

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2017
Summary Background Since late 2015, an epidemic of yellow fever has caused more than 7334 suspected cases in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including 393 deaths.
M. Kraemer, N. Faria, R. Reiner, N. Golding, B. Nikolay, B. Nikolay, Stéphanie Stasse, M. Johansson, M. Johansson, H. Salje, H. Salje, H. Salje, O. Faye, G. Wint, M. Niedrig, F. Shearer, S. Hill, Robin N. Thompson, D. Bisanzio, N. Taveira, H. Nax, Bary S. R. Pradelski, E. Nsoesie, N. Murphy, I. Bogoch, K. Khan, J. Brownstein, A. Tatem, T. Oliveira, David L. Smith, David L. Smith, A. Sall, O. Pybus, Simon Iain Hay, S. Cauchemez, S. Cauchemez   +35 more
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Making Friends, Building Roads: Chinese Entrepreneurship and the Search for Reliability in Angola

American Anthropologist, 2021
Based on fieldwork conducted in 2013–2014 with a provincial-level Chinese state-owned construction firm in Luanda, this article examines how Chinese businesses attempted to expand in the aftermath of a booming period of Angolan postwar reconstruction ...
C. Schmitz
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Evaluation of the meningitis surveillance system in Luanda Province, Angola, March 2017

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2018
Introduction: Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis is a priority public health disease given its high epidemic potential and associated mortality. Angola is not one of the countries in the African meningitis belt and frequent outbreaks are uncommon ...
Dilunvuidi Dievie N’dongala Pode, João Esteves Pires, Felix Balbina Ventura, Regina Muquila António, Olufemi Olamide Ajumobi   +4 more
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Sustainable Development Strategies and Good Agricultural Practices for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity: Insights and Applicability in Developing Contexts—The Case of Angola

Sustainability
In general, agricultural productivity in Angola is low due to the limited awareness among stakeholders regarding sustainable development strategies (DSs) and good agricultural practices (GAPs) that could be adjusted to local crops, soil types, and ...
Eduardo E. Eliseu, Tânia M. Lima, P. D. Gaspar   +2 more
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Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Angola: Systematic Literature Review

Agronomy
The changing global climate, characterized by rising surface air temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and heightened occurrences of extreme weather events, is anticipated to profoundly impact the environment, economy, and society worldwide ...
Carlos D. N. Correia, M. Amraoui, João A. Santos   +2 more
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Molecular identification and characterization of Rickettsia spp. and other tick-borne pathogens in cattle and their ticks from Huambo, Angola.

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2020
Ticks are one of the most common vectors of a broad variety of pathogenic agents that significantly affects cattle production causing reduced productivity and important economic losses, while simultaneously having an impact on human health due to the ...
P. Barradas, J. Mesquita, P. Ferreira, F. Gärtner, M. Carvalho, Esmeralda Inácio, Eduardo Chivinda, António Katimba, I. Amorim   +8 more
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Prevalência da infeção do trato urinário em adolescentes no Hospital Geral de Benguela

RevSALUS, 2023
Introdução: A infeção do trato urinário é uma das patologias mais comum na prática clínica, intrinsecamente relacionada com os hábitos de vida e higiene [1], caracteriza-se pela replicação ou a presença de agentes infeciosos no trato urinário que ...
Edmira Paulo, Ana Branco Steele, João Gabriel, Yuri Sacamanda   +3 more
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Emergence of the Asian lineage of Zika virus in Angola: an outbreak investigation

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2019
Summary Background Zika virus infections and suspected microcephaly cases have been reported in Angola since late 2016, but no data are available about the origins, epidemiology, and diversity of the virus.
S. Hill, J. Vasconcelos, Z. Neto, Domingos Jandondo, L. Zé-Zé, R. S. Aguiar, J. Xavier, J. Thézé, Marinela Mirandela, Ana Luísa Micolo Cândido, Filipa Vaz, C. Sebastião, Chieh-Hsi Wu, M. Kraemer, A. Melo, B. L. Schamber-Reis, G. S. de Azevedo, A. Tanuri, L. Higa, Carina Clemente, Sara Pereira da Silva, D. da Silva Candido, I. Claro, Domingos Quibuco, C. Domingos, Bárbara Pocongo, A. Watts, K. Khan, L. Alcântara, E. Sabino, E. Lackritz, O. Pybus, M. Alves, J. Afonso, N. Faria   +34 more
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Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
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