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Establishing National Multisectoral Coordination and collaboration mechanisms to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone 2016–2018

One Health Outlook, 2019
Background The governments of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have acknowledged that weak health systems and poor coordination of efforts hampered effectiveness of the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak response.
Serge Agbo, Lionel Gbaguidi, Chethana Biliyar, Seydou Sylla, Mukeh Fahnbulleh, John Dogba, Sakoba Keita, Sarian Kamara, Amara Jambai, Albert Harris, Tolbert Nyenswah, Mane Seni, Sow Bhoye, Sambe Duale, Andrew Kitua   +14 more
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Rapid diagnostic test: a critical need for outbreak preparedness and response for high priority pathogens

BMJ Global Health
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are critical for preparedness and response against an outbreak or pandemic and have been highlighted in the 100 Days Mission, a global initiative that aims to prepare the world for the next epidemic/pandemic by driving the ...
Paul A Kristiansen, Solomon Abebe Yimer, Birgitte Boonstra Booij, Gwen Tobert, Andrew Hebbeler, Paul Oloo, Polina Brangel, Maïna L'Azou Jackson, Richard Jarman, Danielle Craig, Michael Selorm Avumegah, Henshaw Mandi, Timothy Endy, Stacey Wooden, Carolyn Clark, Valentina Bernasconi, Amy Shurtleff   +16 more
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E-module in Blended Learning: Its Impact on Students’ Disaster Preparedness and Innovation in Developing Learning Media

International Journal of Instruction, 2021
E-module was used as a guide to activities in the blended learning process. The purpose of this study was (1) to find out the implementation of learning using e-modules with blended learning, (2) to determine the effect of using e-module with blended ...
S. Sumarmi, S. Bachri, Listyo Yudha Irawan, M. Aliman   +3 more
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Australian Culex annulirostris mosquitoes are competent vectors for Japanese encephalitis virus genotype IV

Emerging Microbes and Infections
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is transmitted by Culex species of mosquitoes. In 2022, JEV belonging to a previously unrecognized lineage of genotype IV (GIV) caused a major outbreak of JE in South-eastern Australia, resulting in human cases and ...
Melissa J. Klein, Sarah A. Jackson, Willy W. Suen, Jean Payne, Darcy Beveridge, Mel Hargreaves, Donna Gillies, Jianning Wang, Kim R. Blasdell, Mike Dunn, Adam J. López-Denman, Peter A. Durr, David T. Williams, Prasad N. Paradkar   +13 more
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The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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The effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces

Virology Journal, 2020
Background The rate at which COVID-19 has spread throughout the globe has been alarming. While the role of fomite transmission is not yet fully understood, precise data on the environmental stability of SARS-CoV-2 is required to determine the risks of ...
Shane Riddell, Sarah Goldie, Andrew Hill, Debbie Eagles, Trevor W. Drew   +4 more
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Considerations for bioanalytical characterization and batch release of COVID-19 vaccines

npj Vaccines, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted hundreds of laboratories around the world to employ traditional as well as novel technologies to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. The hallmarks of a successful vaccine are safety and efficacy.
Gautam Sanyal, Anna Särnefält, Arun Kumar   +2 more
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Preparedness and Preventive Behaviors for a Pandemic Disaster Caused by COVID-19 in Serbia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The disease was first detected in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, in December 2019 and has since spread globally ...
V. Cvetković, Neda Nikolić, Una Radovanović Nenadić, A. Öcal, Eric K Noji, Miodrag Zečević   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Strategies for supplying face masks to the population of Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The use of face masks has become ubiquitous in Taiwan during the early COVID-19 pandemic. A name-based rationing system was established to enable the population of Taiwan to purchase face masks.
Chin-Mei Liu, Charles Tzu-Chi Lee, Shu-Mei Chou, Hai-Yun Ko, Jen-Hsin Wang, Yi-Chien Chih, Chia-Chi Chang   +6 more
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