Persistence of pathogens with short infectious periods in seasonal tick populations: the relative importance of three transmission routes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 The flaviviruses causing tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) persist at low but consistent levels in tick populations, despite short infectious periods in their mammalian hosts and transmission periods constrained by distinctly seasonal tick life cycles.
Etsuko Nonaka +2 more
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Dynamics of Hepatitis B Virus Disease with Infectious Latent and Vertical Transmission
WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINEHepatitis B has become a major health threat because it is a life-threatening liver disease with an estimated 0.25 billion people suffering from this infectious disease worldwide. This paper presents a SLITR (Susceptible-Latent-Infectious-Treatment-Recovery) mathematical model that combines both vaccination and treatment as a means of controlling the ...
Helen O. Edogbanya +3 more
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Life histories offer a clue to the future role of infectious disease in coral reefs [PDF]
, 2012 Increased frequency and severity of stressors associated with climate change are drastically altering ecosystems. Caribbean coral reefs differ markedly from just 30 years ago, with much restructuring attributable to infectious disease outbreaks.
Mumby, P. J. +5 more
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Multinational corporations and infectious disease : embracing human rights management techniques [PDF]
, 2015 Global health institutions have called for governments, international organisations and health practitioners to employ a human rights-based approach to infectious diseases.
Wielga, Mark +6 more
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Effects of Vertical Transmission and Human Contact on Zika Dynamics
Complexity, 2022 The main objective of Zika transmission studies is to work out the simplest approach to scale back human mortality and morbidity caused by the disease. Therefore, it is essential to spot the relative importance of the various factors contributing to the ...
Abdoulaye Sow +2 more
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Guns, germs, and stealing: exploring the link between infectious disease and crime. [PDF]
, 2013 Can variation in crime rates be traced to the threat of infectious disease? Pathogens pose an ongoing challenge to survival, leading humans to adapt defenses to manage this threat.
Ilan Shrira +5 more
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Vaccination reduces the viral load and the risk of transmission of Jembrana disease virus in Bali cattle [PDF]
, 2009 The efficacy of a tissue-derived vaccine, which is currently used in Indonesia to control the spread of Jembrana disease in Bali cattle, was determined by quantifying the viral load in plasma following experimental infection with Jembrana disease virus ...
Wilcox, G.E. +11 more
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Neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19: a systematic scoping review and meta-analysis
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Current findings on the neonatal outcomes among pregnant women infected with COVID-19 remain inconclusive. The purpose of this systematic scoping review and meta-analysis was to summarize the literature regarding this topic and provide an ...
Yongqiu Li +12 more
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Double Jeopardy: The Intersection of COVID-19 and Pregnancy in an Educational Hospital, Northern Iran, Gorgan [PDF]
Archives of Razi InstituteWith the onset of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pandemic, there were controversial theories regarding the potential consequences of the virus on pregnant women and delivery outcomes. During the past three years, a great diversity of
Seyedeh Delafruz Hosseini +8 more
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DST, 2021 Introduction: Congenital infections are related to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period and can cause serious complications in the newborn.
Márcia Saldanha dos Santos Moura +3 more
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