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Liver Xenotransplantation: Ethical and Societal Implications
ABSTRACT The shortage of transplantable livers and high waitlist mortality rates have accelerated the clinical translation of liver xenotransplantation. Recent milestones, including extracorporeal perfusion models and gene‐edited pig‐to‐human transplants in both decedents and living patients, indicate that clinical trials may be imminent.
Daniel J. Hurst +4 more
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A Value-Driven Framework For The Evaluation Of Biosurveillance Systems [PDF]
ObjectiveTo describe the development of an evaluation framework thatallows quantification of surveillance functions and subsequentaggregation towards an overall score for biosurveillance systemperformance.IntroductionEvaluation and strengthening of ...
Painter, Ian +20 more
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We describe the implementation of an automated infectious disease surveillance system that uses data collected from 210 microbiologic laboratories throughout the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in France.
Michael Huart +8 more
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Heavy metal contamination and hepatic toxicological responses in brown trout (Salmo trutta) from the Kerguelen Islands [PDF]
The Kerguelen Islands include various species of freshwater fish such as brown trout (Salmo trutta). These trout are among the most isolated from direct anthropogenic impact worldwide.
Ali Jaffal +5 more
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Weaving knowledges to support wildlife health surveillance in Kenya's pastoral rangelands
Abstract In wildlife–livestock–human interfaces, pathogens capable of spreading between wild and domestic animals and humans have important implications for conservation outcomes, economics, and public health. Robust wildlife health surveillance can help address these risks.
Brock Bersaglio +4 more
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Report of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee [PDF]
"The United States has a critical national security interest in preserving the health of its population, livestock, crops, and natural resources. Biosurveillance is the method used to detect, monitor and respond to the array of threats to our national ...
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Evaluating the Implementation of the National Strategy for Biosurveillance [PDF]
Biological incidents, both man-made and naturally occurring, represent a significant threat to the national security of the United States. Identifying these crises begins with the detection and reporting of essential biological disease information, known
Vien, Thomas "Tex" +8 more
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Ricin, a potent ribosome‐inactivating protein derived from the seeds of Ricinus communis L., represents a significant threat in the context of biological warfare and terrorism due to its high toxicity, ease of extraction, and lack of a specific antidote.
Miroslav Pohanka +1 more
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National biosurveillance strategy for human health. V2.0 [PDF]
The United States faces many potential threats to human health, including natural disease outbreaks, environmental exposures, and acts of terrorism. In today\u2019s modern world of high- density population centers and global mass transit such threats and
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2nd Report of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee [PDF]
"Achievement of comprehensive, effective domestic and international biosurveillance is compromised by jurisdictional complexity and inefficiencies. Federal biosurveillance policy oversight should be established in the Executive Office of the President ...
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