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Care and COVID 19: Lessons for liberals and neoliberals
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Within the liberal political traditions, care is regarded as a private matter, a problem of ethics rather than justice. Social justice is framed as an issue of economics (re/distribution), culture (recognition) and/or politics (representation).
Kathleen Lynch
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Adult and paediatric haematology and clinical chemistry laboratory reference limits for Liberia
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020 Background: As more research is conducted in Liberia, there is a need for laboratory reference limits for common chemistry and haematology values based on a healthy population. Reference limits from the United States may not be applicable.
Mark W. Kieh +10 more
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The Lancet, 2015 We welcome the results from the Ebola ça Suffit (“Ebola that is enough”) trial, emphasising the potential importance of a vaccine in controlling Ebola virus disease. However, parallel development in children and adolescents is scarce. More than 3000 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in children younger than 14 years have been reported, including ...
Fitzgerald, F +4 more
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Proceedings, 2020 Ebola virus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP) is a class I fusion protein whose maturation is dependent on furin-mediated processing. EBOV-GP is heavily glycosylated, with glycans constituting ~50% of its molecular mass.
Changqing Yu +8 more
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Folia Toruniensia, 2021 Aim: The study investigated the awareness of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and information seeking behaviour of rural dwellers in Nigeria. Methods: The survey type of the descriptive research design was used in conducting the study and the study group ...
Ebiye V. Edonkumoh +3 more
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The laboratory health system and its response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016 The laboratory system in Liberia has generally been fragmented and uncoordinatedAccordingly, the country’s Ministry of Health established the National Reference Laboratoryto strengthen and sustain laboratory services. However, diagnostic testing services
Stephen B. Kennedy +7 more
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Ebola and the Ophthalmologist [PDF]
Ophthalmology, 2015 The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa has captured the world’s attention. Ebola virus disease is a multisystem hemorrhagic fever with remarkably high mortality. Patients typically present with high fever and flu-like symptoms, progressing to diarrhea, vomiting, and disseminated hemorrhage with multisystem organ failure.
Russell N, Van Gelder, Todd P, Margolis
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Sources of Mapping used in Humanitarian Emergencies: The Case of Ebola
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2022 The need to rapidly respond to health emergencies has generated various institutional initiatives to identify their location, through mapping. This study employs a qualitative-exploratory method, based on the daily monitoring of eight Ebola epidemics ...
Barra Martínez José Antonio +2 more
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 Dear Sir: The description of the clinical course of Ebola virus disease (EVD) provided by Igonoh1 is consistent with mounting evidence indicating that a significant proportion of Ebola mortality is attributable to diarrheal dehydration with severe electrolyte losses.2–6 It is likely that EVD mortality could be reduced below reported levels if ...
Nalin, David R., Hirschhorn, Norbert
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Epidemiological dynamics of Ebola outbreaks [PDF]
, 2014 Ebola is a deadly virus that causes frequent disease outbreaks in the human population. Here, we analyse its rate of new introductions, case fatality ratio, and potential to spread from person to person.
House, Thomas; id_orcid +2 more
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