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Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever [PDF]

, 2016
Lassa fever is a zoonotic hemorrhagic illness predominant in areas across Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and southern Mali. The reservoir of Lassa virus is the multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), a highly commensal species in West Africa ...
Almudena Mari Saez, Ann H. Kelly, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Foday Sahr, Jesse Bonwitt, Matthias Borchert, Rashid Ansumana, Richard Kock, Schadrac Agbla   +8 more
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Moving interdisciplinary science forward: integrating participatory modelling with mathematical modelling of zoonotic disease in Africa [PDF]

, 2016
This review outlines the benefits of using multiple approaches to improve model design and facilitate multidisciplinary research into infectious diseases, as well as showing and proposing practical examples of effective integration. It looks particularly
A Cornwall, A Maxmen, AJ Schulz, AL Okello, C Grant, C Klausmeier, CF Saarnak, CP Farrington, D Barnes, D Carey, D Grace, E Bonabeau, ET Lawson, G Mitti, I Scoones, J Ferguson, J Holland, J Murray, JC Castella, JD Murray, JK Richmond, JO Lloyd-Smith, K Barrett, K Smith, L Temime, M Leach, M Lipsitch, M Paunio, ME Gorman, MJ Keeling, MW Leung, N Narayansamy, NC Grassly, NJ Gay, R Chambers, R Chambers, RA Bradhurst, RA Stein, RM May, RT Emond, RT Emond, S Riley, SE Kline, ST Lowor, TP Monath, Uphoff, V Galaz, W Espeland Nelson, Z Shen   +48 more
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Canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis: management and outcome – a single‐centre retrospective observational study

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives Canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis is a common cause of nasal disease in dogs but data reporting outcomes following treatment is lacking. The aim was to describe pre‐ and post‐referral management and outcomes of dogs diagnosed with canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis at a single referral centre.
P. M. N. Henry, R. Rizzo, Y. Tan, A. M. Boag, J. Del‐Pozo, G. A. Woods   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-epidemics: have measures against COVID-19 helped to reduce Lassa fever cases in Nigeria?

New Microbes and New Infections, 2021
While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has multiple devastating public health and socio-economic effects across the world, Nigeria along with other West African countries is simultaneously faced with a recurrent Lassa fever epidemic.
R.C. Reuben, S.D. Gyar, M.D. Makut, M.P. Adoga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fractional Order Epidemic System of Saturated Rate of Incidence: A Neural Network Approach

Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.
The workflow depictions of the mathematical fractional order saturated rate of incidence model using the process of Levenberg–Marquardt Backpropagation neural network. The designed neural network contains 20 numbers of neurons, a sigmoid activation function, and a single hidden layer structure.
Zulqurnain Sabir, M. A. Abdelkawy, Muhammad Umar, Soheil Salahshour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undiagnosed Acute Viral Febrile Illnesses, Sierra Leone

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
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, Cynthia A. Rossi, Sheik H. Khan, Augustine Goba, Joseph N. Fair   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the transmission pathways of Lassa fever: A mathematical modeling approach

Infectious Disease Modelling, 2023
The spread of Lassa fever infection is increasing in West Africa over the last decade. The impact of this can better be understood when considering the various possible transmission routes.
Praise-God Uchechukwu Madueme, Faraimunashe Chirove   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic issues and capabilities in 48 isolation facilities in 16 European countries: data from EuroNHID surveys [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Highly infectious diseases (HIDs) are defined as being transmissible from person to person, causing life-threatening illnesses and presenting a serious public health hazard. The sampling, handling and transport of specimens from patients with
Barbara Bannister, Francesco Fusco, Gail Thomson, Giuseppe Ippolito, Giuseppina De Iaco, Helen C Maltezou, null null, Philippe Brouqui, Reinhard H Brodt, Rene Gottschalk, Simon-Djamel Thiberville, Stefan Schilling, Vincenzo Puro   +12 more
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The Current Landscape and Future Prospects of Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa, Agness Shimilimo, Olivier Uwishema, Helen Onyeaka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lived Experiences of Deathcare Workers in Managing Infectious Dead Bodies

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Deathcare workers in this study lack the necessary resources, training, and skills to safely manage infectious dead bodies. Consequently, the workers are exposed to infection and various types of psychosocial hazards, including heavy workload and unsanitary work environments.
Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Victor Kwasi Dumahasi, Ruby Victoria Kodom, Mary Aku Ogum, Samuel Maneen, Ivy Selorm Tsedze, Lucy Adjanor Akoto, Edward Wilson Ansah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source