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A step towards reinvigorating the COVID-19 response: an intra-action review of the WHO Regional Office for Africa Incident Management Support Team

BMJ Global Health, 2023
The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team (IMST) was first established on 21 January 2020 to coordinate the response to the pandemic in line with the Emergency Response Framework and has undergone three ...
Thierno Balde, Roland Kimbi Wango, Joseph Okeibunor, Abdou Salam Gueye, Boniface Oyugi, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Hillary Njenge, Pierre Ongolo Zogo, Helena O’Malley, Etien Luc Koua, Adama Thiam, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka   +12 more
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Inadequate preparedness for response to COVID-19 is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare workers in Ghana

medRxiv, 2020
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the global crisis of stress and burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs). But few studies have empirically examined the factors driving these outcomes.

semanticscholar   +1 more source

In Vivo Inhibition of Marek’s Disease Virus in Transgenic Chickens Expressing Cas9 and gRNA against ICP4

Microorganisms, 2021
Marek’s disease (MD), caused by MD herpesvirus (MDV), is an economically important disease in chickens. The efficacy of the existing vaccines against evolving virulent stains may become limited and necessitates the development of novel antiviral ...
Arjun Challagulla, Kristie A. Jenkins, Terri E. O’Neil, Shunning Shi, Kirsten R. Morris, Terry G. Wise, Prasad N. Paradkar, Mark L. Tizard, Timothy J. Doran, Karel A. Schat   +9 more
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Epistemic preparedness

BMJ Global Health
Preparedness strategies for emergent infectious diseases have focused on microbial surveillance, medical stockpiling and healthcare infrastructure resilience. But what does it mean to be epistemically or cognitively prepared for the next disease outbreak?
Anderson, Warwick, Lancaster, Kari, van Wichelen, Sonja, Abimbola, Seye, Ankeny, Rachel, Engelmann, Lukas, Fearnley, Lyle, Giles-Vernick, Tamara, Hegarty, Benjamin, Jephcott, Freya, Ludovice, Nicolo, Roitman, Janet, Steere-Williams, Jacob, Stoove, Mark, Viaña, John Noel, Waldby, Catherine, Yang, Rachel   +16 more
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Cohort research analysis of disaster experience, preparedness, and competency-based training among nurses

PLoS ONE, 2021
Introduction It is expected that in unforeseen situations, nurses will provide appropriate medical interventions, using their expertise and skills to reduce the risks associated with the consequences of disasters.
Krzysztof Goniewicz, M. Goniewicz, F. Burkle, A. Khorram‐Manesh   +3 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical microscopy reveals the dynamic nature of B. pseudomallei morphology during β-lactam antimicrobial susceptibility testing

BMC Microbiology, 2020
Background In Gram-negative species, β-lactam antibiotics target penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) resulting in morphological alterations of bacterial cells.
Heather P. McLaughlin, Julia Bugrysheva, David Sue   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Health Care Facility Preparedness for Outpatient Service Provision During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2020
Background Primary health centers (PHCs) represent the first tier of the Indian health care system, providing a range of essential outpatient services to people living in the rural, suburban, and hard-to-reach areas.
S. Garg, S. Basu, Ruchir Rustagi, A. Borle   +3 more
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Predictive model for the preparedness level of the family caregiver

International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2022
Background Many caregivers are insufficiently prepared, and little is known about measures that can be employed to enhance their preparedness. Aim The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with caregiver preparedness and establish a ...
Belén Gutiérrez-Baena, C. Romero-Grimaldi   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reduced vascular leakage correlates with breast carcinoma T regulatory cell infiltration but not with metastatic propensity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
A mouse model for vascular normalization and a human breast cancer cohort were studied to understand the relationship between vascular leakage and tumor immune suppression. For this, endothelial and immune cell RNAseq, staining for vascular function, and immune cell profiling were employed.
Liqun He, Chiara Testini, Neda Hekmati, Altea Bonello, Aglaia Schiza, Emmanuel Nwadozi, Mia Phillipson, Carina Strell, Michael Welsh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source