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The article presents an analysis of research evaluating the effectiveness of nonspecific means of emergency prevention and treatment of Ebola virus disease.
T. E. Sizikova+3 more
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Community-based Crisis Response: Evidence from Sierra Leone’s Ebola Outbreak [PDF]
Postmortems on the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa suggest that effective community engagement helped slow transmission by encouraging people to come forward and be tested.
Christensen, Darin+4 more
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Shock Syndrome-on-a-Chip
Summary: Ebola virus, for which we lack effective countermeasures, causes hemorrhagic fever in humans, with significant case fatality rates. Lack of experimental human models for Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a major obstacle that hinders the development of
Abidemi Junaid+9 more
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Abstract This study aims to identify different frontline emergency response workforce's perceived knowledge of hazards and their willingness and motivations to go to work during them. An online version of the “Fight or Flight” survey was distributed and collected from Norwegian emergency personnel during the spring of 2023.
Jarle L. Sørensen+9 more
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Undiagnosed Acute Viral Febrile Illnesses, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in West Africa is in a Lassa fever–hyperendemic region that also includes Guinea and Liberia. Each year, suspected Lassa fever cases result in submission of ≈500–700 samples to the Kenema Government Hospital Lassa Diagnostic Laboratory in ...
Randal J. Schoepp+4 more
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In vitro micropropagation and apocarotenoid gene expression in saffron [PDF]
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a triploid, sterile, monocot plant belonging to the family Iridaceae, sub-family Crocoideae. C.sativus only blooms once a year and should be collected within a very short duration, the stigmas of Saffron flowers are harvested manually and subjected to desiccation then have been used as a spice.
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Dynamics and optimal control of Ebola transmission [PDF]
A major Ebola outbreak occurs in West Africa since March 2014, being the deadliest epidemic in history. As an infectious disease epidemiology, Ebola is the most lethal and is moving faster than in previous outbreaks. On 8 August 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
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Presence and persistence of Ebola or Marburg virus in patients and survivors: A rapid systematic review [PDF]
Background: The 2013-15 Ebola outbreak was unprecedented due to sustainedtransmission within urban environments and thousands of survivors. In 2014 the World Health Organization stated that there was insufficient evidence to give definitive guidance ...
Brainard, Julii+4 more
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Ebola hemorrhagic Fever: novel biomarker correlates of clinical outcome.
BACKGROUND Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreaks occur sporadically in Africa and result in high rates of death. The 2000-2001 outbreak of Sudan virus-associated EHF in the Gulu district of Uganda led to 425 cases, of which 216 were laboratory ...
A. McElroy+6 more
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Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2023
Abstract Objective The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) highlights the highest‐quality research addressing emergency care in resource‐limited settings (ECRLS). This 18th edition reviews global emergency medicine (GEM) literature published during 2023.
Braden J. Hexom+76 more
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