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Transmission to Eels, Portals of Entry, and Putative Reservoirs of Vibrio vulnificus Serovar E (Biotype 2)

2001

ABSTRACT Vibrio vulnificus serovar E (formerly biotype 2) is the etiologic agent that is responsible for the main infectious disease affecting farmed eels. Although the pathogen can theoretically use water as a vehicle for disease transmission, it has not been isolated from tank water during epizootics to date. In this work, the mode of transmission of the disease to healthy eels, the portals of entry of the pathogen into fish, and their putative reservoirs have been investigated by means of laboratory and field experiments. Results of the experiments of direct and indirect host-to-host transmission, patch contact challenges, and oral-anal intubations suggest that water is the prime vehicle…

GillsSerotypeDisease reservoirVibrio vulnificusBiologyApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiologyFish DiseasesVibrionaceaeVibrio InfectionsAnimalsEnvironmental Microbiology and BiodegradationPathogenDisease ReservoirsVibrioEcologyOutbreakAnguillabiology.organism_classificationVirologyVibrioBiofilmsVibrio InfectionsMicroscopy Electron ScanningWater MicrobiologyFood ScienceBiotechnologyApplied and Environmental Microbiology
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Bevölkerungsbezogene psychische Gesundheit als Schlüsselfaktor im Umgang mit COVID-19

2020

Zusammenfassung Ziel Das Ziel des Beitrages besteht darin, auf die bedeutsame Rolle der Prävention und Reduktion der psychischen Belastungen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung und in sensiblen Gruppen im Rahmen der Coronavirus-Krankheit-2019 (COVID-19) -Pandemie hinzuweisen. Methodik Der vorliegende Beitrag umfasst die Analyse und Bewertung von Studien und Empfehlungen von Organisationen wie der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO), die die bevölkerungsbezogenen psychischen Auswirkungen von Epi-/Pandemien und deren Einfluss auf den weiteren Verlauf untersucht haben. Ergebnisse Angstbedingte Verhaltensweisen können sich negativ auf den Verlauf von Epidemien auswirken. Im Rahmen vergangener Ausbrüche v…

Gynecologymedicine.medical_specialty2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Salud mentalPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Health030210 environmental & occupational health03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineKey factorsPolitical scienceMental stressmedicine030212 general & internal medicineCoronavirus InfectionsDas Gesundheitswesen
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Luftverschmutzung als wichtiger Kofaktor bei COVID-19-Sterbefällen

2021

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die Sterblichkeit bei COVID-19 ist in Anwesenheit kardiopulmonaler Komorbiditäten erhöht. Luftverschmutzung ist ebenfalls mit einer erhöhten Sterblichkeit assoziiert, v. a. vermittelt durch kardiopulmonale Erkrankungen. Beobachtungen zu Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie zeigten, dass die Sterblichkeit bei COVID-19 v. a. in Regionen mit stärkerer Luftverschmutzung erhöht ist. Ungeklärt ist der Einfluss von Luftverschmutzung für den Krankheitsverlauf bei COVID-19. Methode Es wurde eine selektive Literaturrecherche von Studien bis Anfang April 2021 in PubMed zum Zusammenhang von Luftverschmutzung und der COVID-19-Mortalität mit den Suchbegriffen „air pollution AND/OR COV…

Gynecologymedicine.medical_specialty2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)business.industrySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)610 MedizinOriginalienFeinstaubEndotheliale DysfunktionMortalitätEmissionenSARS-CoV‑2Emissions610 Medical sciencesmedicineEndothelial dysfunctionMortalityCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessParticulate matterDer Kardiologe
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Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die logopädische Therapie von Kindern mit einer Sprachentwicklungsstörung

2021

ZusammenfassungHintergrund Im Dezember 2019 begann sich die COVID-19-Pandemie weltweit auszubreiten und sorgte für massive Einschränkungen im täglichen Leben. Viele Bildungseinrichtungen und logopädische Praxen wurden vorübergehend geschlossen (sog. Lockdown). Kinder mit einer Sprachentwicklungsstörung waren gezwungen, ihre Therapie zu pausieren. Ziel dieser Studie war es zu beschreiben, ob und wie die logopädische Therapie während des Lockdowns durchgeführt wurde und welche psychische Belastung für die betroffenen Eltern damit verbunden war.Material und Methoden Eltern von Kindern mit einer Sprachentwicklungsstörung wurden über die Therapie ihres Kindes während des Lockdowns und über ihre …

Gynecologymedicine.medical_specialty2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOtorhinolaryngologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Political sciencemedicineLaryngo-Rhino-Otologie
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Cardiac imaging in congenital heart disease during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Recommendations from the Working Group on Congenital Heart …

2020

: The recent outbreak of 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is having major repercussions on healthcare services provision in Italy and worldwide. Data suggest the virus has a strong impact on the cardiovascular system, and cardiac imaging will play an important role in patients affected by coronavirus disease-2019. Although paediatric patients are mildly affected, they represent a clear accelerator in spreading the virus, and healthcare workers are at higher risk of infection. The aim of this position paper is to provide clinical recommendation regarding the execution of imaging investigations for the cardiac diagnostic work-up of paediatric patients with suspected or con…

Heart diseaseClinical Practice Recommendations and Position Papersevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.disease_causePediatricsCongenital0302 clinical medicinePandemicMedicineInfection controlViral030212 general & internal medicineChildSocieties MedicalHeart DefectsCoronavirusPediatricRisk of infectionInfectiousGeneral Medicinecongenital heart diseaseItalyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCoronavirus InfectionsHumanHeart Defects Congenitalmedicine.medical_specialtyPneumonia ViralCardiologycardiac imaging03 medical and health sciencesBetacoronavirusDisease TransmissionMedicalOccupational ExposureDisease Transmission InfectiousHumanscardiac imaging; congenital heart disease; coronavirus disease-2019; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Cardiac Imaging Techniques; Child; Disease Transmission Infectious; Humans; Infection Control; Italy; Occupational Exposure; SARS-CoV-2; Societies Medical; Cardiology; Coronavirus Infections; Heart Defects Congenital; Pandemics; Pediatrics; Pneumonia ViralIntensive care medicinePandemicsCardiac Imaging TechniqueInfection ControlBetacoronaviruPandemicbusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2Coronavirus Infectioncoronavirus disease-2019OutbreakCOVID-19Pneumoniamedicine.diseasePneumoniaCardiac Imaging TechniquesDisease Transmission InfectiouCardiac Imaging TechniquesSocietiesbusiness
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An exceptional outbreak of Macroscytus brunneus (Fabricius, 1803) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) on Linosa island (Pelagian Islands, Sicily)

2018

An exceptional outbreak of the burrowing bug Macroscytus brunneus occurred in summer 2017 on Linosa island (Pelagian Islands, Sicily). Huge numbers of specimens, attracted to the lights of the small village, interfered heavily with human activities for almost three months. The few precedent cases reported in literature are reviewed.

Hemiptera Heteroptera Cydnidae Macroscytus brunneus outbreak Linosa Pelagian Islands Sicily Italy.Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata
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An outbreak of HBV and HCV infection in a paediatric oncology ward: Epidemiological investigations and prevention of further spread

2003

Hospital-acquired hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections continue to occur despite increased awareness of this problem among the medical community. One hundred six patients were infected in a haematology oncology ward for children, over the time period 1996 to 2000. Serum samples from 45 such patients and 3 from infected medical personnel were used for nucleic acid amplification. HBV core, as well as HCV core and hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) nucleotide sequences, were analysed by phylogenetic tree analysis, in order to characterise the epidemiological pattern of viral transmission on the ward. Samples from 32 patients were positive for HBV-DNA or HCV-RNA by PCR. Ten patients were p…

Hepatitis B virusmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMolecular Sequence DataHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causePediatricsPolymerase Chain ReactionDisease OutbreaksFlaviviridaeOncology Service HospitalVirologyEpidemiologymedicineHumansInfection controlChildPhylogenyHepatitis B virusCross InfectionbiologyTransmission (medicine)business.industryIncidence (epidemiology)virus diseasesSequence Analysis DNAHepatitis BHepatitis Bmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationHepatitis CVirologydigestive system diseasesInfectious DiseasesChild PreschoolDNA ViralRNA ViralViral diseasebusinessJournal of Medical Virology
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Viral Hepatitis — An Update

1983

In 1973, Feinstone and co-workers [52] were the first to report the visualization of virus-like particles by immune electron microscopy in acute phase stool specimens of human volunteers who developed hepatitis following inoculation with MS-1 strain of hepatitis A virus [18]. Soon thereafter morphologically identical particles were recovered from the stool of individuals acquiring hepatitis during natural outbreaks of the disease [39, 64].

HepatitisImmune systembusiness.industryImmune serum globulinDane ParticlemedicineOutbreakHbsag carriermedicine.diseaseViral hepatitisbusinessVirologyHepatitis a virus
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Is large-scale rapid CoV-2 testing a substitute for lockdowns?

2021

Background Various forms of contact restrictions have been adopted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Around February 2021, rapid testing appeared as a new policy instrument. Some claim it may serve as a substitute for contact restrictions. We study the strength of this argument by evaluating the effects of a unique policy experiment: In March and April 2021, the city of Tübingen set up a testing scheme while relaxing contact restrictions. Methods We compare case rates in Tübingen county to an appropriately identified control unit. We employ the synthetic control method. We base interpretations of our findings on an extended SEIR model. Findings The experiment led to an increase in the …

History2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPolymers and PlasticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Computer scienceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)610 MedizinDeclarationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCOVID-19 TestingArgument610 Medical sciencesGermany320 Political scienceEconometricsHumansMass ScreeningBusiness and International ManagementRapid testingActuarial scienceMultidisciplinary330 WirtschaftState governmentCOVID-19330 EconomicsScale (social sciences)Quarantine320 PolitikControl methodsPloS one
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The international Ebola response: heroes and bystanders in the chronicle of an epidemic foretold.

2014

HistoryInternational CooperationPoliticsPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral MedicineFearAncient historyHemorrhagic Fever EbolaGlobal HealthWorld Health OrganizationVirologyDisease OutbreaksInterinstitutional RelationsCaregiversHumansMass MediaPublic HealthJournal of public health (Oxford, England)
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