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Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antibody among previously vaccinated healthcare workers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Healthcare workers (HCW) have high occupational risk for hepatitis B and Uzbekistan held two HCW vaccination campaigns in 2015 and 2022. Hepatitis B antibody testing (anti-HBs) after Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination is recommended by the U.S.
Rafail Ibragimov, Dilyara Nabirova, Alfiya Denebaeva, Botirjon Kurbanov, Roberta Horth   +4 more
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Emergency response to a cluster of suspected food-borne botulism in Abuja, Nigeria: challenges with diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poor setting

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Food-borne botulism is a rare, acute and potentially fatal neurologic disorder that results from ingestion of food contaminated by botulinum toxin released from the anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Oyeladun Okunromade, Mahmood Muazu Dalhat, Aminatu Makarfi Umar, Augustine Olajide Dada, Jamilu Nikau, Lamin Maneh, Okokon Ita Ita, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, Olubunmi Ojo, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +10 more
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Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende, Emilien Petit, Young Woo Park, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, James M. Joers, Jonathan M. DuBois, H. Moore Arnold, Michal Povazan, Ipek Özdemir, Guita Banan, Romain Valabregue, Philipp Ehses, Jennifer Faber, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter B. Barker, Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Eva‐Maria Ratai, Sub H. Subramony, Thomas H. Mareci, Khalaf O. Bushara, Henry Paulson, Thomas Klockgether, Alexandra Durr, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Christophe Lenglet, Gülin Öz, READISCA Investigators   +26 more
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Outbreak of measles in Sokoto State North-Western Nigeria, three months after a supplementary immunization campaign

, 2016
BackgroundWorldwide, measles infects about 20 million people with about 200,000 deaths annually. On February 12, 2016 an outbreak of measles was reported from Sokoto state, Nigeria.AimsA team of Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (
Baffa Sule Ibrahim; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Yahaya Mohammed; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program. Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto., Abdullahi Shehu Umar; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program., Bolatito Halimatu Ayanleke; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program., Aisha Ahmed Abubakar; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Ummulkhulthum Abubakar Bajoga; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program., Patrick M Nguku; Africa Field Epdemiology Network. Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program., Abayomi Akintunde Olufemi; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program., Godwin Jiya Gana; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program. Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto., Saheed Oluwatoyin Gidado; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program.   +9 more
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The Field Epidemiology Training Program at the LCDC [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 1991
The field epidemiology training program at the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC) was established in 1975 to provide Canadian physicians with an opportunity to acquire practical experience in the application of epidemiological principles during a two year public health apprenticeship.
openaire   +3 more sources

Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati, Sami I. Nassar, Shaun A. Nguyen, Patricia L. Gerend, Michael C. Schubert, Michael T. Teixido, Frederick A. Godley, Joel A. Goebel, Cynthia A. Ryan, Habib G. Rizk, Amir Kheradmand   +10 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies prevention among residents of Abuja Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Rabies is a fatal neglected zoonosis killing 55,000 people worldwide annually. It is endemic in Nigeria with 10,000 people exposed annually through dog-bites.
Aboyowa Arayuwa Edukugho, Jarlath Udoudo Umoh, Matthew Diem, Oyetunji Ajani, Belinda Uba, Lilian Okeke, Elizabeth Adedire, Adewole Adefisoye, Caroline Edukugho, Patrick Nguku   +9 more
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Multidimensional Profiling of MRI‐Negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Uncovers Distinct Phenotypes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although hippocampal sclerosis (TLE‐HS) represents the most frequent cause of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), up to 30% of patients show no lesion on visual MRI inspection (TLE‐MRIneg). These cases pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and are underrepresented in surgical series.
Alice Ballerini, Alessia Casarini, Niccolò Biagioli, Laura Mirandola, Daniela Ballotta, Paul Summers, Simona Scolastico, Laura Madrassi, Maurilio Genovese, Marcella Malagoli, Gaetano Cantalupo, Giada Giovannini, Matteo Pugnaghi, Niccolò Orlandi, Laura Tassi, Valeria Cuccarini, Domenico Aquino, Elena Tartara, Fulvia Palesi, Giuseppe Didato, Paolo Vitali, the 3TLE Study Group, Roberta Di Giacomo, Fabio Doniselli, Federica Mazzi, Carlo Andrea Galimberti, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott, Stefano Meletti, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano   +28 more
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An evaluation of training in business [PDF]

, 2004
Plan BThe research was conducted to determine if the training program was effective in terms of learning. The study took place at a retail store in a Midwestern city.
Krause, Kylee
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Trends of drug-resistant tuberculosis and risk factors to poor treatment-outcome: a database analysis in Littoral region-Cameroon, 2013–2022

BMC Public Health
Introduction Tuberculosis(TB), currently has limited treatment options, and faces worldwide threat of drug-resistance(DR). In 2022, the DR-TB prevalence in Cameroon was 1.4% among new-cases and 8.3% among retreatment-cases. We analyzed the DR-TB database
Teyim Pride Mbuh, Patricia Mendjime, Irene-Adeline Goupeyou-Wandji, Valerie Flore Donkeng-Donfack, Judith Kahou, Laurent-Mireille Endale Mangamba, Severin Mefoug, Patricia Annie Bisso Ngono, Linda Esso, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa   +9 more
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