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Pandemics and populations [PDF]

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 2020
2020 was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which overshadowed all other global challenges we face.
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Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children—what is known?

BMC Medicine, 2022
The ongoing investigations into clusters of children affected by severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology have put our global capacity for a coordinated, effective response to the test.
Susan Khader, Isabel Foster, Andrew Dagens, Alice Norton, Louise Sigfrid   +4 more
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Vaccine escape in a heterogeneous population: insights for SARS-CoV-2 from a simple model

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
As a countermeasure to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been swift development and clinical trial assessment of candidate vaccines, with subsequent deployment as part of mass vaccination campaigns.
Julia R. Gog, Edward M. Hill, Leon Danon, Robin N. Thompson   +3 more
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3D Printed frames to enable reuse and improve the fit of N95 and KN95 respirators

BMC Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Background In response to supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs or “masks”), which are typically single-use devices in healthcare settings, are routinely being used for prolonged periods and in some ...
Malia McAvoy, Ai-Tram N. Bui, Christopher Hansen, Deborah Plana, Jordan T. Said, Zizi Yu, Helen Yang, Jacob Freake, Christopher Van, David Krikorian, Avilash Cramer, Leanne Smith, Liwei Jiang, Karen J. Lee, Sara J. Li, Brandon Beller, Kimberley Huggins, Michael P. Short, Sherry H. Yu, Arash Mostaghimi, Peter K. Sorger, Nicole R. LeBoeuf   +21 more
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Addressing stigma in infectious disease outbreaks: a crucial step in pandemic preparedness

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
There is a complex interplay between infectious disease outbreaks and the stigmatization of affected persons and communities. Outbreaks are prone to precipitating stigma due to the fear, uncertainty, moralisation, and abatement of freedoms associated ...
Amy Paterson, Amy Paterson, Piero L. Olliaro, Amanda Rojek   +3 more
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Analysis of SteraMist ionized hydrogen peroxide technology in the sterilization of N95 respirators and other PPE

Scientific Reports, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, including of N95 masks (filtering facepiece respirators; FFRs).
Avilash K. Cramer, Deborah Plana, Helen Yang, Mary M. Carmack, Enze Tian, Michael S. Sinha, David Krikorian, David Turner, Jinhan Mo, Ju Li, Rajiv Gupta, Heather Manning, Florence T. Bourgeois, Sherry H. Yu, Peter K. Sorger, Nicole R. LeBoeuf   +15 more
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Archetypes of the pandemic [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Psychology, 2021
AbstractThis paper attempts to read the psychological and emotional impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic through the archetypal images contained in patients’ dreams. In these dreams, symbols related to the power of nature and to extreme danger are paired with feelings of detachment that seem to point to a traumatic dissociation, due to the archetypal ...
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Contextual Insights for Infectious Pathogen Surveillance Using the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources System

Annals of Global Health
Background: Surveillance systems with early warning alert and response (EWAR) objectives often integrate diverse data sources, including laboratory surveillance, community reports, and open-source information for robust public health intelligence.
Farah Kader, Raquel Medialdea Carrera, Carolyn Briody, Julie Fontaine, Yeon Kyeng Lee, Johannes Schnitzler, Philip AbdelMalik   +6 more
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Assessing the filtration efficiency and regulatory status of N95s and nontraditional filtering face-piece respirators available during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted supply chains for many types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), particularly surgical N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs; “masks”). As a consequence, an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
Deborah Plana, Enze Tian, Avilash K. Cramer, Helen Yang, Mary M. Carmack, Michael S. Sinha, Florence T. Bourgeois, Sherry H. Yu, Peter Masse, Jon Boyer, Minjune Kim, Jinhan Mo, Nicole R. LeBoeuf, Ju Li, Peter K. Sorger   +14 more
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Integral Scientific Advice for Outbreak Response: Lessons learned from an Avian Influenza Simulation in the Netherlands

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: The continuing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose a public health threat worldwide. Concerns about the risk for humans are raising, now we see spread among different mammal species and animal to human transmission.
Dr Anja Schreijer, Dr. Femke Overbosch, Dr. Tomris Cesuroglu, Dr Charlotte Waltz, Drs. Bart Blokland, Drs Jeanette de Boer, Drs Tim Florschutz   +6 more
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