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An emerging PB2-627 polymorphism increases the zoonotic risk of avian influenza virus by overcoming ANP32 host restriction in mammalian and avian hosts

open access: yesJournal of Virology
Alterations in the PB2-627 domain of avian influenza virus (AIV) can potentially increase the risk of cross-host species infections in humans and mammals.
Yuxin Guo   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2016
Background After more than a decade of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Centre and Littoral Regions of Cameroon, onchocerciasis endemicity was still high in some communities according to the 2011 epidemiological evaluations.
Guy-Roger Kamga   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Transportation: Perceptions of Filth Contributing to Poor Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Public transportation vehicles such as trains or buses have a reputation as unsanitary. Many riders of public transit are concerned with the health risks they are facing in regards to contagion.
Bernard, Dashka
core   +1 more source

The Future of Public Health Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Developments in medicine and constitutional law dictate modification of public health legislation in the United States. Traditionally overlooked by legislators, present public health laws provide inadequate decision-making criteria and inappropriate ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +1 more source

Applying novel Plasmodium Vivax serological exposure markers to quantify residual malaria transmission in the Philippines through repeated health facility surveys: the SMaRT study protocol

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases
Background After decades of progress towards malaria elimination, Plasmodium vivax is now the predominant source of infection and the major obstacle towards elimination in the Asia-Pacific region.
Jhobert Bernal   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Letter to the Editor: Chikungunya Virus Infection—An Update on Chronic Rheumatism in Latin America

open access: yesRambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2017
To the Editor, The article of Krutikov and Manson1 was interesting. However, no comment was made on the impact and related clinical epidemiology of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection during the 2014–2015 epidemics in Latin America, the most ...
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness analysis and its application for policy evaluation for medicine or public health [PDF]

open access: yes
In comparison to the policy for other field, the policy for medicine and public health is to consider the value of life or the value of the quality of life. Quality of life is very well known as a concept of QOL.
Tamie Sugawara, Yasushi Ohkusa
core   +1 more source

Advancing the Right to Health: The Vital Role of Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Effective laws and an enabling legal environment are essential to a healthy society. Most public health challenges – from infectious and non-communicable diseases to injuries, from mental illness to universal health coverage – have a legal component.
Cabrera, Oscar A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

IDEAS project - Data Informed Platform for Health feasibility study in Uttar Pradesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The IDEAS project sought to improve the health and survival of mothers and babies through generating evidence to inform policy and practice. This data collection contains topic guides and other research tools used to assess the feasibility of introducing
Bhattacharyya, Sanghita   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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