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Dynamics of host-reservoir transmission of Ebola with spillover potential to humans
Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, 2018 Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a zoonotic borne disease (i.e. disease that is spread from animals to people). Therefore human beings can be infected through direct contact with an infected animal (fruit-eating bat or great ape).
Berge Tsanou +3 more
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Children's Ebola Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone [PDF]
, 2015 Nearly half the population of Sierra Leone is under the age of 18 years, and the impact of the Ebola crisis on their lives now and on their future opportunities has been far-reaching: no school; loss of family members and friends to the virus; and ...
Isabelle Risso-Gill, Leah Finnegan
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Micro/nanorobots for detecting and eliminating biological and chemical warfare agents
BMEMat, EarlyView.Fuel‐powered and field‐driven micro/nanorobots provide a cutting‐edge platform to safeguard national security and defense. This review reports the latest research progress in micro/nanorobots in sensing and detoxifying biological and chemical warfare agents.
Song Li +4 more
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Resurgence of Sudan Virus Disease (SUVD) in Uganda
Global Biosecurity, 2022 On September 20th, 2022, a case of ebola virus disease was confirmed in Uganda by the World Health Organization. The presumed index case of a 24-year-old male was sequenced and identified as the Sudan strain. This was the first known outbreak of ebola in
Damian Alexander Honeyman +1 more
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Infection Risk From Humans and Animals in the Anatomy Laboratory: A Scoping Review
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Whole‐body dissection is a cornerstone of anatomy education. During and following the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposure to infectious agents and other risks of dissection were highlighted. To identify potential risks, one must have the data outlining these risks in specific situations.
Margaret A. McNulty, Elizabeth R. Agosto
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Efficacy of control measures in the control of Ebola, Liberia 2014–2015
Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2018 The largest outbreak of Ebola to date is the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, with more than 10,000 cases and over 4000 deaths reported in Liberia alone.
Necibe Tuncer +3 more
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Ebola the Enemy: How the U.S. Media Militarized the 2014 Ebola Epidemic [PDF]
, 2017 The 2014 Ebola outbreak shocked the world. In western Africa, the scale of the tragedy was surprising. But equally surprising was the excessively fearful response of the international public to a disease that most public health experts agreed was ...
Chamness, Sarah
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background No study has yet examined the conjoint role of institutional trust and COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs on compliance with COVID‐19 preventive behaviours among populations of African countries. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the relationship between institutional mistrust, conspiracy beliefs, and health‐related behaviours
Gabin F. Morillon +2 more
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Mathematical modeling of the West Africa Ebola epidemic
eLife, 2015 As of November 2015, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic that began in West Africa in late 2013 is waning. The human toll includes more than 28,000 EVD cases and 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the most heavily-affected countries ...
Jean-Paul Chretien +2 more
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Sex Differences in Response to Viral Vector Vaccines-Implications for Future Vaccine Design. [PDF]
Immunol RevABSTRACT Vaccination represents one of the most impactful public health achievements, preventing 3.5 to 5 million deaths annually according to estimates of the World Health Organization. Yet, recent outbreaks of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases highlight the need for rapid and strategic vaccine development using vaccine platforms ...
Grewe I, Zoran T, Addo MM.
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