Key dimensions for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in institutional settings. a scoping review to guide the development of a tool to strengthen preparedness at migrant holding centres in the EU/EEA [PDF]
, 2018 Migrant centres, as other institutions hosting closed or semi-open communities, may face specific challenges in preventing and controlling communicable disease transmission, particularly during times of large sudden influx.
Bella, Antonino +9 more
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We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks
Nature Microbiology, 2020 Mutation. The word naturally conjures fears of unexpected and freakish changes. Ill-informed discussions of mutations thrive during virus outbreaks, including the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2.
N. Grubaugh, M. Petrone, E. Holmes
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Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 2, Issue 6, Page 507-521, December 2022., 2022 Graphical Abstract This study deals with a timely topic, COVID‐19, whose impacts on aquaculture have never been quantified in Benin. Direct discussions were held with aquaculture producers to understand how they are feeling the impact of the pandemic on their business.
Toundji Olivier Amoussou +7 more
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A checklist to improve health system resilience to infectious disease outbreaks and natural hazards
BMJ Global Health, 2020 Recent infectious disease outbreaks, including the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have demonstrated the critical importance of resilient health systems in safeguarding global health security ...
Diane Meyer +6 more
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Legionnaires' disease: when an 'outbreak' is not an outbreak
Weekly releases (1997–2007), 2006 During August 2006, there was a large increase in non-travel related legionella cases throughout England and in the ...
J. V. Lee +9 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract For a significant global segment, the volatility in grain prices presents a substantial menace to food accessibility and security. In the global pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine conflict (RUW), numerous nations were caught off guard, exacerbating this predicament and leading to instances where citizens faced purchasing restrictions on sunflower
Faruk Urak
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Effects of regional differences and demography in modelling foot-and-mouth disease in cattle at the national scale [PDF]
, 2019 Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a fast-spreading viral infection that can produce large and costly outbreaks in livestock populations. Transmission occurs at multiple spatial scales, as can the actions used to control outbreaks. The US cattle industry is
Beck-Johnson, Lindsay M. +9 more
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Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 Responding to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks As in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, global outbreaks of infectious illnesses often develop quickly and resolve in unpredictable ways.
N. Dean +18 more
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Characteristics of Settings and Etiologic Agents of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — China, 2020
China CDC Weekly, 2021 Introduction Foodborne diseases are a growing public health problem and have caused a large burden of disease in China. This study analyzed epidemiological characteristics of foodborne diseases in China in 2020 to provide a scientific basis for ...
Hongqiu Li +14 more
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