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Modelling and Bayesian analysis of the Abakaliki Smallpox Data [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 The celebrated Abakaliki smallpox data have appeared numerous times in the epidemic modelling literature, but in almost all cases only a specific subset of the data is considered. There is one previous analysis of the full data set, but this relies on approximation methods to derive a likelihood.
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Effects of protection on large‐bodied reef fishes in the western Indian Ocean
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Predatory and large‐bodied coral reef fishes have fundamental roles in the functioning and biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems, but their populations are declining, largely due to overexploitation in fisheries. These fishes include sharks, groupers, Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and Green Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum).
Melita Samoilys +4 more
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Challenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox
Vaccines, 2018 Declaration of smallpox eradication by the WHO in 1980 led to discontinuation of the worldwide vaccination campaign. The increasing percentage of unvaccinated individuals, the existence of its causative infectious agent variola virus (VARV), and the ...
S. Melamed, T. Israely, N. Paran
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Lawrence O. Gostin on Biosecurity Policy: Are We Safer Today? [PDF]
, 2008 World-acclaimed authority Lawrence O. Gostin analyzes biosecurity policy since 9/11. He begins with the question: Are we safer now? Then comes a review of biosecurity legislation, followed by discussion of planning to deal with specific diseases and the ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Viruses, 2011 CMX001, a lipophilic nucleotide analog formed by covalently linking 3-(hexdecyloxy)propan-1-ol to cidofovir (CDV), is being developed as a treatment for smallpox.
Scott Foster +14 more
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Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis +1 more
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Preventing Hepatitis B-induced Liver Cancer: Implications for Eliminating Health Disparities
, 2012 If the definition of eliminating of a health disparity were signified by the absence of any differences in incidence or mortality between a population’s experiences with a health problem, then the only health disparity that has ever been eliminated is ...
Chen, Moon S., Jr.
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Vaccinia virus binds to the scavenger receptor MARCO on the surface of keratinocytes. [PDF]
, 2015 Patients with altered skin immunity, such as individuals with atopic dermatitis (AD), can have a life-threatening disruption of the epidermis known as eczema vaccinatum after vaccinia virus (VV) infection of the skin. Here, we sought to better understand
di Nardo, Anna +4 more
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1901 I can not believe that there are many physicians who any longer entertain a doubt as to the genuineness of the mild smallpox that has prevailed to so general an extent during the past two years. The many valuable papers on this subject recently printed inThe Journalshould convince even Dr.
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MicroSim: Modeling the Swedish Population [PDF]
arXiv, 2009 This article presents a unique, large-scale and spatially explicit microsimulation model that uses official anonymized register data collected from all individuals living in Sweden. Individuals are connected to households and workplaces and represent crucial links in the Swedish social contact network. This enables significant policy experiments in the
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