The study evaluated indoor and outdoor air pollution levels (CO, CO2, NO, NO2, PM10) at an urban site in Dakar city center and at a rural site. Individual exposure levels to selected pollutants and the variations in the ...
The study examined the relationship of pollutants resulting from biomass combustion and the risk of asthma in children under five years in Yopougon municipality. Household indoor air pollution associated with burning of ...
Several studies have analysed the pollution issues owing to road traffic in Cotonou, Benin. Concentration levels of particles are higher in high traffic areas. This study was conducted along the 5 km high traffic road in ...
Haldane, Victoria; Zhang, Zhitong; Abbas, Raja Faisal; Dodd, Warren; Lau, Lincoln L; Kidd, Michael R; Rouleau, Katherine; Zou, Guanyang; Chao, Zhuo; Upshur, Ross E G; Walley, John; Wei, Xiaolin(BMJ, 2020-12-08)
The study emphasizes that to uphold primary care quality and resilience, guidelines must offer recommendations on supply chain management and operational continuity, supported by adequate resources. Primary care is poised ...
Growing evidence suggests that host cellular glycans, such as histoblood group antigens (HBGAs) and sialic acids (SA), are recognized by the RV surface protein VP4. This detailed study established a porcine crypt-derived ...
Approximately 20% of novel emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and 50% of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases have been attributed to land-use change. It is a clear threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem services ...
Keller, Judith I.; Lima-Cordón, Raquel; Monroy, M. Carlota; Schmoker, Anna M.; Zhang, Fan; Howard, Alan; Ballif, Bryan A.; Stevens, Lori(Elsevier, 2019-08-07)
Ecohealth-based approaches have been recognized as a sustainable method of Chagas disease control. Bloodmeal data and vector prevalence of various hosts fosters an understanding of local vector ecology and behavior. This ...
Leishmania infantum is the zoonotic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The epidemiological cycle in Brazil has dispersed from the Northeast to other regions of the country. Hypotheses regarding possible entries of ...
Mendez, Fabien; Cuartas, Daniel; Montes, Mateo; Peralta, Maria del Pilar; Salcedo, Camilo; Abrahams, Nathalie(IDRC / Universidad del Valle, 2018)
Este documento se elaboró como insumo para “tender puentes” entre las comunidades de práctica de Ecosalud y la del campo específico de los Sistemas Alimentarios (SA). En particular, el propósito es aportar desde las lecciones ...
Mendez, Fabian; Suarez, Fabian; Alarcon, Selene(IDRC / Universidad del Valle, 2018)
This scoping review aims to characteerize the research and actions on food systems for the prevention of NCCD. Additionally, it aims to analyse coincidences, differences and possible synergies with Ecohealth principles. ...
Mendez, Fabian; Suarez, Fabian; Alarcon, Selene(IDRC / Universidad del Valle, 2018)
Esta revisión exploratoria tiene como objetivo caracterizar la investigación y la acción en los sistemas alimentarios para la prevención de ECNT. Adicionalmente, pretende analizar las coincidencias, diferencias y posibles ...
Blood feeding insects from the subfamily Triatomine are involved in the transmission of Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, a neglected tropical disease endemic from southern Mexico through ...
The main challenges facing extension services and the use of ICT is the limited budget and the diversity of farmers with respect to farming systems, literacy and age. Moreover, some areas lack the tools to use ICT (such ...
Eco-bio-social factors may increase or decrease a community’s susceptibility to vector-borne disease
transmission. Traditional studies have contributed information about the association between eco-bio-social
factors and ...
Salomón, Oscar Daniel; Mastrángelo, Andrea Verónica; Santini, María Soledad; Liotta, Domingo Javier; Yadón, Zaida Estela(PAHO, 2016)
Se presenta una metodología analítica retrospectiva, basada en el marco teórico de la eco-epidemiología, anclada en una escala espacial subnacional. Esta metodología, aplicada aquí a la caracterización de escenarios de ...
In Honduras, where Chagas disease is a serious health and environmental concern, prevention
measures face the challenge of achieving widespread and long-term sustainable adoption by communities. The
article integrates ...