International network for capacity building for the control of emerging viral vector-borne zoonotic diseases : arbo-zoonet [PDF]
, 2009 Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses, which include West Nile fever virus (WNFV), a mosquito-borne virus, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a mosquito-borne virus, and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a tick-borne virus.
Ahmed, J. +6 more
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Event-based surveillance during EXPO Milan 2015. Rationale, tools, procedures, and initial results [PDF]
, 2016 More than 21 million participants attended EXPO Milan from May to October 2015, making it one of the largest protracted mass gathering events in Europe.
Bastiampillai, Anan Judina +14 more
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Epidemiological and nutrition transition in developing countries: impact on human health and development [PDF]
, 2008 Whereas common infectious and parasitic diseases such as malaria and the HIV/AIDS pandemic remain major unresolved health problems in many developing countries, emerging non-communicable diseases relating to diet and lifestyle have been increasing over ...
Al-Shammari +15 more
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Non-Communicable Diseases in Emergencies: A Call to Action
PLoS Currents, 2013 Recent years have demonstrated the devastating health consequences of complex emergencies and natural disasters and thereby highlighted the importance of comprehensive and collaborative approaches to humanitarian responses and risk reduction. Simultaneously, noncommunicable diseases are now recognised as a real and growing threat to population health ...
Demaio, Alessandro +4 more
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Use of m-Health Technology for Preventive Interventions to Tackle Cardiometabolic Conditions and Other Non-Communicable Diseases in Latin America- Challenges and Opportunities [PDF]
, 2016 In Latin America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates will increase by an estimated 145% from 1990 to 2020. Several challenges related to social strains, inadequate public health infrastructure, and underfinanced healthcare systems make ...
Beratarrechea, Andrea Gabriela +5 more
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The fight against non-communicable disease in emerging economies [PDF]
Nature, 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.
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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.
Puoane, Thandi +2 more
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Phylodynamic Analysis of Ebola Virus Disease Transmission in Sierra Leone
Viruses, 2019 We generated genome sequences from 218 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Sierra Leone (SLE) during 2014–2015 to complement available datasets, particularly by including cases from a period of low sequence coverage during peak transmission of ...
Petrus Jansen van Vuren +15 more
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Can Law Improve Prevention and Treatment of Cancer? [PDF]
, 2011 The December 2011 issue of Public Health (the Journal of the Royal Society for Public Health) contains a symposium entitled: Legislate, Regulate, Litigate? Legal approaches to the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Gostin, Lawrence O. +2 more
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Blowflies as vectors of Bacillus anthracis in the Kruger National Park
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2018 Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, is endemic in the Kruger National Park (KNP). The epidemiology of B. anthracis is dependent on various factors including vectors.
Lizanne Basson +6 more
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