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Predicting key malaria transmission factors, biting and entomological inoculation rates, using modelled soil moisture in Kenya
(Wiley, 1998-10)
While malaria transmission varies seasonally, large inter-annual heterogeneity of malaria incidence occurs. Variability in entomological parameters, biting rates and entomological inoculation rates (EIR) have been strongly ...
Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum group ticks
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020-02)
We determined prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in 172 ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from 16 urban sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, during 2017 and 2018. Most ticks (59.3%) were collected from 1 site; ...
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination
(Elsevier, 2018-08-09)
Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ...
Mycobacteria, metals, and the macrophage
(Wiley, 2015-03)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that thrives inside host macrophages. A key trait of M. tuberculosis is to exploit and manipulate metal cation trafficking inside infected macrophages to ...
Pilot study of impact of a pedal desk on postprandial responses in sedentary workers
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2018-10)
Physical inactivity has been linked to rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease through insulin resistance and other mechanisms. Although sedentary workplace environments have unintentionally contributed to the risk ...
Flea-borne rickettsioses: Ecologic considerations
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1997-07)
Ecologic and economic factors, as well as changes in human behavior, have resulted in the emergence of new and the reemergence of existing but forgotten infectious diseases during the past 20 years. Flea-borne disease ...
Neglected tropical diseases of Namibia: Unsolved mysteries
(Elsevier BV, 2012-09-21)
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are diseases most commonly found in settings of poverty and are responsible for the morbidity and/or mortality of millions each year. As an upper-middle income country, Namibia is not ...
Differential use of strategic constructs of the transtheoretical model across accelerometer-determined sedentary time
(JCFCorp SG PTE LTD, 2020-01)
Objectives: In this study, we investigated the differences in strategic constructs of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) across accelerometer-determined sedentary time. Methods: A total of 201 college students participated ...
Conjoint adolescent developmental trajectories of alcohol and marijuana use and early adult outcomes among North American Indigenous people
(Elsevier BV, 2021-03)
Objective: The current study examined the developmental interrelationships between alcohol and marijuana use trajectories from ages 10 to 18 years in a sample of North American Indigenous adolescents. Distinct co-use groups ...
Exposure and risk factors to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsiae, and Bartonella henselae among volunteer blood donors in Namibia
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-26)
Background: The role of pathogen-mediated febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa is receiving more attention, especially in Southern Africa where four countries (including Namibia) are actively working to eliminate malaria. ...