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Investigating the Interaction between Negative Strand RNA Viruses and Their Hosts for Enhanced Vaccine Development and Production

Vaccines, 2021
The current pandemic has highlighted the ever-increasing risk of human to human spread of zoonotic pathogens. A number of medically-relevant zoonotic pathogens are negative-strand RNA viruses (NSVs).
Kostlend Mara, Meiling Dai, Aaron M. Brice, Marina R. Alexander, Leon Tribolet, Daniel S. Layton, Andrew G. D. Bean   +6 more
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Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events.

Annual Review of Public Health, 2022
Heat is a dangerous hazard that causes acute heat illness, chronic disease exacerbations, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and a range of injuries. Risks are highest during extreme heat events (EHEs), which challenge the capacity of health systems and other ...
J. Hess, N. Errett, Glenn McGregor, T. B. Isaksen, Zachary S Wettstein, Stefan K Wheat, K. Ebi   +6 more
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Effects of Risk Perception on Disaster Preparedness Toward Typhoons: An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2022
This study adopted an extended theory of planned behavior to understand how risk perception affected disaster preparedness behavior. An intercept survey (N = 286) was conducted at a typhoon-prone district of Hong Kong, China in 2019, then the data were ...
S. Ng
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Moving from rhetoric to action: how Africa can use scientific evidence to halt the COVID-19 pandemic

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
The ongoing pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 has spread rapidly to all countries of the world. Africa is particularly predisposed to an escalation of the pandemic and its negative impact given its weak economy and health systems.
Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Joy Luba Lomole Waya, Sylvester Maleghemi, John Rumunu, David Ameh, Joseph Francis Wamala   +5 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of a Pigeon Paramyxovirus Type 1 Isolated from Domestic Pigeons in Victoria, Australia 2011

Viruses, 2021
Significant mortalities of racing pigeons occurred in Australia in late 2011 associated with a pigeon paramyxovirus serotype 1 (PPMV-1) infection. The causative agent, designated APMV-1/pigeon/Australia/3/2011 (P/Aus/3/11), was isolated from diagnostic ...
Songhua Shan, Kerri Bruce, Vittoria Stevens, Frank Y. K. Wong, Jianning Wang, Dayna Johnson, Deborah Middleton, Kim O’Riley, Sam McCullough, David T. Williams, Jemma Bergfeld   +10 more
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Information sources, knowledge and compliance to COVID-19 safety protocol in Borno State, Nigeria [PDF]

World of Media, 2021
Borno State, Nigeria has experienced active COVID-19 with quite a number of cases and mortalities. The extensive global campaign to create awareness about the pandemic and safety measures through various stakeholders appeared to have worked, especially ...
Joseph Wilson, Chima Onuekwe, Abdulmutallib Ado Abubakar, Collins Owili, Henry Okoro-Nwanja   +4 more
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Transitioning the COVID-19 response in the WHO African region: a proposed framework for rethinking and rebuilding health systems

BMJ Global Health, 2022
The onset of the pandemic revealed the health system inequities and inadequate preparedness, especially in the African continent. Over the past months, African countries have ensured optimum pandemic response.
Thierno Balde, Freddy Mutoka Banza, Joseph Okeibunor, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Opeayo Ogundiran, Belinda Louise Herring, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Boniface Oyugi, Helena O’Malley, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Janet Kayita, Kabego Landry, Ephraim Nonso Ejiofor, Trevor M Kanyowa, Jerry-Jonas Mbasha, Kamara Rashidatu, Phionah Atuhebwe, Nicksy Gumede, Mamadou Zongo   +20 more
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Medical students and COVID-19: the need for pandemic preparedness

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unprecedented global disruption. For medical schools, this has manifested as examination and curricular restructuring as well as significant changes to clinical attachments.
Lorcan O'Byrne, B. Gavin, F. Mcnicholas
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Disaster preparedness knowledge and its relationship with triage decision-making among hospital and pre-hospital emergency nurses - Ardabil, Iran

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Hospital and pre-hospital emergency nurses are at the forefront of disaster response. Disaster incidents continue to pose a threat to healthcare systems by exposing them to an overwhelming surge of patients.
Islam Azizpour, S. Mehri, Aghil Habibi Soola   +2 more
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Disaster Preparedness Among Nurses in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Nursing Research, 2022
Background Increasingly frequent global disasters such as coronavirus disease 2019 pose a threat to human health and life. The World Health Organization has called on countries to formulate detailed plans to prepare for disasters.
Ying Wang, Yu Liu, Mingfeng Yu, Hui Wang, Chaohua Peng, Ping Zhang, Xinying Nian, Qu Jia, Changyan Li   +8 more
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