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The ethics of disease eradication

Vaccine, 2014
This paper provides an examination of the ethics of disease eradication policies. It examines three arguments that have been advanced for thinking that eradication is in some way ethically exceptional as a policy goal. These are (1) global eradication has symbolic importance, (2) disease eradication is a global public good and (3) disease eradication ...
James Wilson
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Spatiotemporal Distribution of PRRSV-1 Clades in Hungary with a Focus on the Era of Disease Eradication [PDF]

Animals
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is the cause of the most severe economic losses in the pig industry worldwide. PRRSV is extremely diverse in Europe, which poses a significant challenge to disease control within a country or any ...
Ádám Bálint, Szilvia Jakab, Eszter Kaszab, Szilvia Marton, Krisztián Bányai, Sándor Kecskeméti, István Szabó   +6 more
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Rethinking disease eradication: putting countries first. [PDF]

Int Health, 2021
Gebre T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impact of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Onset and Disease Activity: To Eradicate or Not to Eradicate?

Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
Helicobacter pylori infection has significant epidemiological relevance due to the carcinogenic nature of this bacterium, which is potentially associated with cancer. When detected, it should ideally be eradicated using a treatment that currently involves a combination of gastric acid suppressors and multiple antibiotics. However, this treatment raises
Antonietta Gerarda Gravina, Rocco Maurizio Zagari, Alessandro Federico   +2 more
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Probiotic Supplementation for Treatment of Infection: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2023
Background/Aims The effects of probiotic supplementation on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy are not completely understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of continuous probiotic administration on eradication rates ...
Na Rae Lim, Soo Yeon Choi, Woo Chul Chung   +2 more
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Approach to Patients with Consecutive Eradication Failure [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2023
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is associated with various gastrointestinal disorders, such as gastritis, peptic ulcers, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and gastric cancer.
Sung Eun Kim
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Epidemiological and molecular investigations of a point-source outbreak of Dracunculus medinensis infecting humans and dogs in Chad: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet Microbe, 2022
Summary: Background: Dracunculiasis (also known as Guinea worm disease), caused by the Dracunculus medinensis nematode, is progressing towards eradication, with a reduction in cases from 3·5 million cases in the mid-1980s to only 54 human cases at the ...
Sarah Anne J Guagliardo, PhD, Elizabeth Thiele, PhD, Karmen Unterwegner, MPH, Ndoyengar Narcisse Nanguita, MPH, Laurès Dossou, MPH, Philip Tchindebet Ouakou, MD, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, MD, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, PhD, Donald R Hopkins, MD, Sharon L Roy, MD, Vitaliano Cama, DVM, Henry Bishop, BS, Sarah Sapp, PhD, Sarah Yerian, MPH, Adam J Weiss, MPH   +14 more
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Community-based survey to assess seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies in far-north Cameroon in 2020

Vaccine: X, 2022
Background: This study assessed seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies in children from selected poliovirus high-risk areas of the Far North region of Cameroon which serves to monitor polio immunization program. Methods: This was a community-based cross-
Marie Claire Endegue, Carolyn Sein, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Tess Palmer, Gnakub Norbert Soke, Aissata Diaha, Basit Jafri, Bernardo A. Mainou, Harish Verma, Ondrej Mach   +10 more
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Immunity to poliovirus in Afghanistan: A household sampling method for serological assessment based on geographical information systems

Geospatial Health, 2022
Afghanistan continues to experience challenges affecting polio eradication. Mass polio vaccination campaigns, which aim to protect children under the age of 5, are a key eradication strategy.
Amalia Mendes, Ari Whiteman, Benjamin Nygren, Brian Kaplan, Imtiaz Hussain, Sajid Soofi, Maureen Martinez, Noha H. Farag   +7 more
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Current and future strategies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2021
Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major cause of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. While hepatitis C has been treated for decades with some success, the introduction of direct acting antiviral agents has revolutionized the treatment ...
Omar Alshuwaykh, Paul Y. Kwo
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