The costs and benefits of primary prevention of zoonotic pandemics
The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …
Artificial intelligence transforms the future of health care
Life sciences researchers using artificial intelligence (AI) are under pressure to innovate
faster than ever. Large, multilevel, and integrated data sets offer the promise of unlocking …
faster than ever. Large, multilevel, and integrated data sets offer the promise of unlocking …
The COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent
In December 2019, a new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) and associated disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was …
(SARS-CoV-2) and associated disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was …
Linkages between environmental issues and zoonotic diseases: with reference to COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has taken mankind by surprise with various …
(SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has taken mankind by surprise with various …
An ecological framework for modeling the geography of disease transmission
EE Johnson, LE Escobar… - Trends in ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is widely employed in ecology to predict species' potential
geographic distributions in relation to their environmental constraints and is rapidly …
geographic distributions in relation to their environmental constraints and is rapidly …
Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings
L Nyakarahuka, TR Shoemaker… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In October 2017, a blood sample from a resident of Kween District, Eastern
Uganda, tested positive for Marburg virus. Within 24 hour of confirmation, a rapid outbreak …
Uganda, tested positive for Marburg virus. Within 24 hour of confirmation, a rapid outbreak …
Spatial and temporal distribution of infectious disease epidemics, disasters and other potential public health emergencies in the World Health Organisation Africa …
AO Talisuna, EA Okiro, AA Yahaya, M Stephen… - Globalization and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Emerging and re-emerging diseases with pandemic potential continue to
challenge fragile health systems in Africa, creating enormous human and economic toll. To …
challenge fragile health systems in Africa, creating enormous human and economic toll. To …
Assessment of the outbreak risk, mapping and infection behavior of COVID-19: Application of the autoregressive integrated-moving average (ARIMA) and polynomial …
HR Pourghasemi, S Pouyan, Z Farajzadeh… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Infectious disease outbreaks pose a significant threat to human health worldwide. The
outbreak of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global health …
outbreak of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global health …
Applying species distribution models in public health research by predicting snakebite risk using venomous snakes' habitat suitability as an indicating factor
Snakebite envenoming is an important public health problem in Iran, despite its risk not
being quantified. This study aims to use venomous snakes' habitat suitability as an indicator …
being quantified. This study aims to use venomous snakes' habitat suitability as an indicator …
Feasibility of virtual reality based training for optimising COVID-19 case handling in Uganda
P Buyego, E Katwesigye, G Kebirungi… - BMC Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Epidemics and pandemics are causing high morbidity and mortality on a still-
evolving scale exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection prevention and control …
evolving scale exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection prevention and control …