Rogelio Pérez‐Padilla, Daniela de la Rosa‐Zamboni, Samuel Ponce de Leon, Mauricio Hernández et al.
BACKGROUND: In late March 2009, an outbreak of a respiratory illness later proved to be caused by novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) was identified in Mexico. We describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of persons hospitalized for pneumonia at the national tertiary ho...
Viktoria Cologna, Simona Meiler, Chahan M. Kropf, Samuel Lüthi et al.
Abstract Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. Yet, little is known about the relationship between exposure to extreme events, subjective attribution of these events to climate change, and climate policy support, especially in the Global South. Combinin...
Niels G. Mede, Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger, John C. Besley et al.
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science informat...
Sarwat Mahmud, Kevin van Zandvoort, Ling Guo, You Li et al.
BACKGROUND: Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the greatest burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease. WHO recommends passive immunisation to protect infants younger than 6 months and, in some strategies, infants up to age 12 months, but detailed age data are needed to det...
Robert J. W. Brewin, Xuerong Sun, Joanne L. Wood, Thomas G. Brewin et al.
Measurements of water colour and clarity are used to track the environmental status of lakes, estuaries and oceans. The oldest standardised methods for measuring water clarity and colour are the Secchi disk and Forel-Ule colour scale. Both techniques were developed in the 19th century and require us...