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Experimental Inoculation of Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with Ebola Virus

open access: yesViruses, 2016
Colonized Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), originating in South Africa, were inoculated subcutaneously with Ebola virus (EBOV). No overt signs of morbidity, mortality, or gross lesions were noted.
Janusz T. Paweska   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marked Effects of Larval Salt Exposure on the Life History and Gut Microbiota of the Malaria Vector Anopheles merus (Diptera: Culicidae)

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Anopheles merus can breed in a range of saltwater concentrations. The consequences of this ability on the life history of adult An. merus are poorly understood. This study examined the effects of exposure to 0, 2.1875, 4.375, 8.75, and 17.5 g/L of sodium
Ashmika Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enfermedades infecciosas emergentes y reemergentes en los últimos 40 años

open access: yesRevista Médica Hondureña, 2023
Scientific advances have made it possible to classify numerous infectious diseases as emerging and re-emerging, making it possible to establish the underlying causes of their emergence and to recommend optimal methods of ...
Efraín Bu Figueroa
doaj   +1 more source

Public health in Thailand: Emerging focus on non‐communicable diseases [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2011
SUMMARYOver the past three decades, the public health landscape in Thailand has shifted remarkably. Currently chronic non‐communicable diseases represent the largest cause of mortality in the Thai population. In light of the current situation, this paper synthesizes what is known about the chronic non‐communicable disease situation in Thailand and ...
Kaufman, Nicholas D.   +4 more
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Health transition in Africa: practical policy proposals for primary care. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing health transition as increased globalization and accompanying urbanization are causing a double burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
L Smeeth   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of Three Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of IgG Antibodies to Ebola Virus in Human Sera

open access: yesViruses, 2019
Filovirus serological diagnosis and epidemiological investigations are hampered due to the unavailability of validated immunoassays. Diagnostic performance of three indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (I-ELISA) was evaluated for the detection of ...
Janusz T. Paweska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of alternative bioassays to explore the impact of pyrethroid resistance on LLIN efficacy

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2020
Background There is substantial concern that the spread of insecticide resistance will render long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) ineffective. However, there is limited evidence supporting a clear association between insecticide resistance and ...
Marissa K. Grossman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Pan-Filoviridae SYBR Green qPCR Assay for Biosurveillance Studies in Bats

open access: yesViruses, 2023
Recent studies have indicated that bats are hosts to diverse filoviruses. Currently, no pan-filovirus molecular assays are available that have been evaluated for the detection of all mammalian filoviruses.
Jessica Coertse   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stability and Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and Viral RNA in Water, Commercial Beverages, and Bodily Fluids

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2021
The stability and infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in liquid samples are of great concern to virus transmission via common beverages and sewage water.
Mizuki Fukuta   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The fight against non-communicable disease in emerging economies [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2018
Health-care providers in low- and middle-income countries are shifting their focus away from infections, and towards the bigger problems of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Health-care providers in low- and middle-income countries are shifting their focus away from infections, and towards the bigger problems of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
openaire   +2 more sources

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