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Epidemiology of Desert Malaria
Epidemiological patterns of malaria are influenced by different kinds of climate. Epidemiology of malaria may change from one region to another or...
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Fine-scale genomic tracking of Ross River virus using nanopore sequencing
BackgroundRoss River virus (RRV) is Australia’s most common and widespread mosquito-transmitted arbovirus and is of significant public health...
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Water-Based Epidemiological Investigation of Hepatitis E Virus in South Africa
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that exhibits great host diversity. The primary means of transmission of the virus in low-...
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Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic analyses of Rotaviruses Circulating in Municipal Sewage and Sewage-Polluted River Waters in Durban Area, South Africa
Globally, rotavirus continues to be the leading etiology of severe pediatric gastroenteritis, and transmission of the disease via environmental...
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is globally prevalent with relatively high percentages of anti-HEV immunoglobulin G-positive individuals in the populations...
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Exposure Assessment for Tropical Cyclone Epidemiology
Purpose of ReviewTropical cyclones impact human health, sometimes catastrophically. Epidemiological research characterizes these health impacts and...
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Changing epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Nouakchott, Mauritania: a six-year (2015–2020) prospective study
BackgroundPlasmodium vivax malaria is one of the major infectious diseases of public health concern in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania...
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Epidemiology and Public Health Importance
This chapter presents information on the distribution of loiasis and factors explaining variations in prevalence levels. Data on the cases reported...
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Hepatitis E Virus in Water Environments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for acute hepatitis in humans, through foodborne, zoonotic, and waterborne transmission routes. This study...
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Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium Infection in Clarias gariepinus Fish in Egypt
PurposeThis study investigated the prevalence and molecular detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ).
Methods ...
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Household living conditions and individual behaviours associated with malaria risk: a community-based survey in the Limpopo River Valley, 2020, South Africa
BackgroundOver the past decade, implementation of multiple malaria control strategies in most countries has largely contributed to advance the global...
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Investigation of Human and Animal Viruses in Water Matrices from a Rural Area in Southeastern Region of Brazil and Their Potential Use as Microbial Source-Tracking Markers
This study assessed the sources of contamination of water matrices in a rural area using detection of a host-specific virus (human adenovirus [HAdV],...
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Role of invasive carnivores (Procyon lotor and Nyctereutes procyonoides) in epidemiology of vector-borne pathogens: molecular survey from the Czech Republic
BackgroundVector-borne pathogens (VBPs) are a major threat to humans, livestock and companion animals worldwide. The combined effect of climatic,...
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Association between type of drinking water and upper gastrointestinal cancer incidence in the Linxian General Population
BackgroundThis study aimed to explore the association between drinking water source and risk of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer, including...
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Epidemiology and Economics of Deworming
Global access to deworming is one of the public health success stories of the twenty-first century and was the key catalyst for creating the...
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Investigation of the Presence of DNA of Highly Pathogenic Human Papillomaviruses in Water Bodies of the Lake Baikal Natural Territory
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are extremely widespread throughout the world. There are more than 100 types of HPVs, of which at least 14 types...
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Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
Dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease, is caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, which infects humans typically through drinking...
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Epidemiology and Prevalence of Beta-Lactamases and Recent Resistance Pattern in Gram-Negative Bacteria from Environmental Reservoirs
Antibiotic resistance has largely been studied in the context of clinical settings, but subsequently with time it is being realized that bacteria...
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A Perspective on the Molecular Identification, Classification, and Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi of Animals
The microsporidian Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular pathogen that causes enteric disease (microsporidiosis) in humans and has...
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Giardiasis from a One Health Perspective
The flagellated protozoan Giardia duodenalis is the etiologic agent of giardiasis, a very common gastrointestinal infection of mammals, including...