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Use of a digital contact tracing system in Singapore to mitigate COVID-19 spread

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Contact tracing has been essential to reducing spread of COVID-19. Singapore leveraged technology to assist with contact tracing efforts using a Bluetooth-based app and token platform called ‘TraceTogether’.
Bryan W. K. Chow, Yi Ding Lim, Richard C. H. Poh, Amy Ko, Guo Hao Hong, Steffen W. L. Zou, Joshua Cheah, Shaowei Ho, Vernon J. M. Lee, Marc Z. J. Ho   +9 more
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Evaluation of anakinra in the management of patients with COVID-19 infection: A randomized clinical trial

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe global COVID-19 pandemic led to substantial clinical and economic outcomes with catastrophic consequences. While the majority of cases has mild to moderate disease, minority of patients progress into severe disease secondary to the ...
Eman Zeyad I. Elmekaty, Aya Maklad, Rawan Abouelhassan, Waqar Munir, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Arun Nair, Rim Alibrahim, Fatima Iqbal, Ahmad Al Bishawi, Alaaeldin Abdelmajid, Mohamed Aboukamar, Hamad Abdel Hadi, Mohammed Abu Khattab, Hussam Al Soub, Muna Al Maslamani   +14 more
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Communicable Diseases [PDF]

, 2000
Sanitation, food control, vaccines, and antibiotics have reduced the toll of communicable diseases, saving millions of lives. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977, and poliomyelitis eradication is close. Measles mortality has reduced drastically yet outbreaks occur where immunization lags.
Tulchinsky, Theodore H., Varavikova, Elena A.   +1 more
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Using generalized structured additive regression models to determine factors associated with and clusters for COVID-19 hospital deaths in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and the country has since recorded over 3.6 million laboratory-confirmed cases and 100 000 deaths as of March 2022. Transmission and infection of SARS-CoV-2 virus and deaths
Innocent Maposa, Richard Welch, Lovelyn Ozougwu, Tracy Arendse, Caroline Mudara, Lucille Blumberg, Waasila Jassat   +6 more
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Ensemble Framework for Cardiovascular Disease Prediction [PDF]

Computers in Biology and Medicine Volume 146, July 2022, 105624, 2023
Heart disease is the major cause of non-communicable and silent death worldwide. Heart diseases or cardiovascular diseases are classified into four types: coronary heart disease, heart failure, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. It is vital to diagnose heart disease early and accurately in order to avoid further injury and save patients ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Communicable Disease Surveillance [PDF]

Clinical Pediatrics, 1966

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Drug-resistant tuberculosis: an experience from Qatar

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2020
This study was conducted to evaluate the characteristics, treatment outcome and risk factors associated with 223 drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) cases in the State of Qatar.
Maisa Ali, Faraj Howady, Waqar Munir, Hanfa Karim, Zubaida Al-Suwaidi, Muna Al-Maslamani, Abdullatif Alkhal, Nada Elmaki, Hisham Ziglam   +8 more
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Distribution and Clonality of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

BMC Microbiology, 2021
Background Studies have shown that drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa (SA) is clonal and is caused mostly by transmission. Identifying transmission chains is important in controlling DR-TB.
Halima Said, John Ratabane, Linda Erasmus, Yasmin Gardee, Shaheed Omar, Andries Dreyer, Farzana Ismail, Zaheda Bhyat, Tiisetso Lebaka, Minty van der Meulen, Thabisile Gwala, Adeboye Adelekan, Karidia Diallo, Nazir Ismail   +13 more
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Biomedical Research, A Tool to Address the Health Issues that Affect African Populations. [PDF]

, 2013
Traditionally, biomedical research endeavors in low to middle resources countries have focused on communicable diseases. However, data collected over the past 20 years by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a significant increase in the number of ...
Peprah, Emmanuel, Wonkam, Ambroise
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Spillover and crossover effects of exposure to work‐related aggression and adversities: A dyadic diary study

Aggressive Behavior, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 85-95, January 2023., 2023
Abstract The past two decades have produced extensive evidence on the manifold and severe outcomes for victims of aggression exposure in the workplace. However, due to the dominating individual‐centered approach, most findings miss a social network perspective.
Alexander Herrmann, Jürgen Glaser, Tobias Greitemeyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source