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Human tularemia in Italy. Is it a re-emerging disease? [PDF]

, 2014
In order to evaluate whether tularemia is re-emerging in Italy, data on mortality and morbidity (obtained by the National Institute of Statistics; ISTAT), Italian cases described in the scientific literature and data concerning hospitalizations for ...
A., Bella, A., Nusca, D'Alessandro, Daniela, E., Funari, Napoli, Christian   +4 more
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Real‐World Data of Retroperitoneal Tumor Surgeries Performed by Gastroenterological Surgeons in Japan: Analysis Based on the National Clinical Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Retroperitoneal tumors (RPTs) are rare and anatomically complex neoplasms, for which surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. However, real‐world data on their surgical management in Japan have been limited. Objective To describe the clinical characteristics and short‐term outcomes of patients undergoing resection for RPTs in ...
Keisuke Kurimoto, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masaki Sunagawa, Yoshiki Kajiwara, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Mitsuro Kanda, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial analysis of neglected diseases in Brazil, 2007 to 2009

Tempus Actas de Saúde Coletiva, 2016
This paper aims to describe a set of epidemiological information regarding the spatial distribution of selected neglected diseases in Brazil from 2007 to 2009 and health care infrastructure and socio-economic indicators 2010.
Joyce Mendes de Andrade Schramm, Mônica Rodrigues Campos, Isabel Cristina Martins Emmerick, Luiz Villarinho pereira Mendes, Jurema Corrêa Mota, Sérgio Henrique Almeida Silva Junior   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of plant epidemiological surveillance networks, data exchanges and joint response strategies in the Caribbean: the french experience [PDF]

, 2009
Plant pests and pathogens have the potential to emerge and spread rapidly, cause severe losses and threaten food security worldwide. Such a threat is increased by the rise of commercial exchanges of germplasm and fresh produce and by global warming. This
Abadie, Catherine, Iotti, Jean, Teycheney, Pierre-Yves   +2 more
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Foot-and-mouth disease in Tanzania from 2001 to 2006. [PDF]

, 2010
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Tanzania, with outbreaks occurring almost each year in different parts of the country. There is now a strong political desire to control animal diseases as part of national poverty alleviation strategies ...
Berkvens, D, Casal, J, Kivaria, F, Mosha, R M, Picado, A, Speybroeck, N, Sumaye, R D   +6 more
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Clinical, Genetic, and Pathologic Variability in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Precursor Conditions Across Race, Ethnicity, and Sex

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS) is challenging to define due to inconsistent reporting, complex diagnostic procedures, and evolving diagnostic criteria. Using the National MDS Natural History Study—a prospective cohort with centrally adjudicated histopathology and genetic variant review—we characterized the ...
Nancy Gillis, Christelle Colin‐Leitzinger, Yi‐Han Tang, Michael Otterstatter, Seth Sherman, Ling Zhang, Lynn C. Moscinski, Mary Ellen Walker, Jeffrey S. Painter, Gregory A. Abel, Tareq Al Baghdadi, H. Joachim Deeg, James M. Foran, Steven D. Gore, Alexandra M. Harrington, Steven H. Kroft, Jane Jijun Liu, Wael Saber, Shamsuddin Virani, Rafael Bejar, R. Coleman Lindsley, Eric Padron, Matthew J. Walter, Rami Komrojki, Amy E. DeZern, Mikkael A. Sekeres   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract As the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at‐risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hannah M. Lee, Steven D. Lidofsky, Tamar H. Taddei, Lisa J. Townshend‐Bulson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs).
Assefa, Aurenhammer, Bergquist, Birgit Nikolay, Brooker, Brooker, Charles S. Mwandawiro, Chu, de Silva, Edwards, Gunawardena, Hall, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Jennifer L. Smith, Jimmy Kihara, Jovani, Levecke, Linard, Liya Assefa, McCarthy, Minetti, Mwandawiro, Mwandawiro, Nikolay, Njenga, Olives, Patil, Pullan, Sammy M. Njenga, Simon J. Brooker, Smith, Solomon, Sturrock, Sturrock, Sturrock   +34 more
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Silicosis, Sarcoidosis, and Silicosarcoidosis Are Overlapping Diagnoses and Difficult to Differentiate

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We evaluated 12 workers with documented exposure to respirable crystalline silica who were referred to a tertiary care center due to clinical suspicion of silicosis, sarcoidosis, or silicosarcoidosis. Although silica exposure is a well‐established risk factor for silicosis and has been associated with autoimmune diseases, mycobacterial ...
Guilherme Ward Leite, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Lavinia Clara Del Roio, Sofia de Paiva Memento Machado, Jefferson Benedito de Freitas, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla, Mário Terra‐Filho, Ubiratan Paula Santos, Rafael Futoshi Mizutani   +9 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source