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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief, Sandra Bouwhuis, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Wouter Courtens   +4 more
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Influential Factors for and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Suicide-Related Behaviors: A National Record Study in Taiwan from 1997-2010. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Investigating the factors related to suicide is crucial for suicide prevention. Psychiatric disorders, gender, socioeconomic status, and catastrophic illnesses are associated with increased risk of suicide.
Yu-Wen Lin, Hui-Chuan Huang, Mei-Feng Lin, Meei-Ling Shyu, Po-Li Tsai, Hsiu-Ju Chang   +5 more
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Self-mutilation of nose in schizophrenia

Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2014
Self-mutilation is not a single clinical entity and occurs in various psychiatric syndromes. Major self-mutilation is rare and catastrophic complication of severe mental illness.
Divya Sharma, Swapnil Agrawal, Devendra K Sharma, Devendra K Vijayvergia   +3 more
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Healthcare seeking for chronic illness among adult slum dwellers in Bangladesh: A descriptive cross-sectional study in two urban settings.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionAccompanying rapid urbanization in Bangladesh are inequities in health and healthcare which are most visibly manifested in slums or low-income settlements.
Alayne M Adams, Rubana Islam, Sifat Shahana Yusuf, Anthony Panasci, Nancy Crowell   +4 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure due to hospitalisation for COVID-19 treatment in India: findings from a primary survey

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread illness and a significant proportion of the infected required hospitalisation for treatment. People in developing countries like India were vulnerable to high hospitalisation costs.
Samir Garg, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta, Narayan Tripathi, C. Krishnendhu   +3 more
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Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

El Fondo de Protección contra Gastos Catastróficos: tendencia, evolución y operación Fund for Protection against Catastrophic Expenses

Salud Pública de México, 2011
OBJETIVO. Documentar los procesos operativos y de gestión del Fondo de Protección contra Gastos Catastróficos (FPGC), evolución y distribución del gasto y explorar semejanza entre padecimientos cubiertos y perfil epidemiológico.
Belkis Aracena-Genao, María Cecilia González-Robledo, Luz María González-Robledo, Lina Sofía Palacio-Mejía, Gustavo Nigenda-López   +4 more
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Left Main Stem Perforation: Management Strategies in a Potentially Catastrophic Event

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Left main stem coronary perforation is a potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention if not recognized early and treated emergently. Treating left main stem perforation can be challenging due to the significant hemodynamic effect of one of the important steps, namely balloon tamponade.
Hilal Khan, Mohamed Farag, Scott Wilkes, Mohaned Egred   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Black Scholes method for estimating high cost illness insurance premiums in Colombia

Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 2009
This article applied the Black-Scholes option valuation formula to calculating high-cost illness reinsurance premiums in the Colombian health system. The coverage pattern used in reinsuring high-cost illnesses was replicated by means of a European call ...
Liliana Chicaíza, David Cabedo
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Comparison of two cash transfer strategies to prevent catastrophic costs for poor tuberculosis-affected households in low- and middle-income countries: An economic modelling study.

PLoS Medicine, 2017
BackgroundIllness-related costs for patients with tuberculosis (TB) ≥20% of pre-illness annual household income predict adverse treatment outcomes and have been termed "catastrophic." Social protection initiatives, including cash transfers, are endorsed ...
William E Rudgard, Carlton A Evans, Sedona Sweeney, Tom Wingfield, Knut Lönnroth, Draurio Barreira, Delia Boccia   +6 more
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