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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Al Managil City, Gezira State, Sudan: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Urinary schistosomiasis has remained one of the most important public health issues in Sudan, especially in regions like Gezira State, which relies on irrigation schemes. Despite control activities, morbidity from schistosomiasis in these regions remains a challenge, therefore updated prevalence data are important for ...
Mohamed Ahmed Salah Mohamed Ahmed   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRINCIPLE DIRECTIONS FOR THE CREATION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM OF SANITARY-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SAFETY DURING THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND XI PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2014 IN SOCHI

open access: yesЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2015
The paper generalizes the experience of formation of protection system against biological threats and ensuring sanitary and epidemiological welfare during preparation for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
G. G Onischenko   +15 more
doaj  

Research Trends on Trace Element Contamination in Brazilian Urban Lentic Ecosystems: Environmental and Policy Drivers

open access: yesInternational Review of Hydrobiology, Volume 111, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Lentic ecosystems are vulnerable to contamination by trace elements, which can accumulate and pose risks to aquatic life and human health. In a large, developing country such as Brazil, marked by vast geographic, environmental, and socioeconomic diversity, it is crucial to understand how these factors shape research on this group of ...
Maria C. F. Neuenschwander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tick‐Tac‐Foe: When Ticks, Trade, and Zoonotic Pathogens Align in African Wet Meat Markets

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases account for over ∼60% of infectious diseases and present a significantly growing fatality threat in Africa. Live and wet markets (LWMs) in Africa function as key economic venues that support human livelihoods through social interaction and trade in food stuff, including meat and other animal‐based products.
Allen Takudzwa Munaro
wiley   +1 more source

Developing the Hydrologic Model of the Laurel Creek Watershed Including the Water Infrastructure

open access: yes, 2016
Continued growth of the Canadian economy has led to an increased population, which resulted in the progressive urbanization of Canada’s watersheds. Additionally, as infrastructure ages, an increasing percentage of drinking water is lost due to leakage ...
Bowman, Lindsay Kathleen
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Improving Public Health Intervention Design for Food‐Borne Zoonotic Disease Control: Insights From a Situational Analysis of Meat Consumers’ Knowledge and Practices in Burkina Faso

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This study highlights that most consumers recognize that meat can transmit zoonotic diseases. However, substantial gaps persist in specific knowledge and in the consistent adoption of safe handling practices. By combining community education, improved market hygiene and One Health initiatives, policy‐makers can substantially reduce exposure to zoonotic
Madi Savadogo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Martin C. Melosi. The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2000. Pp. xii, 578. $59.95.

open access: yes
The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present by Martin V. Melosi is a big book in every sense. It spans a multitude of disciplines, including economics, environmental policy, history, law, political science, and ...
Troesken, Werner
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Organic waste flow as an ASF vulnerability: a multi-sector participatory systems workshop in eastern Dominican Republic. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Vet Sci
Castillo-Fortuna Y   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intestinal Parasites in a Rural Highland Tourist Community of Nepal: Diversity, Prevalence, and Associated Factors in Humans and Livestock

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This cross‑sectional observational study assessed the prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and livestock in a rural highland community of Nepal. Intestinal parasites were detected in 22% of human participants and 73% of livestock, with overlapping parasite genera observed within the same households.
Kishor Pandey   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Menstrual-friendly School Environment: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Study. [PDF]

open access: yesIndian J Community Med
Pawar N   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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