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Yemen: Cholera outbreak and the ongoing armed conflict.

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018
Yemen was affected by a major cholera epidemic in 2016, while a civil war, which has devastated the country since March 2015, has exacerbated the humanitarian situation. Cholera is a disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera, thus this study aims to
Fekri Dureab   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Household Water Treatment and Cholera Control

open access: yesJournal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are one part of a cholera control strategy. Household water treatment (HWT) in particular has been shown to improve the microbiological quality of stored water and reduce the disease burden. We conducted a systematic review
D. Lantagne, T. Yates
semanticscholar   +1 more source

James Annesley of Madras Medical Service (1800-1838) on cholera in Madras Presidency in 1825 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
James Annesley from Ireland spent nearly four decades in Madras, first as an assistant and later as a senior surgeon attached to the Madras Medical Establishment. During this span of service he published the book in 1825 on the most prevalent diseases of
Raman, Anantanarayanan, Raman, Ramya
core   +1 more source

Examining Atopic Dermatitis Through the One Health Concept Lens

open access: yesAllergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the application of the One Health framework to atopic dermatitis (AD), a complex, chronic skin disease, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to prevention and management. One Health integrates human, animal, environmental, and plant health, addressing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases, and
Dijana Minić‐Pantić   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of verbal autopsy to determine mortality patterns in an urban slum in Kolkata, India

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To define mortality patterns in an urban slum in Kolkata, India, in the context of a cholera and typhoid fever project. METHODS: In a well-defined population that was under surveillance for 18 months, we followed a dynamic cohort of 63788 ...
Suman Kanungo   +13 more
doaj  

Evaluation of co-transfer of plasmid-mediated fluoroquinolone resistance genes and bla NDM gene in Enterobacteriaceae causing neonatal septicaemia

open access: yesAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background The bla NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase-1) gene has disseminated around the globe. NDM-1 producers are found to co-harbour resistance genes against many antimicrobials, including fluoroquinolones.
Shravani Mitra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far‐reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of alien species represents the most effective solution to reducing their impacts on nature and human well‐being.
Hanno Seebens   +64 more
wiley   +1 more source

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