The Lancet. Published Online December 22, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32621-6. Open Access
Government Barriers to Condom Use by Men Who Have Sex With Men
A Report on the Application of the HIV Stigma index in the Western highlands and Chimbu provinces
A printable copy of the article published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) can be found on the CDC Homepage. Follow the Download Link for redirection to CDC.
La récente augmentation du nombre de cas de microcéphalie et d’autres troubles neurologiques potentiellement associés à une infection à virus Zika a engendré une recrudescence des demandes de dépistage en laboratoire de cette infection. Les groupes prioritaires pour un test de diagnostic d...oivent être constitués de personnes symptomatiques et de femmes enceintes asymptomatiques potentiellement exposées au virus Zika.
Ce document fournit des indications sur les stratégies actuelles de dépistage de l’infection à virus Zika. Il sera revu et actualisé à mesure que des informations supplémentaires deviendront disponibles.
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Teil II beschreibt den wissenschaftlichen Sachstand zur Inflünzapandemieplanung und Inflünzapandemiebewältigung. Hierbei wird das RKI bei der Bewertung der wissenschaftlichen Informationen durch den Expertenbeirat Inflünza beraten. Der wissenschaftliche Teil dient als fachliche Grundlage... für Entscheidungen über Massnahmen zur Vorbereitung auf den Pandemiefall sowie Massnahmen im konkreten Pandemiefall.
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This factsheet shows that type 2 diabetes in older age groups is high and growing rapidly in many parts of the world, but can be managed inexpensively with early diagnosis, treatment and information.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
1586 - 1594 • CID 2016:62 (15 June) • HIV/AIDS
The objective of this paper is to summarise and critically review the available data about onchocerciasis in Mozambique, in order to report epidemiological and clinical aspects related to the disease and identify gaps in knowledge. The paper is intended to raise awareness of the existence and import...ance of this disease and to define research priorities
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Clinical Infectious Diseases® 2016;62(12):1586–94
In April and May 2015, Nepal was hit by two major earthquakes killing around 9,000 people and leaving many thousands more injured and homeless.
To optimize the speed and volume of critical humanitarian assistance, the HCT has developed this Plan to:
1. Reach a common understanding of earth...quake risk to ensure early action is taken when required.
2. Establish a minimum level of earthquake preparedness across clusters.
3. Build the basis for a joint HCT response strategy to meet the needs of affected people in the first 6 weeks to 3 months of a response.
4. Define considerations for detailed contingency planning on the basis of the worst-case scenario, especially around access and logistics.
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Document No. : FDA/SMC/SMD/GL-RAR/2013/01