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National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, 2017
Emerging Non-communicable diseases burden move United Nation to call for 25% reduction by 2025 in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) developed global action plan for prevention and control NCDs,
N. Peykari   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

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

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

open access: yesAmerican 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.
Guy Thomas   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

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

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

A Framework to Study the Emergence of Non-Communicable Diseases

open access: yesProcedia Computer Science, 2017
Objective: To design a framework for creating computational models that support the understanding of emergent mechanisms for non-communicable diseases.Scope: The national and global burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) represent a major public health challenge that undermines the social and economic development in countries with limited resources.
Sergio Camorlinga, Orlando Simpson
openaire   +2 more sources

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