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Open AccessOne Health communication channels: a qualitative case study of swine influenza in Canada in 2020
With increased attention to the importance of integrating the One Health approach into zoonotic disease surveillance and response, a greater understanding of the mechanisms to support effective communication a...
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“COP26: what is the message for public health?” Response from the Université de Montréal One Health initiative
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Open AccessAn environmental scan of one health preparedness and response: the case of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda
Over the past decade, 70% of new and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks in East Africa have originated from the Congo Basin where Rwanda is located. To respond to these increasing risks of disastrous out...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Analysis of global human gut metagenomes shows that metabolic resilience potential for short-chain fatty acid production is strongly influenced by lifestyle
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessAnalysis of global human gut metagenomes shows that metabolic resilience potential for short-chain fatty acid production is strongly influenced by lifestyle
High taxonomic diversity in non-industrial human gut microbiomes is often interpreted as beneficial; however, it is unclear if taxonomic diversity engenders ecological resilience (i.e. community stability and ...
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What role for One Health in the COVID-19 pandemic?
This commentary discusses the contributions that One Health (OH) principles can make in improving the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight four areas where the application of OH has the poten...
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Open AccessSpatial distribution and populations at risk of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura co-infections and infection intensity classes: an ecological study
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are highly prevalent in the Philippines. Map** the prevalence and high-intensity of STH co-infections can help guide targeted intervention programmes to reduce morb...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a health education intervention strategy using an implementation research method to control taeniasis and cysticercosis in Burkina Faso
Taeniasis and cysticercosis are two diseases caused by Taenia solium, a parasite transmitted between humans and pigs, leading to considerable economic loss and disabilities. Transmission of the parasite is linked...
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Open AccessAssociation between Taenia solium infection and HIV/AIDS in northern Tanzania: a matched cross sectional-study
The frequency of Taenia solium, a zoonotic helminth, is increasing in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also high. However, little is known ab...
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Open AccessGlobal research priorities for infections that affect the nervous system
Infections that cause significant nervous system morbidity globally include viral (for example, HIV, rabies, Japanese encephalitis virus, herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, dengue v...
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Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis Control and Elimination Through Community-Based Interventions
Taenia solium was declared potentially eradicable by the International Task Force for Disease Eradication in 1992. Yet, very few well-designed community-based randomized controlled trials have be...
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Open AccessA cross-sectional study of the prevalence of intensity of infection with Schistosoma japonicumin 50 irrigated and rain-fed villages in Samar Province, the Philippines
Few studies have described heterogeneity in Schistosoma japonicum infection intensity, and none were done in Philippines. The purpose of this report is to describe the village-to-village variation in the prevalen...
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Open AccessTowards an understanding of barriers to condom use in rural Benin using the Health Belief Model: A cross sectional survey
HIV/AIDS is the most dramatic epidemic of the century that has claimed over two decade more than 3 million deaths. Sub Saharan Africa is heavily affected and accounts for nearly 70% of all cases. Despite aware...
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Open AccessThe average cost of measles cases and adverse events following vaccination in industrialised countries
Even though the annual incidence rate of measles has dramatically decreased in industrialised countries since the implementation of universal immunisation programmes, cases continue to occur in countries where...
