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Efficacy of combined HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs screening in minimizing transfusion transmission risk of hepatitis B infection in low resource setting

Heliyon
Background: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and occult Hepatitis B in particular, is a major concern in the transfusion scenario, especially in endemic countries.
Shreyasi Athalye, Amruta Patil, Naveen Khargekar, Shailesh Shinde, Shreya Chavan, Abhay Dixit, Aruna Shankarkumar, Manisha Madkaikar, Anindita Banerjee   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Putting the Polio Workforce to Work in a Public Health Crisis: Contributions of the National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) Program to the COVID-19 Response in Pakistan

Vaccines
Background: Pakistan reported its first case of COVID-19 in February 2020 and joined other countries in activating a national emergency response following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Aslam Pervaiz, Rana Muhammad Safdar, Mumtaz Ali Laghari, Nadeem Shah, Amjad Mehmood, Kifayat Ullah, Richard Franka, Chukwuma Mbaeyi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Visceral Leishmaniasis Disease Transmission and its Control—A Study Based on Mathematical Modeling

Mathematics, 2015
Understanding the transmission and control of visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease that manifests in human and animals, still remains a challenging problem globally.
Abhishek Subramanian, Vidhi Singh, Ram Rup Sarkar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Source terms for benchmarking models of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via aerosols and droplets

Royal Society Open Science, 2022
There is ongoing and rapid advancement in approaches to modelling the fate of exhaled particles in different environments relevant to disease transmission. It is important that models are verified by comparison with each other using a common set of input
Marc E. J. Stettler, Robert T. Nishida, Pedro M. de Oliveira, Léo C. C. Mesquita, Tyler J. Johnson, Edwin R. Galea, Angus Grandison, John Ewer, David Carruthers, David Sykes, Prashant Kumar, Eldad Avital, Asiri I. B. Obeysekara, Denis Doorly, Yannis Hardalupas, David C. Green, Simon Coldrick, Simon Parker, Adam M. Boies   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overcoming barriers to polio eradication in challenging subnational geographies: lessons from South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2022–2024

Frontiers in Public Health
The global polio program has relied on supplementary immunization activities (SIA) in countries where routine immunization (RI) coverage is suboptimal.
Hafizullah Khan, Shabnum Khawas, Mohammad Wajid Ali, Ahmad Ameen, Abdul Basit, Muhammad Hakim, Adekunle Akerele, Richard Franka, Abdinoor Mohamed   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating a strategy to deliver vaccine to white‐tailed deer at a landscape level

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
Effective delivery of vaccines and other pharmaceuticals to wildlife populations is needed when zoonotic diseases pose a risk to public health and natural resources or have considerable economic consequences.
Justin W. Fischer, Chad R. Blass, W. David Walter, Charles W. Anderson, Michael J. Lavelle, Wayne H. Hall, Kurt C. VerCauteren   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bird Migration Routes and Risk for Pathogen Dispersion into Western Mediterranean Wetlands

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
Wild birds share with humans the capacity for moving fast over large distances. During migratory movements, birds carry pathogens that can be transmitted between species at breeding, wintering, and stopover places where numerous birds of various species ...
Elsa Jourdain, Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Dominique Bicout, Philippe Sabatier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disentangling reporting and disease transmission [PDF]

Theoretical Ecology, 2017
Abstract Second order statistics such as the variance and autocorrelation can be useful indicators of the stability of randomly perturbed systems, in some cases providing early warning of an impending, dramatic change in the system’s dynamics. One specific application area of interest is the surveillance of infectious diseases.
O’Dea, Eamon B., Drake, John M.
openaire   +2 more sources

Animal‐Assisted Activities With Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Oncology: A Multicenter Survey of the Current Status, Implementation, and Challenges in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Animal‐assisted activities (AAAs) with therapy dogs have shown positive effects on patient well‐being and quality of life in various areas of medicine, including pediatric oncology. However, research on this topic is limited. The aim of this study is to present the current status of AAA in pediatric oncology in Germany, Austria, and
Jan‐Marius Wedig, Birgit Burkhardt, Christof M. Kramm, Kira Ostermann, Sarah C. Goretzki, Uta Dirksen, Nico Kurpiers, Michael M. Schündeln   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source