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Chronic diseases and multi-morbidity - a conceptual modification to the WHO ICCC model for countries in health transition [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundThe burden of non-communicable diseases is rising, particularly in low and middle-income countries undergoing rapid epidemiological transition.
Levitt, N.S., Nuala McGrath, Oni, T., McGrath, N., Rhonda BeLue, Tolu Oni, Naomi S Levitt, Oni, Tolu, Colagiuri, Stephen, May, C.R., May, Carl R, Roderick, P., Carl R May, Roderick, Paul, BeLue, R., BeLue, Rhonda, Stephen Colagiuri, Levitt, Naomi S, Colagiuri, S., McGrath, Nuala, Paul Roderick   +20 more
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Rapid risk assessment for communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies: validation of a rapid risk assessment tool for communicable disease risk in humanitarian emergencies [PDF]

Global Biosecurity, 2019
Background: Communicable diseases pose a significant risk in humanitarian emergencies. This paper reports on the development and validation of a rapid risk assessment tool for communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies. Methods: We developed a tool assessing the 20 most critical risk factors for disease outbreaks in humanitarian emergencies ...
Hammer, Charlotte, Brainard, Julii, Hunter, Paul   +2 more
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Assessment of the non-communicable diseases kit for humanitarian emergencies in Yemen and Libya

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Emergency health kits are a vital way of providing essential medicines and supplies to health clinics during humanitarian crises. The WHO non-communicable diseases (NDCs) kit was developed 5 years ago, recognising the increasing challenge of providing continuity of care and secondary prevention of NCDs and exacerbations, in such settings.
Lilian Kiapi, Ahmad Hecham Alani, Iman Ahmed, Gemma Lyons, Grace McLain, Laura Miller, Bhavika Darji, Isaac Waweru, Mauricio Aragno, Kelly Kisarach, Mekuanint Zeleke, Nabeel Nagi, Vageesh Jain, Slim Slama   +13 more
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A Framework to Study the Emergence of Non-Communicable Diseases

Procedia 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.
Orlando Simpson, Sergio G. Camorlinga
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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, Jason T. Ladner, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Michael R. Wiley, Sean Lovett, Mushal Allam, Arshad Ismail, Chantel le Roux, Jacqueline Weyer, Naazneen Moolla, Nadia Storm, Joe Kgaladi, Mariano Sanchez-Lockhart, Ousman Conteh, Gustavo Palacios, Janusz T. Paweska   +15 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, Ayesha Hassim, At Dekker, Allison Gilbert, Wolfgang Beyer, Jennifer Rossouw, Henriette van Heerden   +6 more
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Isolation of a Novel Fusogenic Orthoreovirus from Eucampsipoda africana Bat Flies in South Africa

Viruses, 2016
We report on the isolation of a novel fusogenic orthoreovirus from bat flies (Eucampsipoda africana) associated with Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) collected in South Africa.
Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Michael Wiley, Gustavo Palacios, Nadia Storm, Stewart McCulloch, Wanda Markotter, Monica Birkhead, Alan Kemp, Janusz T. Paweska   +8 more
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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa. This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.
Marné N. Vosloo, Christoffel J. Opperman, Hermanus D.W. Geyer, Grace M. Setshedi, Mushal Allam, Stanford Kwenda, Arshad Ismail, Zamantungwa T.H. Khumalo, Adrian J. Brink, John A. Frean, Jennifer Rossouw   +10 more
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Communicable diseases

, 2023
Chapter 5 looks at defining communicable diseases and understanding and the impact on both animal and human health and how vital it is for veterinary nurses. This chapter does this in a clear and systematic way.
Costa, Marta, Barker, Emi N.
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The impact of temperature on insecticide toxicity against the malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background It is anticipated that malaria elimination efforts in Africa will be hampered by increasing resistance to the limited arsenal of insecticides approved for use in public health.
Katey D. Glunt, Shüné V. Oliver, Richard H. Hunt, Krijn P. Paaijmans   +3 more
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