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Viral hemorrhagic fevers - a recurrent public health threat
Health Problems of Civilization, 2021 Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) caused by viruses are severe infectious diseases that lead to serious disturbances of the body’s homeostasis, in most cases accompanied by symptoms of hemorrhagic diathesis.
Marcin Weiner, Karolina Tarasiuk
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No Detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Virus in Ticks from Kerman Province of Iran
Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2018 Introduction: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a fatal tick-borne viral zoonosis with a case fatality rate of 5% to 30%. CCHF has been documented as the most frequent tick-borne viral infection in Iran with more than 50 cases annually.
Sahar Khakifirouz +6 more
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Risk factors for transmission of Ebola or Marburg virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Background The Ebola virus disease outbreak that started in Western Africa in 2013 was unprecedented because it spread within densely populated urban environments and affected many thousands of people.
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Eczema Monkeypoxicum Following Sexual Transmission Treated With Tecovirimat
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mpox is a zoonotic viral infection caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and risk factors for its dissemination include previous dermatoses such as atopic dermatitis [1]. We present the case of a 30‐year‐old male with an unusual and extensive presentation of mpox following unprotected sexual intercourse, with an excellent response to tecovirimat ...
Andrés Vidal González +6 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This trial was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of colchicine for the palliative treatment of patients with primary hepatic malignancy unable to receive curative treatment. Forty hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and two intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients signed the informed consents.
Zu‐Yau Lin +8 more
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, 2006 Terrorism preparedness is a highly specific component of general emergency preparedness. In addition to the unique pediatric issues involved in general emergency preparedness, terrorism preparedness must consider several additional issues, including the ...
Markenson, David, Redlener, Irwin E.
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Viral hemorrhagic fevers of South America.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2002 This paper reviews the epidemiology and distinguishing features of three viral hemorrhagic fevers (dengue hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever and arenaviral hemorrhagic fever) that have emerged as important public health problems in South America.
R. Tesh
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess whether admission plasma lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein (LBP), procalcitonin (PCT), and lactate could improve detection of nosocomial infection in cirrhotic patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Li Chen, Shan‐Shan Dun, Fang Xiao
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Evaluation of six immunoassays for detection of dengue virus-specific immunoglobulin M and G antibodies [PDF]
, 2000 The performance of six commercially available immunoassay systems for the detection of dengue virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies in serum was evaluated.
Copra, C. (Cederick) +4 more
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[Viral hemorrhagic fevers in Brazil].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006 To call attention to viral hemorrhagic fevers, diseases that are mostly underdivulged and, probably, underreported, we present here case reports of the 4 diseases of this kind that occur in Brazil: yellow fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock ...
L. T. Figueiredo
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