Theo Vos, Ryan M Barber, Brad Bell, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa et al.
Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), we estimated these quantities f...
Sergei Põlme, Kessy Abarenkov, R. Henrik Nilsson, Björn D. Lindahl et al.
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You Li, Rachel M Reeves, Xin Wang, Quique Bassat et al.
BACKGROUND: Influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus are the most common viruses associated with acute lower respiratory infections in young children (<5 years) and older people (≥65 years). A global report of the monthly activity of these viruses is nee...
MalariaGEN, Ambroise D. Ahouidi, Mozam Ali, Jacob Almagro‐Garcia et al.
<ns3:p> MalariaGEN is a data-sharing network that enables groups around the world to work together on the genomic epidemiology of malaria. Here we describe a new release of curated genome variation data on 7,000 <ns3:italic>Plasmodium falciparum</ns3:italic> samples from MalariaGEN partner studies i...
Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Hoang Thi Nam Giang, Sherief Ghozy, Ahmed Altibi et al.
BACKGROUND: Although protocol registration of systematic reviews/meta-analysis (SR/MA) is still not mandatory, it is highly recommended that authors publish their SR/MA protocols prior to submitting their manuscripts for publication as recommended by the Cochrane guidelines for conducting SR/MAs. ou...
Jessica C. Stark, Ally Huang, Peter Q. Nguyen, Rachel S. Dubner et al.
Synthetic biology offers opportunities for experiential educational activities at the intersection of the life sciences, engineering, and design. However, implementation of hands-on biology activities in classrooms is challenging because of the need for specialized equipment and expertise to grow li...
Adrian Leftwich
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. Atul Kohli, ‘State, society and development’, in: Ira Katnelson & Helen V. Milner (eds), Political Science: The State of the Discipline (W. W. Norton & Co., 2002), p. 117. 2. Dani Rodrik, ‘Growth strategies’, in: Philippe Aghion & Ste...
Jon C. Emery, Peter J. Dodd, Sayera Banu, Beatrice Frascella et al.
Background: Individuals with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease who do not report symptoms (subclinical TB) represent around half of all prevalent cases of TB, yet their contribution to Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) transmission is unknown, especially compared to in...
Stella G. Muthuri, Sudhir Venkatesan, Puja Myles, Jo Leonardi‐Bee et al.
BACKGROUND: The impact of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) on influenza-related pneumonia (IRP) is not established. Our objective was to investigate the association between NAI treatment and IRP incidence and outcomes in patients hospitalised with A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection. METHODS: A worldwide me...
Karen Saylors, David J. Wolking, Emily Hagan, Stephanie Martinez et al.
In an effort to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect, and control infectious diseases in animals and people, the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) PREDICT project funded development of regional, national, and local One Health capaci...
MalariaGEN, Ambroise D. Ahouidi, Mozam Ali, Jacob Almagro‐Garcia et al.
<ns3:p>MalariaGEN is a data-sharing network that enables groups around the world to work together on the genomic epidemiology of malaria. Here we describe a new release of curated genome variation data on 7,000 <ns3:italic>Plasmodium falciparum</ns3:italic> samples from MalariaGEN partner studies in...
Le Zhang, Mortada El‐Shabrawi, Louise A. Baur, Christopher D. Byrne et al.
BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent in children and adolescents, particularly those with obesity. NAFLD is considered a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome due to its close associations with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and atherogenic dysli...
Thanh N. Nguyen, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Piers Klein, Hiroshi Yamagami et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Declines in stroke admission, IV thrombolysis (IVT), and mechanical thrombectomy volumes were reported during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of data on the longer-term effect of the pandemic on stroke volumes over the course of a year and throu...
Hannes Gaisberger, Tobias Fremout, Chris J. Kettle, Barbara Vinceti et al.
Tree diversity in Asia's tropical and subtropical forests is central to nature-based solutions. Species vulnerability to multiple threats, which affect provision of ecosystem services, is poorly understood. We conducted a region-wide, spatially explicit assessment of the vulnerability of 63 socioeco...
Nguyen Tien Huy, R Matthew Chico, Vuong Thanh Huan, Hosam Shaikhkhalil et al.
BACKGROUND: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave. METHODS: This multinational, multicenter, cross-secti...
Sergei Põlme, Kessy Abarenkov, R. Henrik Nilsson, Björn D. Lindahl et al.
There were errors in the name of author László G. Nagy and in affiliation no. 31 in the original publication. The original article has been corrected.
Jacob Creswell, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Zhi Zhen Qin, Monde Muyoyeta et al.
Despite 30 years as a public health emergency, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Most deaths are among persons with TB who are not reached with diagnosis and treatment. Thus, timely screening and accurate detection of TB, particularly using sensitive tools such as ches...
Katherine E. Eddy, Joshua P. Vogel, Nick Scott, Dagnachew Fetene et al.
BACKGROUND: After considerable debate, there is now unequivocal evidence that use of antenatal corticosteroids improves outcomes in preterm neonates when used in women at risk of early preterm birth in reasonably equipped hospitals in low-resource countries. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectivene...
Ahmad Taysir Atieh Qarawi, Sze Jia Ng, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Luu Ngoc et al.
The recent outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (named “COVID-2019”) has gained attention globally and has been recognized as a serious public health threat by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The first case was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Chi...
Md. Ahaduzzaman, Peter J. Groves, S. M. Sharpe, Sarah Williamson et al.
Infectious laryngotracheitis is an important disease of chickens caused by infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV). Outbreaks commonly occur in meat chicken flocks and mass vaccination with live attenuated vaccines, usually in water, is used to control the disease in these populations. Vaccination...