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Fighting Flu Fatigue [PDF]

, 2010
Reviews responses to the 2009 H1N1 flu, including vaccination rates by state. Recommends steps to increase seasonal flu vaccination rates to boost preparations for flu pandemics and enhance prevention and response efforts for other health ...

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I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the epidemic intelligence from open sources (EIOS) system for the early detection of outbreaks and health emergencies in the African region

BMC Public Health
Introduction Public health today is challenged by a wide array of hazards that threaten humans, often resulting in high rates of morbidity and mortality when they strike. These events should be detected and responded to as early as possible to save lives
George Sie Williams, Etien Luc Koua, Philip Abdelmalik, Freddy Kambale, Emerencienne Kibangou, Joyce Nguna, Charles Okot, Godwin Akpan, Fleury Moussana, Jean Paul Kimenyi, Ramazani Zaza, Raquel Medialdea Carerra, Yasmin Rabiyan, Mark Woolhouse, Joseph Okeibunor, Abdou Salam Gueye   +15 more
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Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?

Cell Reports
Kaur et al.1 demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster.
Robson Kriiger Loterio, Johanna Elisabeth Fraser   +1 more
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The Emerging Zika Pandemic: Enhancing Preparedness [PDF]

, 2016
The Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis, originated in the Zika forest in Uganda and was discovered in a rhesus monkey in 1947.
Gostin, Lawrence O., Lucey, Daniel
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The Global Health Law Trilogy: Towards a Safer, Healthier, and Fairer World [PDF]

, 2017
Global health advocates often turn to medicine and science for solutions to enduring health risks, but law is also a powerful tool. No state acting alone can ward off health threats that span borders, requiring international solutions.
DeBartolo, Mary Clare, Gostin, Lawrence O., Katz, Rebecca   +2 more
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Broad and robust T cell immunity compensates the population immune barrier against antibody-escaping Omicron variants

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundContinuous SARS-CoV-2 Omicron emergence poses challenges to immune protection from the previous infection/vaccination in the population. While neutralizing antibodies serve as a key immune protection indicator, their cross-protective effect ...
Yuanyuan Guo, Peipei Guo, Jinmin Tian, Yeerzati Tuluhongtayi, Rui Song, George F. Gao, George F. Gao, George F. Gao, Xin Zhao, Jun Liu   +9 more
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Missing: Where Are the Migrants in Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans? [PDF]

, 2018
Influenza pandemics are perennial global health security threats, with novel and seasonal influenza affecting a large proportion of the world’s population, causing enormous economic and social destruction. Novel viruses such as influenza A(H7N9) continue
Barragan, Eliana, Duigan, Patrick, Friedman, Eric A., Gostin, Lawrence O., Harper, David R., Hui, Charles, Prakongsai, Phusit, Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong, Wickramage, Kolitha   +8 more
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A practical guide to using diary methods in qualitative research

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of qualitative methods is growing in anatomical sciences education. While common qualitative methods such as interviews and focus groups can provide rich insights into participant experiences, there is a wide variety of other qualitative methods that are ideal for different research topics.
Georgina C. Stephens, Ella Ottrey, Kristie Matthews   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation for interventions against influenza of H5N1 in Sapporo-city by using an Individual Based Model [PDF]

, 2009
The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) among domestic poultry and wild birds has caused global concern over the outbreak of an influenza pandemic of H5N1.
Ishikawa, Hirofumi, Maitani, Yusuke, Morimoto, Tomoko, Zenihana, Tomohiro   +3 more
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