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Seroprevalence of Ebola virus infection in Bombali District, Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2017
A serosurvey of anti-Ebola Zaire virus nucleoprotein IgG prevalence was carried out among Ebola virus disease survivors and their Community Contacts in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Our data suggest that the specie of Ebola virus (Zaire) responsible of
Antonella Minutolo, Brima Kargbo, Carla Montesano, Ebola Study Group, Emmanuel Iwerima, Gianluca Russo, Marta Giovanetti, Massimo Amicosante, Mattei Maurizio, Nadege Goumkwa Mafopa, Patrick Turay, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum, Thomas B. Turay, Vincent Batwala   +13 more
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Sequence‐Dependent Heterotypic Assemblies of Intrinsically Disordered Peptides

ChemistryEurope, EarlyView.
Two oppositely charged intrinsically disordered peptides (IDPs) coassemble into heterotypic nanofibers. Homochiral mixtures (L/L IDPs) form homogeneous, aligned bundles with the more positive IDP. Heterochiral mixtures (L/D IDPs) yield heterogeneous, twisted bundles as positive‐IDP content increases.
Yuchen Qiao, Matthew Chu, Grace Wu, Zhiyu Liu, Bing Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employed but Unpaid, Volunteers or Paradoxical Surplus? Sierra Leone's Unsalaried Health Workforce

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In 2016, 36.5% of Sierra Leone's health workforce consisted of unsalaried clinical staff whose payroll inclusion was deferred. The Ministry of Health introduced policies to reduce this percentage, renewing pledges to introduce health workforce planning.
Pieternella Pieterse, Federico Saracini
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008 [PDF]

, 2012
A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). It included 93 putative cases, 56 laboratory-confirmed cases, and 37 deaths (CFR = 25%).
A Grolla, A MacNeil, A Tuffs, AJ Georges, AM Casillas, B Jeffs, B Le Guenno, Benjamin Jeffs, BS Hewlett, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DH Smith, DL Heymann, E Mupere, ED Johnson, EM Leroy, EM Leroy, Esther Sterk, GA Martini, GA Martini, JL Conrad, Joseph Wamala, JS Gear, JS Towner, Julius Lutwama, K Kibadi, K Mupapa, K Mupapa, KJ Davis, M Borchert, M Bray, M Bray, MA Bwaka, Malcolm Gracie Semple, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Matthias Borchert, ME Miranda, Michel Van Herp, MJ Bonnet, Natasha Howard, NK Jaax, P Formenty, P Formenty, P Francesconi, P Roddy, P Roddy, Paul Roddy, PE Rollin, Pedro Pablo Palma, PH Sureau, R Colebunders, R Ndambi, R Siegert, RC Baron, Robert Colebunders, RT Emond, S Becker, SF Dowell, SP Fisher-Hoch, SR Zaki, TH Roels, U Stroher, Y Kalongi, Zabulon Yoti   +66 more
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Ethics and etiquette in an emergency vaccine trial. The orchestration of compliance

Global Bioethics, 2020
Participant non-compliance and withdrawal from randomized clinical trials has increased focus on analysing the results from the “per-protocol” population that complies with a trial’s protocols.
Arsenii Alenichev
doaj   +1 more source

Relevance of Management Science in the One Health Paradigm

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The One Health paradigm recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, calling for collaborative and cross‐sectoral responses to increasingly complex health threats. However, operationalising this vision requires more than biomedical or ecological knowledge.
Federico Cosenz
wiley   +1 more source

Shadowlands and dark corners

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2018
Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) persist in darkness. The pathogenicity of viruses like Lassa, Marburg, and Ebola is partly explained by their ability to survive on surfaces outside their infected hosts, provided they are not exposed to heat ...
Ann H. Kelly, Almudena Marí Sáez
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The effects of epidemics on capital markets volatility: A case study of Borsa Istanbul [PDF]

CES Working Papers, 2021
This study examines the effects of epidemics like H1N1, MERS and EBOLA on the volatility of capital markets through the case of Borsa Istanbul. The data set covers the period from 1/2/2009 – 8/11/2020 and consists of daily frequency observations.
Fatih GÜZEL, Melek ACAR
doaj  

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO [PDF]

, 2018
On May 8, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a confirmed outbreak of Ebola in Bikoro, on the shores of Lake Tumba in Équateur Province. Ebola in the DRC is not unexpected.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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