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The greatest Dengue epidemic in Brazil: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
In this review, we discuss dengue surveillance, prevention, and control measures in Brazil. Data on dengue epidemics between 2000 and 2024 indicates an increase in the number of dengue cases and deaths. Global climate change is a key driver of this growth.
Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Julio Croda   +2 more
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Feasibility study for epidemic prevention and control in a regional hospital

Molecular Medicine Reports, 2011
Epidemic prevention policies in hospitals address issues such as, indoor air quality control, cleanliness of medical staff clothing and employee hand-washing procedures. Our hospital employed Bio-Kil to treat air-conditioning filters and nursing staff uniforms. We also assessed the efficacy of different detergents.
Yung-Liang, Chen, Ming-Yang, Yeh, Shau-Yen, Huang, Chi-Ming, Liu, Chi-Chen, Sun, Hsu-Feng, Lu, Tsan-Hung, Chiu, Te-Chun, Hsia, Jing-Gung, Chung   +8 more
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Clinical Profiles of Dengue Fever Patients, During an Outbreak

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2018
Background: Dengue fever (DF) has become a major public health concern globally. It is an infection caused by a virus of the family Flaviviridae, with five serotypes (DENV 1–5).
Shafia Saba, Ata Ur Rehman Khan, Unsar Naeem-Ullah, Syed Haroon Masood Bokhari   +3 more
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Understanding community resilience during the drinking water contamination event on Oahu, Hawaii, 2021–2022: a mixed mode approach

BMC Public Health
Background A petroleum leak into the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam water system on Oahu, Hawaii in November 2021 contaminated the drinking water of approximately 93,000 users, causing many to relocate for months. Perceptions of health and wellbeing were
Vidisha Parasram, Amanda R. Smith, Michele L. F. Bolduc, Jamie Rayman, Alex Poniatowski, Nicole Mintz, Madeline Jarvis, Alyssa N. Troeschel, Shanna Miko, Krishna Surasi, Charles Edge, Benjamin Gerhardstein, Diana Felton, Maureen F. Orr   +13 more
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Impact of the 2012 extreme drought conditions on private well owners in the United States, a qualitative analysis

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Extreme hot and dry weather during summer 2012 resulted in some of the most devastating drought conditions in the last half-century in the United States (U.S.).
Michelle Murti, Ellen Yard, Rachel Kramer, Dirk Haselow, Mike Mettler, Rocky McElvany, Colleen Martin   +6 more
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Relationship between physical activity level, leisure sedentary time, and frailty among residents aged 30 – 79 years in Wuzhong district, Suzhou city: a baseline surveillance data analysis

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between physical activity level, leisure sedentary time, and frailty among residents aged 30 – 79 years in Wuzhong district, Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, and to provide a reference for the prevention and control
Xikang FAN, Jiang HUA, Jian SU, Hao YU, Yan LU, Yujie HUA, Jianrong JIN, Pei PEI, Dianjianyi SUN, Canqing YU, Jun LYU, Jinyi ZHOU, Ran TAO   +12 more
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Therapeutic efficacies of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum and chloroquine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax infection in Ethiopia

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Routine monitoring of anti-malarial drugs is recommended for early detection of drug resistance and to inform national malaria treatment guidelines. In Ethiopia, the national treatment guidelines employ a species-specific approach.
Ashenafi Assefa, Hussein Mohammed, Anjoli Anand, Adugna Abera, Heven Sime, Anna A. Minta, Mekonnen Tadesse, Yehualashet Tadesse, Samuel Girma, Worku Bekele, Kebede Etana, Bereket Hailegiorgis Alemayehu, Hiwot Teka, Dereje Dilu, Mebrahtom Haile, Hiwot Solomon, Leah F. Moriarty, Zhiyong Zhou, Samaly Souza Svigel, Bryan Ezema, Geremew Tasew, Adugna Woyessa, Jimee Hwang, Matthew Murphy   +23 more
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Incidence rate of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome complicated with acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundAcute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare but serious complication in patients diagnosed with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). When AP complicates HFRS, the clinical outcome significantly worsens and the risk of mortality increases ...
Zhenzhen Ye, Zhenzhen Ye, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiaoqing Liu, Sheng Ding, Sheng Ding, Ling Lu, Tianchen Zhang, Tianchen Zhang, Wenfang Zhou, Wenfang Zhou, Yonghai Dong, Yonghai Dong   +12 more
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Epidemiological investigation of the 119th confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus case with an indefinite mode of transmission during the Pyeongtaek outbreak in Korea [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2015
Since the first case was diagnosed on May 20, 2015, there were 186 confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) until the end of outbreak in South Korea.
Jong Hyuk Choi, Byoungin Yoo, Soon Young Lee, Eun Gyu Lee, Moran Ki, Woncheol Lee, Jong Rak Jung, Kyujin Chang   +7 more
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Optimal control of diphtheria epidemic model with prevention and treatment

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2020
Abstract Diphtheria is an infectious and deadly disease that spread through droplet transmission. Nevertheless, diphtheria can be prevented by immunization. One of many ways to gain immunity against the disease is by getting a vaccine.
N Izzati, A Andriani, R Robi’aqolbi
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