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Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from...
Khalil, Ibrahim A.; Troeger, Christopher; Rao, Puja C.; Blacker, Brigette F.; Brown, Alexandria; Brewer, Thomas G.; Colombara, Danny V.Background The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However , the true global burden of C ryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years might have been underestimated in previous quantifications because it only took account of the acute eects of diarrhoea. W e aimed to demonstrate whether there is a causal relation betwee...
Spread of Yellow Fever Virus outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic Con...
Kraemer, Moritz U. G.; Faria, Nuno R.; Reiner Jr, Robert C.; Golding, Nick; Nikolay, Birgit; Stasse, Stephanie; Johansson, Michael A.; Salje, HenrikBACKGROUND: Since late 2015, an epidemic of yellow fever has caused more than 7334 suspected cases in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including 393 deaths. We sought to understand the spatial spread of this outbreak to optimise the use of the limited available vaccine stock. METHODS: We jointly analysed datasets describing the epidemic of yellow fever, vector suitability, human demography, and ...