Epidemiological risk factors for clinical malaria infection in the highlands of Western Kenya. [PDF]
Malar J, 2019 BackgroundUnderstanding the complex heterogeneity of risk factors that can contribute to an increased risk of malaria at the individual and household level will enable more effective use of control measures.
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Were metabolic and other chronic diseases the driven onset epidemic forces of COVID-19 in Mexico?
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 The underline hypothesis of this study was that SARS-CoV-2 can infect individuals regardless of health condition, sex, and age in opposition to the classical epidemiological assumption of an identifiable susceptible subpopulation for epidemic development.
Gerardo Acevedo-Sánchez +3 more
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Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2022 Tick-borne viral encephalitis (TBVE) is one of the most significant natural-focal infections in the Russian Federation.The aim of the study was to analyze the current epidemiological situation on TBVE in the Buryat Republic in 2010–2020 with a subsequent
N. I. Ayugin +4 more
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Infectious Diseases in the Americas Region that Are Relevant to the Global Surveillance and Control
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2022 The aim of the work was information-analytical assessment of the epidemiological situation on infectious diseases that are potentially or truly dangerous in terms of occurrence of emergencies of sanitary-epidemiological nature in the Region of Americas ...
S. K. Udovichenko +7 more
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Dynamics of the Epidemic Process of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Irkutsk Region in 2001–2021
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2023 The aim of this work was to analyze the spatial and temporal features of the epidemic process dynamics of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Irkutsk Region in 2001–2021.Materials and methods.
M. I. Tolmacheva +3 more
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Study of Aortic Valve Sclerosis as A Marker of Atherosclerosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Aortic valve sclerosis has been shown to be associated with increased incidence, chances of developing myocardial infarction and even death. The epidemiological risk factors causing calcification of aortic valves have also been found to
Preeti Jane Picardo +7 more
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Ethnic differences in adiposity and diabetes risk – insights from genetic studies [PDF]
, 2020 Type 2 diabetes is more common in non-Europeans and starts at a younger age and at lower BMI cut-offs. This review discusses the insights from genetic studies about pathophysiological mechanisms which determine risk of disease with a focus on the role of
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Epidemics, 2023 Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute infectious disease of small ruminants targeted for global eradication by 2030. The Global Strategy for Control and Eradication (GSCE) recommends mass vaccination targeting 70% coverage of small ruminant ...
Bethan Savagar +4 more
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Developing a Conceptual Framework of Seroadaptive Behaviors in HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex With Men [PDF]
, 2014 Background. Seroadaptive behaviors are strategies employed by men who have sex with men (MSM) to reduce the transmission risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Hughes, G, Rönn, M, Ward, H, White, PJ
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Psychotic Symptoms in Kenya - Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Relationship with Common Mental Disorders [PDF]
, 2012 There have been few epidemiological surveys to establish prevalence and associated risk factors of psychosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports a population- based epidemiological survey in rural Kenya of the prevalence of psychotic symptoms and ...
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