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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness

, 2017
The 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa marked the 25th such occurrence but was noteworthy in its massive scope, causing more human morbidity and mortality than the previous 24 recorded outbreaks combined. As of April 2016, there were 28,652 cases resulting in at least 11,325 deaths, nearly all in the three nations of Guinea,
Hewlett, Angela, Vasa, Angela M., Cieslak, Theodore J., Lowe, John J., Schwedhelm, Shelly   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Infectious Disease Response in Tanzania: Enhanced Strategies From the 2023 to 2025 Marburg Outbreaks

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Tanzania, which resulted in nine confirmed cases and six deaths (case fatality rate [CFR]: 66.7%), served as a critical stress test of the national health system, revealing significant gaps in outbreak preparedness across surveillance, laboratory capacity, and infection prevention and control ...
Huda Haque, Faraan O. Rahim, Sameer Abbasi, Nam Nguyen, Erick Mahatara, Alison Jang, Ntuli A. Kapologwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 6, Page 1381-1397, June 2026.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential prevalence and risk factors for infection with coronaviruses in bats collected from Yunnan Province, China

One Health
Coronaviruses (CoVs) pose a threat to human health globally, as highlighted by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ruiya Li, Alexander Tendu, Yakhouba Kane, Victor Omondi, Jiaxu Ying, Lingjing Mao, Shiman Xu, Rong Xu, Xing Chen, Yanhua Chen, Stéphane Descorps-Declère, Kathrina Mae Bienes, Meriem Fassatoui, Alice C. Hughes, Nicolas Berthet, Gary Wong   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Tick‐Borne Diseases in Germany: A Scoping Review

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 297-313, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Tick‐borne diseases (TBDs) have proliferated in Germany. The two most prevalent TBDs, Lyme‐borreliosis and tick‐borne encephalitis, can present with nonspecific symptoms and lead to serious neurological complications. To date, a review synthesising the risk factors of acquiring a TBD in Germany is missing.
Carolin Schlupp, Matthias Hans Belau
wiley   +1 more source

The systematic use of cost-effectiveness criteria to inform decisions about the removal of items from publicly-financed 'benefits packages'. A report commissioned by the Department of Health and prepared by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [PDF]

, 2007
Ettelt, S, Mays, N, Nolte, E, Thomson, S
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Nephropathia epidemica and Puumala virus occurrence in relation to bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) dynamics and environmental factors in northern Sweden [PDF]

, 2003
The objectives of the thesis were to investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of nephropathia epidemica (NE) in humans and Puumala virus (PUU) occurrence in relation to bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) dynamics and environmental factors in a region of
Olsson, Gert E.
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Widespread SARS‐CoV‐2 Transmission Despite Limited Reported Cases and Clinical Disease: Exploring the Role of Pre‐Existing Humoral Immunity to SARS‐CoV‐2 in Eastern Sierra Leone

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Since December 2019, SARS‐CoV‐2 has infected over 700 million people and caused > 7 million deaths. While much of the global north was severely affected, sub‐Saharan Africa was relatively spared. Possible reasons include a younger population, fewer comorbidities, and pre‐existing immunity.
Robert J. Samuels, Nell G. Bond, Ibrahim Sumah, Donald S. Grant, Mohamed S. Kamara, Lydia Bazzano, Camilo Fernandez, Rodrigo Borrega, Sruti Chandra, Celia R. Glezer, John S. Schieffelin, Troy D. Moon   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comments on “Safe and effective anticoagulation use: case studies in anticoagulation stewardship”

Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Quoting Jake Elwood, after reading the review by May et al., “we’ve seen the light.” Indeed, the term “anticoagulation stewardship” can serve as a programmatic manifesto for every scientific society dealing with hemostasis and thrombosis. The expression
Marco Marietta, Giancarlo Castaman
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Testicular Malakoplakia With Markedly High Signal Intensity on Fat‐Suppressed T1‐Weighted Images

IJU Case Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Testicular malakoplakia is a very rare, chronic granulomatous inflammatory condition that frequently resembles testicular malignancy on imaging studies. Here, we report a case of testicular malakoplakia with characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and present a brief review of the literature.
Fumiko Yagi, Hirotaka Akita, Takeo Kosaka, Akihisa Ueno, Teppei Kotera, Masato Kobayashi, Hideaki Mekada, Mototsugu Oya, Masahiro Jinzaki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source