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A SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling study for persistence and transmission to inform policy by Post, Lori Ann, Argaw, Salem T., Jones, Cameron, Moss, Charles B., Resnick, Danielle

“…Methods: We extracted 60 days of COVID-19 data from public health registries and employed an empirical difference equation to measure daily case numbers in 47 sub-Saharan countries as a function of the prior number of cases, the level of testing, and weekly shift variables based on a dynamic panel model that was estimated using the generalized method of moments approach by implementing the Arellano-Bond estimator in R. …”
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Socio-economics and perceptions of Q-fever infection in a pastoralist system of Kajiado County by Oboge, H.M.

“…Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii which is ubiquitous in nature and it poses a substantial public health concern. Q fever has a potential to cause detrimental effect on human health and its effect can translate to substantial economic losses in affected households. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis by Post, Lori Ann, Marogi, Emily, Moss, Charles B., Murphy, Robert Leo, Ison, Michael G., Resnick, Danielle

“…Methods: Using a longitudinal trend analysis study design, we extracted 30 days of COVID-19 data from public health registries. …”
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Integrating poultry and nutrition education to improve dietary diversity among rural Kenyan women by Geremew, Kumlachew, Chelangat, M.S., Ouko, O., Yemane, Tsion, Ouko, V.O., Odiwour, A., Alaru, P.A., Mbuku, S., Dessie, Tadelle

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Seroprevalence estimates of Q fever and the predictors for the infection in cattle, sheep, and goats in Nandi County, Kenya by Kiptanui, J., Gathura, P.B., Kitala, P.M., Bett, Bernard K.

“…The infection has both socio-economic and public health significance. A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the estimates of seroprevalence of Q fever and to determine the predictors of the infection in cattle, sheep, and goats in six wards of Nandi County. …”
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Chapter 7. Growing cities, changing demands: Scope of urban agriculture as a sustainable agricultural intensification strategy in India by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Hage Aku, Michi Tani

“…The widespread health concerns over chemical-intensive agriculture and recent disruptions of pandemic-induced agricultural supply chains alongside impaired public food distribution systems in urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries have all provided opportunities for the proliferation of urban agriculture (UA) in cities. …”
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Piloting an information and communication technology tool to help addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in low-income countries by Mutua, Florence K., Onono, J.O., Boqvist, S., Koech, Patricia, Abdi, Abdullahi M., Karimi, Hildah, Sternberg-Lewerin, S.

“…AMR has a significant impact on public health. While several interventions have been used to address this challenge, few have utilized Information and Communication Technology (ICT) approaches. …”
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Plasmakortisol som en indikator för stress under djurförsök hos häst och hund by Backström, Matilda

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Exploration of a model driven by climate to simulate pond water temperature in aquaculture systems by Resnick, Drew, Baethgen, Walter, Hossain, Peerzadi, Kadam, Sanketa

“…Water temperature variation is one of the key risks related to disease outbreak, fish health, and loss and damage in fish production. However, Climate information can improve the ability to predict changes in pond water quality parameters at the farm level using publicly available weather and climate data. …”
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu in rodents from two areas with varying wild ungulate densities in Southern Sweden by Nyman, Jimmy

“…In 2015, Lyme borreliosis was ranked in the top ten priority group of pathogens to guide resource allocation within the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l) is the pathogen that causes Lyme disease in humans and animals and is maintained in the wild by a complex multi-species transmission process involving tick vectors and many different vertebrate hosts, including humans as dead-end hosts. …”
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Suboptimal nutritional status of school-age children in Addis Ababa: evidence from the analysis of socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors by Adugna, Yimer Mihretie, Ayelign, Abebe, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

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Deworming and micronutrient status by community open defecation prevalence: An observational study using nationally representative data from India, 2016–2018 by Chakrabarti, Suman, Ajjampur, Sitara S. R., Waddington, Hugh Sharma, Kishore, Avinash, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Scott, Samuel P.

“…Conclusions Moderate to high rates of OD significantly modify the association between deworming and micronutrient status in India. Public health policy could involve sequencing interventions, with focus on improving deworming coverage in communities that have achieved minimum thresholds of OD and re- triggering sanitation interventions in high OD communities prior to deworming days, ensuring high coverage for both. …”
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Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya by Rooney, T., Fèvre, Eric M., Villinger, J., Brenn-White, M., Cummings, C.O., Chai, D., Kamau, J., Kiyong’a, Alice, Getange, D., Ochieng, D.O., Kivali, Velma, Zimmerman, D., Rosenbaum, M., Nutter, F.B., Deem, S.L.

“…Aims Q fever is a globally distributed, neglected zoonotic disease of conservation and public health importance, caused by the bacterium <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>. …”
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Promoting (pro) vitamin A-rich bananas: A chronology by Fongar, Andrea, Nabuuma, Deborah, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a widespread and major public health concern in Africa and South-East Asia. …”
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Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages with lytic activity against multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella from Nairobi City county, Kenya by Mugo, M., Musyoki, A., Makumi, Angela, Mutai, I., Kering, K., Muturi, P., Kebenei, C., Weber, K., Pietsch, M., Pilz, T., Drechsel, O., Hoffmann, T., Wieler, L., Mbae, C., Flieger, A., Kariuki, S.

“…In Kenya, multidrug-resistant (MDR) NTS strains with increasing non-susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins pose a growing public health threat. As traditional antimicrobial treatments become less effective, bacteriophages are emerging as a potential alternative. …”
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A community-based cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of different bundles of nutrition-specific interventions in improving mean length-for-age z scor... by Billah, Masum, Ferdous, Tarana E., Karim, Mohd Anisul, Dibley, Michael J., Raihana, Shahreen, Moinuddin, Md., Choudhury, Nuzhat, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Hoque, D. M. Emdadul, Menon, Purnima, El Arifeen, Shams

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Multidrug antibiotic resistance index and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli in intensive pig farms in Kenya by Inguyesi, C., Olum, M., Ndirangu, P., Langat, N., Jesang, A., Masila, E., Wachuka, E., Onywera, R., Muloi, Dishon M., Ochieng, Linnet, Yamo, V., Momanyi, K., Muinde, P., Maichomo, M.

“…Antibiotic resistance is a significant global public health threat, rendering treating human and animal infections difficult, longer and expensive. …”
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Cross-sectional study of bovine anaplamosis in South-western Uganda : the impact of wildlife-livestock interface by Palmfjord, Mikael

Karakterisering av fettansättning hos katt samt dess betydelse för postmortal hullbedömning by Nyberg, Tora

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Spatial and temporal pattern of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Tanzania; 1930 to 2007 by Sindato, C., Karimuribo, E.D., Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Mboera, L.E.G., Kivaria, F., Dautu, G., Bett, Bernard K., Paweska, J.T.

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