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The Zika outbreak of the 21st century. [PDF]

, 2016
The Zika virus outbreak has captivated the attention of the global audience and information has spread rapidly and wildly through the internet and other media channels.
Ansari, Aftab, Chang, Christopher, Gershwin, M Eric, Ortiz, Kristina   +3 more
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Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Call Center, South Korea

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We describe the epidemiology of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a call center in South Korea. We obtained information on demographic characteristics by using standardized epidemiologic investigation forms.
S. Park, Young-Man Kim, S. Yi, Sangeun Lee, B. Na, Chang Bo Kim, Jung-il Kim, Hea Sook Kim, Young Bok Kim, Yoojin Park, In Sil Huh, Hye Kyung Kim, H. Yoon, Hanaram Jang, Kyung-Ae Kim, Yeonhwa Chang, I. Kim, Hyeyoung Lee, J. Gwack, S. Kim, Miyoung Kim, Sanghui Kweon, Y. Choe, O. Park, Y. Park, E. Jeong   +25 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Thermally Stable Piezoresistive Textile for Reliable Tactile Sensing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A heat‐resistant piezoresistive textile based on silicon oxycarbide/carbon core–shell fibers is developed using scalable airflow‐assisted spinning. The textile retains tactile sensing performance at 250°C for 24 h and endures temperatures up to 495°C for 4 h.
Boxiao Li, Jianqiao Hu, Xiao Xiao, Shreesh Karjagi, Farid Manshaii, Mingchen Ma, Zhen Li, Jian Zhou, Jun Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the drivers of the spread of Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 gene deletions in sub-Saharan Africa

eLife, 2017
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have transformed malaria diagnosis. The most prevalent P. falciparum RDTs detect histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2). However, pfhrp2 gene deletions yielding false-negative RDTs, first reported in South America in 2010, have ...
Oliver J Watson, Hannah C Slater, Robert Verity, Jonathan B Parr, Melchior K Mwandagalirwa, Antoinette Tshefu, Steven R Meshnick, Azra C Ghani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak Investigations—A Perspective [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998
Outbreak investigations, an important and challenging component of epidemiology and public health, can help identify the source of ongoing outbreaks and prevent additional cases. Even when an outbreak is over, a thorough epidemiologic and environmental investigation often can increase our knowledge of a given disease and prevent future outbreaks ...
openaire   +6 more sources

Awareness, Attitudes, and Actions Related to COVID-19 Among Adults With Chronic Conditions at the Onset of the U.S. Outbreak

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2020
Background: The evolving outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is requiring social distancing and other measures to protect public health. However, messaging has been inconsistent and unclear.
M. Wolf, M. Serper, Lauren A. Opsasnick, R. O'Conor, Laura M. Curtis, J. Y. Benavente, G. Wismer, S. Batio, M. Eifler, Pauline Zheng, Andrea M. Russell, M. Arvanitis, D. Ladner, M. Kwasny, Stephen D. Persell, Theresa A. Rowe, J. Linder, S. Bailey   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unveiling Novel Viral Diversity, Biogeography, and Host Networks in Wildlife Through High‐Throughput Sequencing Data Mining

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Analysis of 57 536 high‐throughput sequencing datasets uncovers a vast, hidden world of viruses in wildlife. The researchers reveal significant geographic and host‐specific patterns of viruses, and their surprising cross‐species transmissions, such as avian flu viruses infecting goats.
Hai Wang, Yafei Meng, Xiaoyuan Chen, Xinyuan Cui, Qian Zuo, Na Han, Xianghui Liang, Xuejuan Shen, Caiwu Li, Desheng Li, Fumin Wang, Liangping He, Rujian Chen, Xingbang Lu, Wenjie You, Aiping Wu, Rui‐Ai Chen, Wu Chen, Chan Ding, Yongyi Shen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Eigenvalue test for spatial principal component analysis

BMC Bioinformatics, 2017
Background The spatial Principal Component Analysis (sPCA, Jombart (Heredity 101:92-103, 2008) is designed to investigate non-random spatial distributions of genetic variation.
V. Montano, T. Jombart
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Open-source genomic analysis of Shiga-toxin–producing E. coli O104:H4 [PDF]

, 2011
An outbreak caused by Shiga-toxin–producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 occurred in Germany in May and June of 2011, with more than 3000 persons infected. Here, we report a cluster of cases associated with a single family and describe an open-source genomic
Antoine Danchin, Cordesmeyer S, Dongfang Li, Fei Pu, Feng Xi, George F. Gao, Holger Rohde, Huanming Yang, Itoh Y, Jian Wang, Jianguo Xu, Jun Oh, Jun Wang, Junhua Li, Junjie Qin, Kuijper E, Liang Yang, Mark J. Pallen, Martin Aepfelbacher, Martin Christner, Meiru Zhao, Moritz Hentschke, Nicholas J. Loman, Peng Wang, Robin Kobbe, Ruifu Yang, Scheutz F, Sebastian Loos, Shenghui Li, Wentong Chen, Xiangna Zhao, Xianwei Yang, Yajun Song, Yangqing Peng, Yin Li, Yingrui Li, Yuanlin Guan, Yujun Cui, Zhaoxi Zhang, Zhong Cen   +39 more
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Assessment of Iranian Nurses’ Knowledge and Anxiety Toward COVID-19 During the Current Outbreak in Iran

Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: The world is affected by the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Because of their direct contact with patients, health workers, especially nurses, play critical roles in the prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak through proper care and ...
Marzieh Nemati, B. Ebrahimi, F. Nemati
semanticscholar   +1 more source