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Seroprevalence Of Hepatitis-b Virus In Mid And Far Western Region In Nepal [PDF]

, 2012
Hepatitis B is significant health problems that might involve the late sequel of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The present study aimed to know the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in mid and far western region in Nepal with ...
H, S. A. (Siddiqui), M, A. (Ansari), P, S. (Singh), S, K. (Khan)   +3 more
core  

Methods for estimating the case fatality ratio for a novel, emerging infectious disease. [PDF]

, 2005
During the course of an epidemic of a potentially fatal disease, it is important that the case fatality ratio be well estimated. The authors propose a novel method for doing so based on the Kaplan-Meier survival procedure, jointly considering two ...
Anderson, RM, Chan, WS, Cox, DR, Donnelly, CA, Fraser, C, Ghani, AC, Griffin, JT, Hedley, AJ, Ho, LM, Lam, TH, Leung, GM   +10 more
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Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in non-epidemic settings over four decades: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health
Introduction Hantavirus infection is a zoonotic disease from rodents to humans, necessitating seroprevalence assessment for disease burden clarification and control measure implementation.
Fernando Tortosa, Fernando Perre, Celia Tognetti, Lucia Lossetti, Gabriela Carrasco, German Guaresti, Ayelén Iglesias, Yesica Espasandin, Ariel Izcovich   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Seroprevalence Study

Viruses, 2023
Background: The Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. Little is known about the seroprevalence of HEV in the general population of Saudi Arabia.
Mai M. El-Daly, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Amany Alharbi, Abdulrahman E. Azhar, Amjed M. Khallaf, Ahmed M. Hassan, Osama M. Alwafi, Omaima I. Shabouni, Thamir A. Alandijany, Tian-Cheng Li, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Alimuddin Zumla, Esam I. Azhar   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Trichodysplasia Spinulosa–associated Polyomavirus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
We identified a new polyomavirus in skin lesions from a patient with trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS). Apart from TS being an extremely rare disease, little is known of its epidemiology. On the basis of knowledge regarding other polyomaviruses, we anticipated that infections with trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) occur frequently ...
Meijden, E. van der, Kazem, S., Burgers, M.M., Janssens, R., Bavinck, J.N.B., Melker, H. de, Feltkamp, M.C.W.   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of chikungunya in southern Odisha

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2013
The emergence of chikungunya (CHIK) infection was observed in Odisha, India in 2006. Thereafter many cases with symptoms suggestive of CHIK were reported from different districts of Southern-Odisha. This study was aimed to know the seroprevalence, clinical presentations and seasonal trends of CHIK infection in this region.This study was conducted in a ...
Indrani Mohanty, Muktikesh Dash, Susmita Sahu, M V Narasimham, Pritilata Panda, Sanghamitra Padhi   +5 more
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Beta Human Papillomaviruses Seropositivity and the Association With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common nonmelanoma skin cancers, with increasing incidence globally. Beta genus human papillomaviruses (β‐HPVs), particularly in immunocompromised individuals, have been implicated in the development of cSCC. However, the strength of association between β‐HPV seropositivity
Shweh Fern Loo, Ci Zhuang Teh, Wanni Chia, Choon Chiat Oh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of brucellosis in the Middle East: disease frequency in ruminants and humans and risk factors for human infection [PDF]

, 2007
This paper considers the problem of finding global states incoming to a specified global state in a Boolean network, which may be useful for pre-processing of finding a sequence of control actions for a Boolean network and for identifying the basin of ...
Abo-Shehada, M N, Guitian, J, Hegazy, Y M, Holt, H R, Musallam, I I   +4 more
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Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Buffalo Worldwide and Associated Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Background: Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp. Brucellosis is widely distributed in more than 160 or 170 countries around the world, where it poses a huge threat to animal husbandry and human health.
Jun-Feng Shi, Jun-Feng Shi, Qing-Long Gong, Qing-Long Gong, Bo Zhao, Bo Zhao, Bao-Yi Ma, Bao-Yi Ma, Zi-Yang Chen, Zi-Yang Chen, Yang Yang, Yu-Han Sun, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Xue Leng, Ying Zong, Jian-Ming Li, Rui Du, Rui Du, Rui Du   +19 more
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Mortality in patients with successful initial response to highly active antiretroviral therapy is still higher than in non-HIV-infected individuals.

, 2005
Mortality in HIV-infected patients has decreased dramatically since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We analyzed progression to death in a population of 3678 antiretroviral treatment-naive patients from the ATHENA ...
Anderson, Roy M, ATHENA National Observational Cohort Study, Danner, Sven, de Wolf, Frank, Ghani, Azra C, Gras, Luuk, van Sighem, Ard   +6 more
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