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REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara, Kei Otsuki, Femke Van Noorloos, Michelle Kooy, Annelies Zoomers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) I: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Ouagadougou

Malaria Journal, 2005
Background Rapid urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has a major impact on malaria epidemiology. While much is known about malaria in rural areas in Burkina Faso, the urban situation is less well understood.
Convelbo Natalie, Pritroipa Xavier, Diadie Diallo A, Vounatsou Penelope, Smith Thomas A, Lengeler Christian, Wang Shr-Jie, Kientga Mathieu, Tanner Marcel   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization and Vector Species Shape Avian Malaria Prevalence in Mosquitoes

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian malaria prevalence was assessed in two mosquito species across urban and peri‐urban habitats. No infections were detected in either species in urban areas, while a 2.53% prevalence was found in the native Culex pipiens from peri‐urban sites, highlighting the influence of urbanization on parasite transmission dynamics.
Paula Parra, Jesús Veiga, Marta Garrigós, Guillermo Panisse, Mario Garrido, Josué Martínez‐de la Puente   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in school-aged children in urban and peri-urban schools of Bamako, Mali

Frontiers in Malaria
BackgroundUrban malaria is an increasing public health issue for Africans in cities experiencing rapid demographic growth. School children bear the high burden of malaria, which affects their health and education; however, they are not covered by control
Mahamoudou Toure, Mahamoudou Toure, Mahamoudou Toure, Fousseyni Kane, Fousseyni Kane, Fousseyni Kane, Daouda Sanogo, Daouda Sanogo, Daouda Sanogo, Soumba Keita, Soumba Keita, Soumba Keita, Bourama Keita, Bourama Keita, Bourama Keita, Abdoul Zamilou Aro, Abdoul Zamilou Aro, Abdoul Zamilou Aro, Moussa Keita, Moussa Keita, Moussa Keita, Drissa Konate, Drissa Konate, Drissa Konate, Sory I. Diawara, Sory I. Diawara, Sory I. Diawara, Alpha S. Yaro, Alpha S. Yaro, Alpha S. Yaro, Aissata Kone, Mahamadou Magassa, Salim Kante, Salim Kante, Salim Kante, Cheick O. Tangara, Cheick O. Tangara, Cheick O. Tangara, Karamoko Tangara, Karamoko Tangara, Karamoko Tangara, Hamady Coulibaly, Hamady Coulibaly, Hamady Coulibaly, Bourema Cisse, Bourema Cisse, Bourema Cisse, Sidibe M’Baye Thiam, Sidibe M’Baye Thiam, Sidibe M’Baye Thiam, Amadou S. Traore, Amadou S. Traore, Amadou S. Traore, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Nafomon Sogoba, Nafomon Sogoba, Nafomon Sogoba, Mahamadou Diakite, Mahamadou Diakite, Mahamadou Diakite, Seydou Doumbia, Seydou Doumbia, Seydou Doumbia   +62 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregnancy‐Related Risk and Birth Setting Trends: Insights From Indonesian Demographic Health Survey Data

Birth, EarlyView.
New analysis from 15 years of Indonesian Demographic Health Survey Data has identified a shift from home birth to hospital birth. However, 65% of women who gave birth in hospital had no risk factors, while 13% of women who gave birth at home did report pregnancy‐related risk factors.
Kai Hodgkin, Grace Joshy, Kamalini Lokuge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria among schoolchildren in urban, peri-urban and rural settings in Eastern Ethiopia: repeated cross section study

Malaria Journal
Background Despite malaria control efforts, schoolchildren continue to exhibit high malaria prevalence. While multiple studies report varying malaria prevalence among schoolchildren across Africa, there is an evidence gap in comparing malaria prevalence ...
Hailu Merga, Teshome Degefa, Zewdie Birhanu, Ephrem Abiy, Ming-Chieh Lee, Guiyun Yan, Delenasaw Yewhalaw   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A retrospective analysis on the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax: the case of Adama City, East Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Malaria is more often considered a problem of the rural poor and the disease has been overlooked in urban settings for centuries due to the assumption that economic development in urban areas results in better life conditions, such as improved
Temesgen File, Hunduma Dinka, Lemu Golassa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reframing Justice in Healthcare AI: An Ubuntu‐Based Approach for Africa

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an ongoing debate on how to balance the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in healthcare. In resource‐constrained settings, such as Africa, where access to quality care remains a challenge, AI has the potential to improve efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes.
Aloysius Ochasi, Abdoul Jalil Djiberou Mahamadou, Russ B. Altman, Levi U. C. Nkwocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source