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Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Throughout history, infectious diseases have vastly impacted human civilization [...]
Wang WH +3 more
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Nursing Clinics of North America, 2019 Emerging infectious diseases (EID) and reemerging infectious diseases are increasing globally. Zoonotic diseases are transmitted from animals to humans through direct contact or through food, water, and the environment. Vector-borne diseases are major sources of mortality and morbidity globally.
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The Uganda Virus Research Institute, National Influenza Center laboratory integrated SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing and genomic sequencing into the influenza surveillance program that was established in 2007. A total of 7,698 nasopharyngeal/
John T. Kayiwa +21 more
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High Transmission Rates of Early Omicron Subvariant BA.2 in Bangkok, Thailand
Advances in Virology, 2023 The emergence of Omicron as the fifth variant of concern within the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in late 2021, characterized by its rapid transmission and distinct spike gene mutations, underscored the pressing need for cost-effective and efficient methods to ...
Sininat Petcharat +21 more
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Monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy in the US
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Pregnant persons are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The first COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. were authorized for emergency use in December 2020 and pregnant persons were eligible and could get vaccinated despite scarce safety data in ...
Pedro L. Moro +4 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2023 The consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods contaminated with coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS) and especially Staphylococcus aureus puts consumers at a potential risk of food-borne disease or colonization and subsequent infection.
Seraphine Nkie Esemu +5 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Uganda has experienced seven Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks and four Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreaks between 2000 and 2019. We investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors for Marburg virus and ebolaviruses in gold mining ...
Luke Nyakarahuka +10 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000 We live in an era of rapidly changing global landscapes and local environments. Viruses with RNA as their genetic material can quickly adapt to and exploit these varying conditions because of the high error rates of the virus enzymes (polymerases) that replicate their genomes.
S T, Nichol, J, Arikawa, Y, Kawaoka
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Disease emergence and invasions [PDF]
Functional Ecology, 2012 SummaryEmerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are recognized as having significant social, economic and ecological costs, threatening human health, food security, wildlife conservation and biodiversity. We review the processes underlying the emergence of infectious disease, focusing on the similarities and differences between conceptual models of disease ...
Hatcher, M.J., Dick, J.T.A., Dunn, A.D.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Insecticide use via indoor residual spraying (IRS) or treated nets is the primary method for controlling malaria vector populations. The incidence of insecticide resistance in vector populations is burgeoning globally making resistance ...
Nelius Venter +7 more
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