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Open AccessHeat, heatwaves, and ambulance service use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence
Ambulance data has been reported to be a sensitive indicator of health service use during hot days, but there is no comprehensive summary of the quantitative association between heat and ambulance dispatches. ...
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Open AccessTuberculosis infection prevention and control in rural Papua New Guinea: an evaluation using the infection prevention and control assessment framework
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the 14 countries categorised as having a triple burden of tuberculosis (TB), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), and TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infections. TB infect...
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The effect of high temperatures on risk of hospitalization in northern Vietnam
Vietnam is one Southeast Asian country most vulnerable to climate change. By the end of the twenty-first century, temperature could rise above 5°C across Vietnam according to the IPCC highest emission pathway ...
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Implementation of national health adaptation policy: a case study of policy principles and implementation barriers in the Philippines
Health risks from climate change are increasing and becoming a critical global concern. Implementation of health adaptation policies is vital, particularly in settings with high socioeconomic vulnerability and...
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Enhancing community engagement in disaster early warning system in Aceh, Indonesia: opportunities and challenges
Engaging communities in Early Warning Systems (EWSs) is crucial to save lives, reduce injuries, and protect the environment due to disaster events. Yet, community input is not always commonly sought in many di...
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Temporal relationships between climate variables and hand-foot-mouth disease: a multi-province study in the Mekong Delta Region, Vietnam
Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is an emerging infectious disease that affects thousands of children every year in Vietnam, especially in the Mekong Delta Region (MDR). This study aims to analyse both provincia...
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Open AccessExploring the system capacity to meet occupational health and safety needs: the case of the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh
Since the 2013 Rana Plaza incident in Bangladesh, the government of Bangladesh has been under pressure to improve health and safety conditions for workers in the ready-made garment industry. Its efforts have f...
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Open AccessSewing shirts with injured fingers and tears: exploring the experience of female garment workers health problems in Bangladesh
The ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh not only contributes to the nation’s economic development, but has created income opportunities for women, benefiting their whole family. However, these benefits c...
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Open AccessThe Drivers and Impacts of Selling Soil for Brick Making in Bangladesh
Soil degradation is an important threat to sustainable agriculture. In Bangladesh, brick production contributes to soil loss as the country relies on clay-rich soil for brick making. An in-depth understanding ...
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Open AccessWhat makes pregnant workers sick: why, when, where and how? An exploratory study in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality. Many factors have contributed to this; one is the socio-economic development of the country. The ready-made garment industry is at the f...
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Open AccessEpidemiological Characteristics and Spatial-Temporal Clusters of Mumps in Shandong Province, China, 2005–2014
Mumps presents a serious threat to public health in China. We conducted a descriptive analysis to identify the epidemiological characteristics of mumps in Shandong Province. Spatial autocorrelation and space-t...
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Open AccessA cluster of Zika virus infection in a Chinese tour group returning from Fiji and Samoa
Zika virus is currently causing extensive outbreaks in a number of countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean and has been associated with foetal abnormalities. We report an outbreak of Zika viru...
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Open AccessThe impact of cold spells on mortality and effect modification by cold spell characteristics
In China, the health impact of cold weather has received little attention, which limits our understanding of the health impacts of climate change. We collected daily mortality and meteorological data in 66 com...
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Open AccessTimely antiretroviral prophylaxis during pregnancy effectively reduces HIV mother-to-child transmission in eight counties in China: a prospective study during 2004–2011
This study investigates the improvement of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in China during 2004–2011. A clinic-based prospective study was conducted...
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The spatial distribution of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Flooding causes significant public health issues. The Mekong Delta has been considered the region to be the most vulnerable to flooding in Vietnam. This study assessed the spatial vulnerability of the health i...
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Open AccessCharacterizing a large outbreak of dengue fever in Guangdong Province, China
Dengue cases have been reported each year for the past 25 years in Guangdong Province, China with a recorded historical peak in 2014. This study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics of this lar...
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Impact of removing iodized salt on the iodine nutrition of children living in areas with variable iodine content in drinking water
Excess iodine in drinking water has emerged as a public health issue in China. This study assesses the effectiveness of removing iodized salt on reducing the iodine excess in populations living in high-iodine ...
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Association between climate factors and diarrhoea in a Mekong Delta area
The Mekong Delta is vulnerable to changes in climate and hydrological events which alter environmental conditions, resulting in increased risk of waterborne diseases. Research exploring the association between...
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Open AccessEarly detection of an epidemic erythromelalgia outbreak using Baidu search data
Dozens of epidemic erythromelalgia (EM) outbreaks have been reported in China since the mid-twentieth century and the most recent happened in Foshan City, Guangdong Province early 2014. This study compared the...
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Open AccessThe Epidemiological Study of Coxsackievirus A6 revealing Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic patterns in Guangdong, China
Enterovirus A71 (EVA71) and Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) are regarded as the two major causative pathogens in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) epidemics. However, CVA6, previously largely ignored, became the ...
