Analysis of Five Earthy-Musty Odorants in Environmental Water by HS-SPME/GC-MS by Zhen Ding, Shifu Peng, Weiwen Xia, Hao Zheng, Xiaodong Chen, Lihong Yin

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Mathematical Modelling of Cholera Transmission incorporating Media Coverage. by Muhereza, Obed

“…The results of stability analysis showed that the disease free equilibrium was locally asymptotically stable when R< 1 while the endemic equilibrium was locally asymptotically stable when R> 1. p which is the efficacy of media coverage has an inverse relationship with the spread of the disease, such that whenever it is high, the disease spread reduces and when it is low, the disease spread increases. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…The return of displaced inhabitants led to the restocking of cattle from AAT endemic areas. It was thus important to estimate the burden of trypanosomiasis in the region. …”
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Optimal control analysis of Taenia saginata bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis by Damian, Kajunguri, Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde

“…The analysis shows that both the disease free equilibrium (DFE) and endemic equilibrium (EE) exist. To study the dynamics of the diseases, we derived the basic reproduction number R0 by next generation matrix method which shows whether the diseases die or persist in humans and cattle. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and spread of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) in Italy: A call for policymakers by Gabriella Nucera

“…Furthermore, as Klebsiella Pneumoniae carbapenamase (KPC)-producing CRE is already endemic in Italy and Tuscany is a highly touristic area, therefore the risk for spread to European healthcare facilities of NDM-producing CRE from the current outbreak is high [12]. …”

A Comparison between the Effects of Glucantime, Topical Trichloroacetic Acid 50% plus Glucantime, and Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser plus Glucantime on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Les... by Fariba Jaffary, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Amirhossein Siadat, Elaheh Haftbaradaran, Nazli Ansari, Elham Ahmadi

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in Iran. Pentavalent antimonial drugs have been the first line of therapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis for many years. …”
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Multispecies occupancy models unravel reduced colonization probabilities in plants from the unique Amazonian cangas by Rafael de Fraga, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Oliveira Santos, Valeria da Cunha Tavares, Leonardo Carreira Trevelin, Maurício Takashi Coutinho Watanabe, Leandro Maioli, Samir Rolim, Carolina da Silva Carvalho

“…Our results indicate that for some wide-ranging species, negative metapopulation equilibrium was restricted to mining plots, indicating sensitivity of these species to environmental changes caused by mining. For some endemic species, apparent population declines are more likely to be occurring due to natural causes than to the negative effects of mining.…”
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Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study by Florian Marks, Wilm Quentin, Vittal Mogasale, Amber Hsiao, Enusa Ramani, Hye-Jin Seo, GiDeok Pak, Dan Vuntade, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Bagrey Ngwira

“…Few studies have estimated the cost of illness (COI) of cholera in Malawi, a cholera-endemic country. The present study estimated the COI of cholera in Nsanje, southern Malawi, as part of the Cholera Surveillance in Malawi (CSIMA) programme following a mass cholera vaccination campaign in 2015.Methods Patients ≥12 months of age who were recruited as part of CSIMA were invited to participate in the COI survey. …”
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SURVEILLANCE OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN BULGARIA by Rumen Harizanov, Violeta Yakimova, Mihaela Videnova, Ognyan Mikov, Aleksandra Ivanova, Eleonora Kaneva, Raina Borisova, Nina Tsvetkova, Iskra Rainova, Zornitca Traykova

“…In addition, parasitic infections imported from endemic tropical regions are recorded annually in the country. …”
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Frequency of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Synanthropic and Wild Rodents Captured in a Rural Community in Southeast of Mexico by Ivonne Hernández-Cortazar, Karla Cecilia Amaya Guardia, Marco Torres-Castro, Karla Acosta-Viana, Eugenia Guzmán-Marín, José Israel Chan-Pérez, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas, Rodrigo Medina-Pinto, Matilde Jiménez-Coello

“…The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of the Chagas disease, which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector Triatoma dimidiata (triatomide). …”
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Tick species, tick-borne pathogen distribution and risk factor analysis in border areas of China, Russia and North Korea by Pengfei Min, Jianchen Song, Shaowei Zhao, Zhen Ma, Yinbiao Meng, Zeyu Tang, Zhenyu Wang, Sicheng Lin, Fanglin Zhao, Meng Liu, Longsheng Wang, Lijun Jia, Lijun Jia

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the tick species and tick-borne pathogens endemic in these regions.MethodsMorphological and molecular identification of ticks was performed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the distribution of tick species, pathogen, and risk factors of infection were analyzed.ResultsIn total, 1,187 ticks were collected from the border areas of 13 localities in eight cities. …”
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Genome-Wide Genomic Analysis and Evolutionary Insights into Bovine Coronavirus Strains in Southwest China by Qingqing Li, Huili Bai, Yan Pan, Yuying Liao, Zhe Pei, Cuilan Wu, Chunxia Ma, Zhongwei Chen, Changting Li, Yu Gong, Jing Liu, Yangyan Yin, Ling Teng, Leping Wang, Ezhen Zhang, Tianchao Wei, Hao Peng

“…The characterisation and genetic composition of endemic strains in Southwest China remain elusive. …”
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Seroepidemiological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus in Intensive Pig Farming in Vojvodina Province, Serbia by Diana Lupulović, Marija Gnjatović, Jasna Prodanov-Radulović, Danica Ćujić, Vladimir Gajdov, Milena Samojlović, Tamaš Petrović

“…Two epidemiological patterns of the disease exist—endemic and sporadic. Genotypes 1 (HEV-1) and 2 (HEV-2) are transmitted through contaminated water and are responsible for the outbreaks of many large-scale epidemics in developing countries of Asia and Africa. …”
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Many winners, few losers: stable bird populations on an Afrotropical mountain amidst climate change by Mwangi Wambugu, Mwangi Wambugu, Laura Martínez-Íñigo, Bernard Amakobe, Bernard Amakobe, Mwangi Githiru, Mwangi Githiru

“…Most species had stable local abundances in the study period, but parametric bootstrapping revealed a declining trend for a few species, including an endemic, threatened species. We highlight the importance of mountainous regions in maintaining relatively stable populations in the face of global environmental transformation such as posed by climate change, and the dynamism of bird species populations across relatively small spatial-temporal variations. …”
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Characterization of acute respiratory infections behavior. Cienfuegos Province. First quarter 2020 by Bárbara del Rosario Téllez Cacín, María Lina Valdés Gómez, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Sadys Suarez del Villar Seuret

“…Statistical methods and techniques used were, from descriptive statistics: absolute and relative frequencies, means, rates, increases and decreases in rates, the endemic corridor and its trend.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the characterizing essentialities were: its highest incidence in children under five years of age and adults 60 years and over; the leading cause of death was from community-acquired pneumonia; the identified circulating viruses were respiratory syncytial, parainfluenza, unsubtyped influenza A, and coronavirus. …”
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Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium in Cattle From Different Agro‐Ecological Zones of Cameroon: Implication for the Understanding of the Heartwater Epidemiology by Esthelline Yangea Tchounkeu, Barberine Assongo Silatsa, Rolin Mitterran Ndefo Kamga, Pythagore Soubgwi Fogue, Gustave Simo

“…Abstract Although Amblyomma variegatum and Ehrlichia ruminantium infections have been reported in cattle from some agro‐ecological zones (AEZs) of Cameroon, the transmission patterns of this bacterium seem to vary according to endemic areas and its prevalence as well as that of Heartwater remains not well understood in most sub‐Saharan African countries. …”
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Presence of dengue virus RNA in urine and oral fluid of laboratory-confirmed dengue patients: Implications for wastewater surveillance by Christine Stauber, Leile Camila Jacob-Nascimento, Caroline Grosch, Moisés da Silva Sousa, Moyra M. Portilho, Rosângela O. Anjos, Margo A. Brinton, Uriel Kitron, Mitermayer G. Reis, Guilherme S. Ribeiro

“…To assess whether wastewater-based epidemiology would be a useful tool, we investigated the presence of DENV RNA in dengue patients’ urine and oral fluid from an endemic area to inform how shedding in these fluids occurs and provide insight for wastewater surveillance. …”
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Flunarizine as a Candidate for Drug Repurposing Against Human Pathogenic Mammarenaviruses by Chukwudi A. Ofodile, Ikemefuna C. Uzochukwu, Fortunatus C. Ezebuo, InnocentMary Ejiofor, Mercy Adebola, Innocent Okpoli, Beatrice Cubitt, Haydar Witwit, Chetachi B. Okwuanaso, Ngozi Onyemelukwe, Juan Carlos de la Torre

“…Lassa fever (LF), a viral hemorrhagic fever disease with a case fatality rate that can be over 20% among hospitalized LF patients, is endemic to many West African countries. Currently, no vaccines or therapies are specifically licensed to prevent or treat LF, hence the significance of developing therapeutics against the mammarenavirus Lassa virus (LASV), the causative agent of LF. …”
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Standardization, validation, and comparative evaluation of a convenient surrogate recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus plaque reduction test for quantification of Hantaan orthoha... by Jing Wei, Hui Zhang, Jiawei Pei, Qiqi Yang, Yuan Wang, Xiaolei Jin, He Liu, Liang Zhang, Hongwei Ma, Linfeng Cheng, Yangchao Dong, Yingfeng Lei, Yinlan Bai, Zhikai Xu, Pengbo Yu, Fanglin Zhang, Wei Ye

“…Currently, the inactive vaccine licensed in endemic areas elicit low levels of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). …”
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Leptospirosis Risk Assessment in Rodent Populations and Environmental Reservoirs in Humanitarian Aid Settings in Thailand by Panadda Krairojananan, Kasima Wasuworawong, Surachai Leepitakrat, Taweesak Monkanna, Elizabeth W. Wanja, Silas A. Davidson, Betty K. Poole-Smith, Patrick W. McCardle, Alyssa Mann, Erica J. Lindroth

“…Military personnel deployed in endemic areas, such as during the Cobra Gold Joint exercise, face heightened exposure. …”
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