Climatic changes and their role in emergence and re-emergence of diseases

A El-Sayed, M Kamel - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Global warming and the associated climate changes are predictable. They are enhanced by
burning of fossil fuels and the emission of huge amounts of CO 2 gas which resulted in …

Approved antiviral drugs over the past 50 years

E De Clercq, G Li - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Since the first antiviral drug, idoxuridine, was approved in 1963, 90 antiviral drugs
categorized into 13 functional groups have been formally approved for the treatment of the …

The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: a subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

FR Martins-Melo, M Carneiro… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are important causes of morbidity,
disability, and mortality among poor and vulnerable populations in several countries …

Nitroimidazoles: molecular fireworks that combat a broad spectrum of infectious diseases

CW Ang, AM Jarrad, MA Cooper… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Infectious diseases claim millions of lives every year, but with the advent of drug resistance,
therapeutic options to treat infections are inadequate. There is now an urgent need to …

[HTML][HTML] The neglected zoonoses—the case for integrated control and advocacy

SC Welburn, I Beange, MJ Ducrotoy… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have been all but eradicated in wealthier
countries, but remain major causes of ill-health and mortality across Africa, Asia, and Latin …

Global burden and trends of neglected tropical diseases from 1990 to 2019

Y Lin, K Fang, Y Zheng, H Wang… - Journal of Travel …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background An updated analysis of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) from a global
perspective is missing from the literature. We aimed to assess the global burden and trends …

Cameroonian fruit bats harbor divergent viruses, including rotavirus H, bastroviruses, and picobirnaviruses using an alternative genetic code

CK Yinda, SM Ghogomu, N Conceicao-Neto… - Virus …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from wildlife and bats are a major
reservoir of viruses, a few of which have been highly pathogenic to humans. In some regions …

Spatiotemporal assessment of COVID-19 spread over Oman using GIS techniques

KM Al-Kindi, A Alkharusi, D Alshukaili… - Earth Systems and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a worldwide challenge effecting millions of people in more …

Epidemiology and challenges of dengue surveillance in the WHO South-East Asia Region

T Tsheten, DJ Gray, ACA Clements… - Transactions of The …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Dengue poses a significant health and economic burden in the WHO South-East Asia
Region. Approaches for control need to be aligned with current knowledge on the …

A global systematic review of Chagas disease prevalence among migrants

EE Conners, JM Vinetz, JR Weeks, KC Brouwer - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Human migration has been identified as a potential factor for increased Chagas disease risk
and has transformed the disease from a Latin American problem to a global one. We …