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Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases [PDF]

, 2014
The forthcoming post-Millennium Development Goals era will bring about new challenges in global health. Low- and middle-income countries will have to contend with a dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Burney, PGJ, Ferri, CP, Koob, G, Levin, A, Lopez, AD, Rehm, J, Singh, JA, Tonelli, M, Volkow, ND, Williams, TN   +9 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Diethylene glycol poisoning in Gurgaon, India, 1998

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: To discover the cause of acute renal failure in 36 children aged 2 months to 6 years who were admitted to two hospitals in Delhi between 1 April and 9 June 1998.
Jagvir Singh, A.K. Dutta, Shashi Khare, N.K. Dubey, A.K. Harit, N.K. Jain, T.C. Wadhwa, S.R. Gupta, A.C. Dhariwal, D.C. Jain, Rajesh Bhatia, Jotna Sokhey   +11 more
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Health in the sustainable development goals: ready for a paradigm shift? [PDF]

, 2015
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized attention, resources and accountability on a small number of health concerns of low- and middle-income countries with unprecedented results.
Buse, K, Hawkes, S
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In situ molecular organization and heterogeneity of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present a nearly complete in situ model of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, revealing its central secretion channel and identifying new components. Using cryo‐electron tomography with AI‐based modeling, our work highlights the structure, variability, and mechanism of this complex nanomachine, advancing understanding of bacterial ...
Przemysław Dutka, Yuxi Liu, Stefano Maggi, Debnath Ghosal, Jue Wang, Prashant P. Damke, Stephen D. Carter, Wei Zhao, Sukhithasri Vijayrajratnam, Joseph P. Vogel, Carrie L. Shaffer, Grant J. Jensen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

International law and communicable diseases

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
Historically, international law has played a key role in global communicable disease surveillance. Throughout the nineteenth century, international law played a dominant role in harmonizing the inconsistent national quarantine regulations of European ...
Aginam Obijiofor
doaj  

The association of inflammatory markers in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes: Qazvin maternal and neonatal metabolic study (QMNS)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background This study investigates the association of blood cell components and blood cell-derived inflammatory indices in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Sima Hashemipour, Seyedeh Sareh Kalantarian, Hamidreza Panahi, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sepideh Kolaji, Milad Badri, Arefeh Ghobadi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh Khairkhahan, Fatemeh Lalooha, Farideh Movahed, Mahnaz Abbasi, Khadijeh Elmizadeh   +13 more
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Whole-genome sequencing for surveillance of Salmonella at a public health institution in South Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Background: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is transforming communicable disease surveillance globally. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa, participates in national laboratory-based surveillance for human isolates of Salmonella.
Anthony M. Smith, Phuti Sekwadi, Hlengiwe M. Ngomane, Bolele Disenyeng, Linda K. Erasmus, Juno Thomas, Dineo Bogoshi, Shannon L. Smouse, Nomsa P. Tau   +8 more
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Analysis of a temporal cluster of Shigella boydii isolates in Mpumalanga, South Africa, November to December 2007

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009
Background: Shigellosis is a global human health problem. The disease is most prevalent in developing countries with poor access to safe potable water and sanitation.
Anthony M. Smith, Karen H. Keddy, Arvinda Sooka, Husna Ismail, Gillian M. DeJong   +4 more
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Rubella seroprevalence using residual samples from the South African measles surveillance program: a cross-sectional analytic study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Introduction: South Africa is yet to introduce rubella-containing vaccines (RCV) into its routine immunization schedule. Selecting the target population when introducing RCV should take into account the ages of susceptible individuals in the population ...
N. V. Motaze, L. Makhathini, S. B. Smit, C. G. Adu-Gyamfi, M. Fortuin, C. S. Wiysonge, S. M. Suchard   +6 more
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