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Further Studies on Cocoa Yellow Mosaic Virus [PDF]

open access: yes, 1964
Cocoa yellow mosaic virus from Sierra Leone is readily transmitted by sap to many woody and herbaceous dicotyledonous plants. It is sero-logically related to wild cucumber mosaic virus and to turnip yellow mosaic virus, and has similar chemical and ...
Kenten, R. H.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Management of Non‐Plaque‐Induced Gingival Conditions: A Systematic Review—Part 2: Inflammatory and Immune Conditions; Neoplasms; and Gingival Pigmentation

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This systematic review assesses current evidence on the management of non‐plaque (dental biofilm)‐induced gingival diseases and conditions (NPIGDs), including (i) inflammatory and immune conditions, (ii) neoplasms and (iii) gingival pigmentations.
Maria Clotilde Carra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dengue. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Dengue is a vector-borne viral infection that endangers an estimated 2.5 billion people. Disease caused by dengue ranges from a relatively minor febrile illness to a life-threatening condition characterized by extensive capillary leak.
Whitehorn, J   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Preimaginal development of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in brackish water gives rise to adult mosquitoes with thicker cuticles and greater insecticide resistance

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The principal arboviral vector Aedes aegypti can develop in coastal brackish water field habitats (0.5–15 g/L salt) with larvae possessing thicker cuticles and greater resistance to the larvicide Temephos. Females emerging from brackish water‐developing preimaginal stages are now shown to have thicker and remodelled leg and abdominal cuticles and ...
Kokila Sivabalakrishnan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of bauxite mining on mosquito communities (Diptera: Culicidae) and pathogen transmission risks in the eastern Amazon

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Bauxite mining in the Amazon alters mosquito communities, favouring anthropophilic and generalist vectors while reducing species diversity and the variety of blood meal sources. Molecular analyses identified humans, tapirs and deer as the primary blood meal sources.
Mayron Mielly Morais Pacheco   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality during yellow fever outbreak in Brazil

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
ObjectiveTo characterize the clinical manifestations of yellow fever disease and identify risk factors for mortality.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted in the referral center for infectious diseases (Hospital Eduardo de Menezes-HEM) in Belo ...
Max McClure   +44 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal Segregation: The Biopolitics of Concentrated Pig Farming

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the possibility to think through the concept of animal segregation to understand the more‐than‐human geographies of livestock animals. By redirecting the analytical tools for studying the spatial separation of humans to the segregation of animals, this paper contributes to understanding the geographical processes of ...
Willem Rogier Boterman
wiley   +1 more source

Eco‐Epidemiological Study of Seropositivity Against Rickettsia and Leptospira Agents in Rural Areas of Urabá, Colombia

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Rickettsioses and leptospirosis are infectious diseases often underdiagnosed due to limited knowledge about their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects. Objectives To characterize the seroprevalence and seroincidence of Rickettsia and Leptospira agents and determine their associated factors in rural areas of Urabá ...
Mariana Torres‐Bustamante   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Accuracy of Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for Chikungunya Virus Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that causes an acute febrile illness with intense muscle and joint pain, with the possibility of progressing to a chronic or neurological stage. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis with the aim of evaluating the accuracy of real‐time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain ...
Róger J. Costa   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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