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Fluctuating epidemics on adaptive networks [PDF]
, 2008 A model for epidemics on an adaptive network is considered. Nodes follow an SIRS (susceptible-infective-recovered-susceptible) pattern. Connections are rewired to break links from non-infected nodes to infected nodes and are reformed to connect to other ...
Ira B. Schwartz +9 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011 INTRODUCTION: We sought to compare risk of death among children aged under-2 years born to HIV positive mother (HIV-exposed) and to HIV negative mother (HIV non-exposed), and identify determinants of under-2 mortality among the two groups in Rwanda ...
Placidie Mugwaneza +14 more
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The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Interventions in workplace settings are considered to be cost-effective in preventing cardiovascular diseases. A systematic review was conducted to assess the prevalence of hypertension and the level of awareness and control among workers in ...
William K. Bosu
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Efficiency of prompt quarantine measures on a susceptible-infected-removed model in networks [PDF]
, 2017 This study focuses on investigating the manner in which a prompt quarantine measure suppresses epidemics in networks. A simple and ideal quarantine measure is considered in which an individual is detected with a probability immediately after it becomes ...
Hasegawa, Takehisa, Nemoto, Koji
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ASSESSMENT OF THE MILK COMPONENTS OF IRAQI DROMEDARY CAMELS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 Camels’ milk has gained so many attentions recently because of its unique therapeuticeffects. Iraq is one of the Arab countries with a long history of camel husbandry and few studiesregarding this important products’ compositions.
Naqa S. M. Tamimi +1 more
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High seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the capital of Chad
Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2022 Background. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chad has had 7,417 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, one of the lowest in Africa. Objective. This study assessed SARS-CoV-2 immunity in N’Djamena. Methods.
Andrillene Laure Deutou Wondeu +18 more
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Multitype randomized Reed--Frost epidemics and epidemics upon random graphs
, 2006 We consider a multitype epidemic model which is a natural extension of the randomized Reed--Frost epidemic model. The main result is the derivation of an asymptotic Gaussian limit theorem for the final size of the epidemic. The method of proof is simpler,
Neal, Peter
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 In this paper, I propose an economic theory that addresses the epidemic character of opioid epidemics. I consider a community in which individuals are heterogenous with respect to the experience of chronic pain and susceptibility to addiction and live through two periods.
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Evaluation of diarrheal disease surveillance in the Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon, 2016
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background: Between 2013 and 2015, the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon received about 51 000 refugees fleeing Boko Haram. A rapid increase in population and inadequate sanitary installations increase the risk of diarrheal disease.
F.C. Amabo +3 more
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The impacts of climate change on displaced populations: A call for action
The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2021 Introduction: Climate change is impacting the life, health, and security of people worldwide with poor communities and displaced populations at particular risk due to lack of awareness and mitigation plans. The Tigray war in Ethiopia has forced thousands
Ayman Ahmed +5 more
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