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One Health Risk and Disease (OHRAD): a tool to prioritise the risks for epidemic-prone diseases from One Health perspective
BackgroundThe rise in epidemic-prone diseases daily poses a serious concern globally. Evidence suggests that many of these diseases are of animal...
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Timeliness and completeness of weekly surveillance data reporting on epidemic prone diseases in Uganda, 2020–2021
IntroductionDisease surveillance provides vital data for disease prevention and control programs. Incomplete and untimely data are common challenges...
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Finding the fragments: community-based epidemic surveillance in Sudan
Sudan faces inter-sectional health risks posed by escalating violent conflict, natural hazards and epidemics. Epidemics are frequent and overlap**,...
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The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan—from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases
BackgroundEast Africa is home to 170 million people and prone to frequent outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and various bacterial diseases. A...
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The History of Controlling and Treating Infectious Diseases in Ancient China
Infectious diseases are the common enemies of mankind. In the course of historical development, they persistently threaten human health and safety....
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Public and health professional epidemic risk perceptions in countries that are highly vulnerable to epidemics: a systematic review
BackgroundRisk communication interventions during epidemics aim to modify risk perceptions to achieve rapid shifts in population health behaviours....
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Mucormycosis Epidemic in Covid Era: A Sinister Superinfection
In this study, we attempt to look at the various presentations, comorbidities and association of the recent epidemic of rhino-orbital cerebral...
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Develo** vaccines against epidemic-prone emerging infectious diseases
Today’s world is characterized by increasing population density, human mobility, urbanization, and climate and ecological change. This global dynamic...
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Daily Effects of COVID-19 News on Personal Protective Behaviors Through COVID-19 Anxiety: The Significance of Direct Wuhan Epidemic Experience
BackgroundDrawing on cognitive appraisal theory, this study investigates the effect of daily COVID-19 news on daily anxiety and protective behaviors...
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Mitigating Breast Cancer Disparities by Addressing the Obesity Epidemic
Purpose of ReviewObese breast cancer patients have poorer outcomes compared to non-obese patients. The intent of this review is to discuss recent...
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Habitual salt preference worsens blood pressure in hospitalized hypertensive patients with omicron infection under epidemic-related stress
BackgroundWe investigated the synergistic effect of stress and habitual salt preference (SP) on blood pressure (BP) in the hospitalized...
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The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in South Africa
ObjectiveIn this study, we investigated the impact of COVID-19 NPIs in South Africa to understand their effectiveness in the reduction of...
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Temporal changes in health-related lifestyle during the COVID-19 epidemic in Finland – a series of cross-sectional surveys
BackgroundPublic health recommendations and governmental restrictions during the COVID-19 epidemic have affect everyday life. This study aimed to...
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Online learning for WHO priority diseases with pandemic potential: evidence from existing courses and preparing for Disease X
BackgroundOpenWHO is the open-access learning platform of the World Health Organization (WHO) that provides online learning for health emergencies...
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What are the research priorities for strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa?
BackgroundResearch evidence is needed to strengthen capacities in emergency preparedness and response (EPR). However, the absence of a clear research...
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Regional differences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection and multidrug resistance epidemic in Luoyang
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health event of great concern, however epidemic data on TB covering entire areas during the...
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Impact of the COVID-19 infection on children with allergic diseases in China
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted investigations into the association between this novel virus and allergic diseases, particularly asthma...
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ATQ: alert time quality, an evaluation metric for assessing timely epidemic detection models within a school absenteeism-based surveillance system
BackgroundWellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has conducted an absenteeism-based influenza surveillance program in the WDG region of...
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Identification of Early Warning Signals of Infectious Diseases in Hospitals by Integrating Clinical Treatment and Disease Prevention
The global incidence of infectious diseases has increased in recent years, posing a significant threat to human health. Hospitals typically serve as...
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Analysis of 394 COVID-19 cases infected with Omicron variant in Shenzhen: impact of underlying diseases to patient’s symptoms
ObjectivesThe emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 is continuously posing pressure to the epidemic prevention and control in China. The Omicron...
