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Secondary contact and admixture between independently invading populations of the Western corn rootworm, diabrotica virgifera virgifera in Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is one of the most destructive pests of corn in North America and is currently invading Europe.
A Estoup   +62 more
core   +9 more sources

Influenza outbreaks [PDF]

open access: yesCellular Microbiology, 2009
Influenza is a virus that causes considerable morbidity and mortality in human populations every year. This fact, coupled with its perceived pandemic potential, means that influenza features prominently in both scientific literature and the media.
Wikramaratna, P, Gupta, S
openaire   +5 more sources

Lean back and wait for the alarm? Testing an automated alarm system for nosocomial outbreaks to provide support for infection control professionals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Outbreaks of communicable diseases in hospitals need to be quickly detected in order to enable immediate control. The increasing digitalization of hospital data processing offers potential solutions for automated outbreak detection systems
Aghdassi, Seven Johannes Sam   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers: rapid review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2020
Objective To examine the psychological effects on clinicians of working to manage novel viral outbreaks, and successful measures to manage stress and psychological distress. Design Rapid review and meta-analysis. Data sources Cochrane Central Register of
S. Kisely   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impacts of epidemic outbreaks on supply chains: mapping a research agenda amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a structured literature review

open access: yesAnnals of Operations Research, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak shows that pandemics and epidemics can seriously wreak havoc on supply chains (SC) around the globe. Humanitarian logistics literature has extensively studied epidemic impacts; however, there exists a research gap in ...
M. Queiroz   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Psychological Impact of Epidemic and Pandemic Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers: Rapid Review of the Evidence

open access: yesCurrent Psychiatry Reports, 2020
Purpose of Review We aim to provide quantitative evidence on the psychological impact of epidemic/pandemic outbreaks (i.e., SARS, MERS, COVID-19, ebola, and influenza A) on healthcare workers (HCWs).
E. Preti   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects of Social Media Use on Preventive Behaviors during Infectious Disease Outbreaks: The Mediating Role of Self-relevant Emotions and Public Risk Perception

open access: yesHealth Communication, 2020
While there has been increasing attention to the role of social media during infectious disease outbreaks, relatively little is known about the underlying mechanisms by which social media use affects risk perception and preventive behaviors during such ...
Sang-Hwa Oh, S. Lee, Changhyun Han
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

open access: yesAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Objectives To compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers (HCWs) in transmission, and evaluate outbreak management practices.
M. Abbas   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Narrative synthesis of psychological and coping responses towards emerging infectious disease outbreaks in the general population: practical considerations for the COVID-19 pandemic.

open access: yesSingapore medical journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION Emerging infectious disease outbreaks, such as the present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, often have a psychological impact on the well-being of the general population, including survivors and caregivers.
Q. Chew   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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