Search Results - "Tropical medicine & international health"

The COVID‐19 epidemic by Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P., Meyer, Christian G.

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Impact of drinking water, sanitation and handwashing with soap on childhood diarrhoeal disease: updated meta‐analysis and meta‐regression by Wolf, Jennyfer, Hunter, Paul R., Freeman, Matthew C., Cumming, Oliver, Clasen, Thomas, Bartram, Jamie, Higgins, Julian P. T., Johnston, Richard, Medlicott, Kate, Boisson, Sophie, Prüss‐Ustün, Annette

“…Objectives Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are protective against diarrhoeal disease; a leading cause of child mortality. The main objective was an…”
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Monkeypox 2022 outbreak: An update by Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P., Meyer, Christian G.

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Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries by Prüss‐Ustün, Annette, Bartram, Jamie, Clasen, Thomas, Colford, John M., Cumming, Oliver, Curtis, Valerie, Bonjour, Sophie, Dangour, Alan D., De France, Jennifer, Fewtrell, Lorna, Freeman, Matthew C., Gordon, Bruce, Hunter, Paul R., Johnston, Richard B., Mathers, Colin, Mäusezahl, Daniel, Medlicott, Kate, Neira, Maria, Stocks, Meredith, Wolf, Jennyfer, Cairncross, Sandy

“…Objective To estimate the burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water, sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings and…”
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Severe Malaria by Anon., Anon

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Outcomes of laboratory‐confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in the Omicron‐driven fourth wave compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa by Davies, Mary‐Ann, Kassanjee, Reshma, Rousseau, Petro, Morden, Erna, Johnson, Leigh, Solomon, Wesley, Hsiao, Nei‐Yuan, Hussey, Hannah, Meintjes, Graeme, Paleker, Masudah, Jacobs, Theuns, Raubenheimer, Peter, Heekes, Alexa, Dane, Pierre, Bam, Jamy‐Lee, Smith, Mariette, Preiser, Wolfgang, Pienaar, David, Mendelson, Marc, Naude, Jonathan, Schrueder, Neshaad, Mnguni, Ayanda, Le Roux, Sue, Murie, Kathleen, Prozesky, Hans, Mahomed, Hassan, Rossouw, Liezel, Wasserman, Sean, Maughan, Deborah, Boloko, Linda, Smith, Barry, Taljaard, Jantjie, Symons, Greg, Ntusi, Ntobeko A. B., Parker, Arifa, Wolter, Nicole, Jassat, Waasila, Cohen, Cheryl, Lessells, Richard, Wilkinson, Robert J., Arendse, Juanita, Kariem, Saadiq, Moodley, Melvin, Wolmarans, Milani, Cloete, Keith, Boulle, Andrew

“…OBJECTIVES The objective was to compare COVID‐19 outcomes in the Omicron‐driven fourth wave with prior waves in the Western Cape, assess the contribution of…”
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Systematic review: Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low‐ and middle‐income settings: systematic review and meta‐regression by Wolf, Jennyfer, Prüss‐Ustün, Annette, Cumming, Oliver, Bartram, Jamie, Bonjour, Sophie, Cairncross, Sandy, Clasen, Thomas, Colford, John M., Curtis, Valerie, France, Jennifer, Fewtrell, Lorna, Freeman, Matthew C., Gordon, Bruce, Hunter, Paul R., Jeandron, Aurelie, Johnston, Richard B., Mäusezahl, Daniel, Mathers, Colin, Neira, Maria, Higgins, Julian P. T.

“…Objective To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low‐ and middle‐income settings. Methods The search strategy used…”
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Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression by WOLF, Jennyfer, PRÜSS-USTÜN, Annette, FEWTRELL, Lorna, FREEMAN, Matthew C, GORDON, Bruce, HUNTER, Paul R, JEANDRON, Aurelie, JOHNSTON, Richard B, MÄUSEZAHL, Daniel, MATHERS, Colin, NEIRA, Maria, HIGGINS, Julian P. T, CUMMING, Oliver, BARTRAM, Jamie, BONJOUR, Sophie, CAIRNCROSS, Sandy, CLASEN, Thomas, COLFORD, John M, CURTIS, Valerie, DE FRANCE, Jennifer

“…To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings. The search strategy used Cochrane Library,…”
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Systematic review: Hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects by Freeman, Matthew C., Stocks, Meredith E., Cumming, Oliver, Jeandron, Aurelie, Higgins, Julian P. T., Wolf, Jennyfer, Prüss‐Ustün, Annette, Bonjour, Sophie, Hunter, Paul R., Fewtrell, Lorna, Curtis, Valerie

“…Objective To estimate the global prevalence of handwashing with soap and derive a pooled estimate of the effect of hygiene on diarrhoeal diseases, based on a…”
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Evidence on feasibility and effective use of mHealth strategies by frontline health workers in developing countries: systematic review by Agarwal, Smisha, Perry, Henry B., Long, Lesley‐Anne, Labrique, Alain B.

“…Objectives Given the large‐scale adoption and deployment of mobile phones by health services and frontline health workers (FHW), we aimed to review and…”
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COVID‐19 vaccine research and development: ethical issues by Wibawa, T.

“…The achievements of vaccine research and development bring a hope to our societies that we may cope with the COVID‐19 pandemic. There are two aspects that…”
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Hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects by FREEMAN, Matthew C, STOCKS, Meredith E, CURTIS, Valerie, CUMMING, Oliver, JEANDRON, Aurelie, HIGGINS, Julian P. T, WOLF, Jennyfer, PRÜSS-USTÜN, Annette, BONJOUR, Sophie, HUNTER, Paul R, FEWTRELL, Lorna

“…To estimate the global prevalence of handwashing with soap and derive a pooled estimate of the effect of hygiene on diarrhoeal diseases, based on a systematic…”
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Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review by Bain, Robert, Cronk, Ryan, Hossain, Rifat, Bonjour, Sophie, Onda, Kyle, Wright, Jim, Yang, Hong, Slaymaker, Tom, Hunter, Paul, Prüss‐Ustün, Annette, Bartram, Jamie

“…Objectives To estimate exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water as indicated by levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) or thermotolerant coliform…”
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COVID‐19 and mucormycosis syndemic: double health threat to a collapsing healthcare system in India by Rocha, Ian Christopher N., Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi, Goyal, Samarth, Patel, Tapan, Jain, Shubhika, Ghosh, Asmita, Cedeño, Trisha Denise D.

“…Summary In addition to the overwhelming and uncontrollable second wave of COVID‐19 in India, the country is also dealing with an outbreak of mucormycosis, a…”
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Post‐Ebola psychosocial experiences and coping mechanisms among Ebola survivors: a systematic review by James, P. B., Wardle, J., Steel, A., Adams, J.

“…Objective A myriad of physical and psychosocial sequelae have been reported among Ebola survivors from previous Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks, including…”
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Acceptance and willingness to pay for COVID‐19 vaccines among pregnant women in Vietnam by Nguyen, Long Hoang, Hoang, Men Thi, Nguyen, Lam Duc, Ninh, Ly Thi, Nguyen, Ha Thi Thu, Nguyen, Anh Duy, Vu, Linh Gia, Vu, Giang Thu, Doan, Linh Phuong, Latkin, Carl A., Tran, Bach Xuan, Ho, Cyrus S.H., Ho, Roger C.M.

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to assess acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccination and the willingness to pay (WTP) for it, and investigate associated factors…”
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What factors affect patients’ ability to access healthcare? An overview of systematic reviews by Dawkins, Bryony, Renwick, Charlotte, Ensor, Tim, Shinkins, Bethany, Jayne, David, Meads, David

“…OBJECTIVES This overview aims to synthesise global evidence on factors affecting healthcare access, and variations across low‐ and middle‐income countries…”
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Limited specificity of commercially available SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG ELISAs in serum samples of African origin by Emmerich, Petra, Murawski, Carolin, Ehmen, Christa, Possel, Ronald, Pekarek, Neele, Oestereich, Lisa, Duraffour, Sophie, Pahlmann, Meike, Struck, Nicole, Eibach, Daniel, Krumkamp, Ralf, Amuasi, John, Maiga‐Ascofaré, Oumou, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphael, Asogun, Danny, Ighodalo, Yemisi, Kann, Simone, May, Jürgen, Tannich, Egbert, Deschermeier, Christina

“…Objectives Specific serological tests are mandatory for reliable SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnostics and seroprevalence studies. Here, we assess the specificities of four…”
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Comorbidities and the COVID‐19 pandemic dynamics in Africa by Anjorin, A.A., Abioye, A.I., Asowata, O.E., Soipe, A., Kazeem, M.I., Adesanya, I.O., Raji, M.A., Adesanya, M., Oke, F.A., Lawal, F.J., Kasali, B.A., Omotayo, M.O.

“…The debate around the COVID‐19 response in Africa has mostly focused on effects and implications of public health measures, in light of the socio‐economic…”
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Commercially approved vaccines for canine leishmaniosis: a review of available data on their safety and efficacy by Velez, Rita, Gállego, Montserrat

“…Canine leishmaniosis is an important vector‐borne zoonosis caused mainly by Leishmania infantum. Diagnosis and treatment of affected individuals can be…”
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