Search Results - "Kostoulas, Polychronis"

tPRiors |: a tool for prior elicitation and obtaining posterior distributions of true disease prevalence by Pateras, Konstantinos, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…Tests have false positive or false negative results, which, if not properly accounted for, may provide misleading apparent prevalence estimates based on the…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of ABO blood group on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Balaouras, George, Eusebi, Paolo, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…We have been experiencing a global pandemic with baleful consequences for mankind, since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was…”
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Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests for Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle and buffaloes in Punjab (India) using Bayesian latent class analysis by Meletis, Eleftherios, Keshavamurthy, Ravikiran, Singh Dhaliwal, Balbir Bagicha, Aulakh, Rabinder Singh, Dhand, Navneet, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…Q Fever is a zoonotic disease of significant animal and public health concern, caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), an obligate intracellular bacterium…”
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The epidemic volatility index, a novel early warning tool for identifying new waves in an epidemic by Kostoulas, Polychronis, Meletis, Eletherios, Pateras, Konstantinos, Eusebi, Paolo, Kostoulas, Theodoros, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Speybroeck, Niko, Denwood, Matthew, Doi, Suhail A. R., Althaus, Christian L., Kirkeby, Carsten, Rohani, Pejman, Dhand, Navneet K., Peñalvo, José L., Thabane, Lehana, BenMiled, Slimane, Sharifi, Hamid, Walter, Stephen D.

“…Early warning tools are crucial for the timely application of intervention strategies and the mitigation of the adverse health, social and economic effects…”
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Risk factors and true prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in Bangladesh by Islam, Md Nazimul, Khan, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Khan, Mohammad Ferdousur Rahman, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Rahman, A K M Anisur, Alam, Md Mahbub

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTb) is endemic in Bangladesh but the true prevalence has not yet been reported. Our objectives for this study were to determine the true…”
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Addressing misclassification bias in vaccine effectiveness studies with an application to Covid-19 by Eusebi, Paolo, Speybroeck, Niko, Hartnack, Sonja, Stærk-Østergaard, Jacob, Denwood, Matthew J, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…Safe and effective vaccines are crucial for the control of Covid-19 and to protect individuals at higher risk of severe disease. The test-negative design is a…”
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Real-world evidence of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Serbia: Nation-wide observational study (2017–2019) by Banović, Pavle, Mijatović, Dragana, Simin, Verica, Vranješ, Nenad, Meletis, Eleftherios, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Obregon, Dasiel, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro

“…Rabies remains a deadly zoonotic disease, primarily prevalent in Eastern European countries, with a significant global burden in Asia and Africa. Post-exposure…”
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Evidence of tick-borne encephalitis virus neutralizing antibodies in Serbian individuals exposed to tick bites by Banović, Pavle, Mijatović, Dragana, Bogdan, Ivana, Simin, Verica, Meletis, Eleftherios, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Resman Rus, Katarina, Knap, Nataša, Korva, Miša, Avšič-Županc, Tatjana, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro

“…Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an emerging vector-borne and food-borne disease caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV; ), with a distribution…”
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The convergence epidemic volatility index (cEVI) as an alternative early warning tool for identifying waves in an epidemic by Pateras, Konstantinos, Meletis, Eleftherios, Denwood, Matthew, Eusebi, Paolo, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…This manuscript introduces the convergence Epidemic Volatility Index (cEVI), a modification of the recently introduced Epidemic Volatility Index (EVI), as an…”
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Hierarchical true prevalence, risk factors and clinical symptoms of tuberculosis among suspects in Bangladesh by Khan, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Islam, Md Nazimul, Hassan, Jayedul, Paul, Shaymal Kumar, Islam, M Ariful, Pateras, Konstantinos, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Ward, Michael P, Rahman, A K M Anisur, Alam, Md Mahbub

“…The study was aimed to estimate the true prevalence of human tuberculosis (TB); identify risk factors and clinical symptoms of TB; and detect rifampicin (RIF)…”
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A Controlled Trial of Polyglytone 6211 versus Poliglecaprone 25 for Use in Intradermal Suturing in Dogs by Gouletsou, Pagona, Prassinos, Nikitas, Papazoglou, Lysimachos, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Galatos, Apostolos

“…The objective of this work was the comparative evaluation of the healing process after employing 4/0 poliglecaprone 25 and 4/0 polyglytone 6211 in a continuous…”
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Effects of a Curcumin/Silymarin/Yeast-Based Mycotoxin Detoxifier on Redox Status and Growth Performance of Weaned Piglets under Field Conditions by Papatsiros, Vasileios G, Papakonstantinou, Georgios I, Voulgarakis, Nikolaos, Eliopoulos, Christos, Marouda, Christina, Meletis, Eleftherios, Valasi, Irene, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Arapoglou, Dimitrios, Riahi, Insaf, Christodoulopoulos, Georgios, Psalla, Dimitra

“…The aim of this in vivo study was to investigate the effects of a novel mycotoxin detoxifier whose formulation includes clay (bentonite and sepiolite),…”
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Early warning of potential epidemics: A pilot application of an early warning tool to data from the pulmonary clinic of the university hospital of Thessaly, Greece by Meletis, Eleftherios, Poulakida, Irene, Perlepe, Garyfallia, Katsea, Asimina, Pateras, Konstantinos, Boutlas, Stylianos, Papadamou, Georgia, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos, Kostoulas, Polychronis

“…This paper describes a pilot application of the Epidemic Volatility Index (EVI) to data from the pulmonary clinic of the University Hospital of Thessaly,…”
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Animal Health Discourse during Ecological Crises in the Media-Lessons Learnt from the Flood in Thessaly from the One Health Perspective by Meletis, Eleftherios, Jarynowski, Andrzej, Maksymowicz, Stanisław, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Belik, Vitaly

“…Due to the increasing risk of extreme events caused by climate change (i.e., floods, fires and hurricanes) or wars, European veterinary public health may need…”
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Cost-benefit analysis of intervention policies for prevention and control of brucellosis in India by Singh, Balbir B, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Gill, Jatinder P S, Dhand, Navneet K

“…Brucellosis is endemic in the bovine population in India and causes a loss of US$ 3·4 billion to the livestock industry besides having a significant human…”
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Modelling Human Brucellosis Based on Infection Rate and Vaccination Coverage of Sheep and Goats by Dougas, Georgios, Katsiolis, Aristomenis, Linou, Maria, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Billinis, Charalambos

“…In this study, the vaccination coverage, serological sampling and infection rate of sheep and goats were evaluated as predictors for the modeling of human…”
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Application of Bayesian modeling for diagnostic assays of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep and goats flocks by Hemati, Zahra, Meletis, Eleftherios, Derakhshandeh, Abdollah, Haghkhah, Masoud, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Singh, Shoor Vir, Chaubey, Kundan Kumar, Gupta, Saurabh

“…This study aimed to screen the sera of goats and sheep from flocks suspected of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection by a newly…”
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Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Clostridia in the Aetiology of Neonatal Piglet Diarrhoea: Important Factors for Their Prevention by Tsekouras, Nikolaos, Meletis, Eleftherios, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Labronikou, Georgia, Athanasakopoulou, Zoi, Christodoulopoulos, Georgios, Billinis, Charalambos, Papatsiros, Vasileios G

“…This study aimed to research the involvement of enterotoxigenic (ETEC) and or type C in the aetiology of neonatal piglet diarrhoea in Greece and to identify…”
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Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, drug use, and sexual behaviors among street children in Iran: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Nasiri, Naser, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Roshanfekr, Payam, Kheirkhah Vakilabad, Ali Asghar, Khezri, Mehrdad, Mirzaei, Hossein, Sharifi, Ali, Sharifi, Hamid

“…Background and Aims Street children face a disproportionately higher risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus…”
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Statement of the ASPHER Task Force on War and Public Health on the Conflict in Israel/Palestine by Razum, Oliver, Barach, Paul, Bochenek, Tomasz, Cunningham, Colette, Davidovitch, Nadav, Kostoulas, Polychronis, Lindert, Jutta, Lopes, Henrique, Prikazsky, Vladimir, Reid, John, Tiljak, Mirjana Kujundžić, Middleton, John

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