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On the Limits of Intransitive Coordination

Ratio, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing number of authors suggest that concept coordination—the kind of relation we pick out when we say that the concepts of one or more individuals represent something as the same—is not a transitive relation. Here we consider global features of representational systems to break new ground in the assessment of the intransitivity view. From
Víctor M. Verdejo, Joost J. Joosten
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Animal Segregation: The Biopolitics of Concentrated Pig Farming

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the possibility to think through the concept of animal segregation to understand the more‐than‐human geographies of livestock animals. By redirecting the analytical tools for studying the spatial separation of humans to the segregation of animals, this paper contributes to understanding the geographical processes of ...
Willem Rogier Boterman
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Integrated Screening for Communicable and Non‐Communicable Diseases Multimorbidity in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multimorbidity is a growing public health challenge in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where resource‐limited and fragmented health systems impede coordinated disease detection and management. Integrated screening offers a promising strategy to improve early detection of communicable and non‐communicable diseases.
Evans Duah, Nyeleti Chauke, Smangaliso Morerwa, Kuhlula Maluleke, Gabrielle Thompson, George Obeng Adjei, Paramjit Gill, Tivani Mashamba‐Thompson   +7 more
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Navigating Malaria in a Border Zone: A Qualitative Study of Behavioural Determinants, Structural Barriers and Elimination Challenges in Tak Province, Thailand

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is still struggling with barriers in border regions, where population mobility, occupational exposure, and health system fragility continue to drive ongoing malaria transmission.
Phaibun Chiraphatthakun, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Pamornsri Inchon, Aung Myint Thu, Sri Ratna Rahayu, Mahalul Azam   +5 more
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Epidemiological and clinical aspects of diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of imported malaria cases in Russian Federation

Терапевтический архив, 2020
Actually one of the main tasks of health workers in the field of the tropical diseases prevention (malaria) is early detection of malaria imported cases and efficacious treatment.
A. K. Tokmalaev, A. M. Baranova, V. V. Maleev   +2 more
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Updates on malaria epidemiology and profile in Cabo Verde from 2010 to 2019: the goal of elimination

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Located in West Africa, Cabo Verde is an archipelago consisting of nine inhabited islands. Malaria has been endemic since the settlement of the islands during the sixteenth century and is poised to achieve malaria elimination in January 2021 ...
Adilson José DePina, Gillian Stresman, Helga Sofia Baptista Barros, António Lima Moreira, Abdoulaye Kane Dia, Ullardina Domingos Furtado, Ousmane Faye, Ibrahima Seck, El Hadji Amadou Niang   +8 more
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Public awareness and knowledge of blood donation eligibility and deferral criteria: Fostering a culture of donation and advancing equity

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In Canada, blood operators permanently defer individuals with a history of malaria to prevent transfusion‐transmitted malaria. While protective, this policy raises equity concerns, particularly for individuals requiring frequent transfusions, including those living with sickle cell disease.
N. Joëlle Kasongo, Jennie Haw, Courtney Joshua, Biba Tinga, Carmen L. Charlton   +4 more
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Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO : conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015) [PDF]

, 2015
The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization held its seventh meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 March 2015. This article provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions and meeting recommendations.
WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee and Secretariat,, WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee and Secretariat, null null   +2 more
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Budget impact of implementing universal Plasmodium NAT screening in the blood transfusion system in the US

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Blood donor deferral for malaria risk relies exclusively on responses to self‐reported questionnaires. This study evaluated the economic impact of introducing Plasmodium nucleic acid testing (NAT) as a universal screening strategy in the United States.
Cristina Coll‐Ortega, Elisabet Viayna, Jiani Zhou, Susan L. Stramer   +3 more
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Genetic evidence for imported malaria and local transmission in Richard Toll, Senegal

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Malaria elimination efforts can be undermined by imported malaria infections. Imported infections are classified based on travel history. Methods A genetic strategy was applied to better understand the contribution of imported infections and ...
Rachel F. Daniels, Stephen F. Schaffner, Yakou Dieye, Gnagna Dieng, Michael Hainsworth, Fatou B. Fall, Coumba Ndoffene Diouf, Medoune Ndiop, Moustapha Cisse, Alioune Badara Gueye, Oumar Sarr, Philippe Guinot, Awa B. Deme, Amy K. Bei, Mouhamad Sy, Julie Thwing, Bronwyn MacInnis, Duncan Earle, Caterina Guinovart, Doudou Sene, Daniel L. Hartl, Daouda Ndiaye, Richard W. Steketee, Dyann F. Wirth, Sarah K. Volkman   +24 more
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