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Estimating in Real Time the Efficacy of Measures to Control Emerging Communicable Diseases [PDF]

American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006
Controlling an emerging communicable disease requires prompt adoption of measures such as quarantine. Assessment of the efficacy of these measures must be rapid as well. In this paper, the authors present a framework to monitor the efficacy of control measures in real time.
Simon Cauchemez, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Guy Thomas   +2 more
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Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases [PDF]

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2006
No Abstract. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol.
Thandi Puoane, Hazel Anne Bradley
exaly   +3 more sources

Growing Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Emerging Health Markets: The Case of BRICS [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
The blooming of incidence and prevalence of “prosperity diseases” among the broad layers of modern day populations is rather novel phenomenon in demographic history of the human race (1). Illnesses such as obesity (2), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular consequences of atherosclerosis, renal insufficiency, mental ...
Mihajlo Jakovljevic, Olivera Milovanović, Jakovljevic Mihajlo B   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Monkeypox: Is the ‘vacated niche’ being filled?

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
No abstract available.
Jacqueline Weyer, Lucille H. Blumberg
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Political stigma of communicable diseases in complex emergencies

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
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Bellizzi, Saverio, Bassat, Quique, Pichierri, Giuseppe, Cegolon, Luca, Panu Napodano, Catello Mario, Farina, Gabriele, Murgia, Paola, Ali Maher, Osama   +7 more
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Operational considerations for the management of non-communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies [PDF]

Conflict and Health, 2021
AbstractNon-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in these countries and the number of displaced persons, either refugees or internally displaced, has reached the highest level in history ...
Jacquerioz, Frédérique Aline, Beran, David Henri, Hering, H., Boulle, P., Chappuis, François, Dromer, C., Saaristo, P., Aebischer Perone, Sigiriya   +7 more
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Improving the quality of malaria diagnosis in southern Africa through the development of a regional malaria slide bank

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background A malaria slide bank (MSB) is a useful asset for any malaria microscopy testing laboratory to have access to. However, it is not feasible for every country to have its own MSB. If countries are able to pool their resources, a regional MSB is a
Bhavani Moodley, Anderson Chinorumba, Cheryl Hamman, Avhatakali Matamba, Chadwick H. Sikaala, Immo Kleinschmidt, John Frean   +6 more
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Estimates of the population size and dispersal range of Anopheles arabiensis in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for a planned pilot programme to release sterile male mosquitoes

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Anopheles arabiensis is a major malaria vector, recently implicated as contributing to ongoing residual malaria transmission in South Africa, which feeds and rests both indoors and outdoors. This species is, therefore, not effectively targeted
Maria L. Kaiser, Oliver R. Wood, David Damiens, Basil D. Brooke, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Givemore Munhenga   +5 more
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Vector Competence of Eucampsipoda africana (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) for Marburg Virus Transmission in Rousettus aegyptiacus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Viruses, 2021
This study aimed to determine the vector competence of bat-associated nycteribiid flies (Eucamsipoda africana) for Marburg virus (MARV) in the Egyptian Rousette Bat (ERB), Rousettus aegyptiacus.
Janusz T. Pawęska, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Nadia Storm, Wanda Markotter, Alan Kemp   +4 more
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Member species of the Anopheles gambiae complex can be misidentified as Anopheles leesoni

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Accurate Anopheles species identification is key for effective malaria vector control. Identification primarily depends on morphological analysis of field samples as well as molecular species-specific identifications.
Yael Dahan-Moss, Allison Hendershot, Minishca Dhoogra, Henry Julius, Jacek Zawada, Maria Kaiser, Neil F. Lobo, Basil D. Brooke, Lizette L. Koekemoer   +8 more
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