Isolation of West Nile virus from the brains of children who had died of encephalitis.

abstract：:Three diphtheria toxoid preparations, fractionated at various concentrations of ammonium sulfate, having various grades of purity, and showing striking differences in immunizing potency when compared at the same Lf dose, were examined for similarity of the effective constituents in the fractions. No evidence of deviat...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： KUROKAWA M,NAKANO T,KONDO H

更新日期：1954-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field trials of various molluscicides-notably sodium pentachlorophenate, copper sulfate and dinitro-o-cyclohexylphenol-were carried out in Brazil in order to test their effectiveness against the aquatic intermediate hosts of human bilharziasis. Sodium pentachlorophenate was found to be the most effective in relation t...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： WRIGHT WH,DOBROVOLNY CG,BERRY EG

更新日期：1958-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct costs were determined by conducting a retrospective study on the files of 100 diabetics (selected at random) who had attended the clinic at least once in 1991. Another study was conducted simultaneously under the same conditions on 100 non-diabetic patients. Diabetic patients attend on average 8 times a yea...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Rekik M,Abid M,Hachicha J,Abbes R,Moujahed M,Jarraya A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the adaptation and scaling-up of an intervention to improve the visual health of children in the Apurimac region, Peru. METHODS:In a pilot screening programme in 2009-2010, 26 schoolteachers were trained to detect and refer visual acuity problems in schoolchildren in one district in Apurimac. To ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Latorre-Arteaga S,Gil-González D,Bascarán C,Núñez RH,Morales MD,Orihuela GC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of a recently developed portable haemoglobinometer in primary health care was assessed in a survey of anaemia carried out in an isolated Indian community living in the jungles of northern Peru. This haemoglobinometer requires only one drop of blood to be added to a disposable cuvette without predilution...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Johns WL,Lewis SM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and streptomycin for 500 gonococcal strains were studied for product-moment coefficient correlations. The strains were isolated from male patients with acute gonococcal urethritis attending the Venereal Disease ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Gedebou M,Tassew A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:The visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines in January 2015 coincided with a tropical storm. For security reasons, the only road in and out of the area was closed 14.5 hours before the Pope's arrival. This meant that people had to wait for many hours with little shelter at the site. Medical teams in the field ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Gocotano AE,Dico FD,Calungsod NR,Hall JL,Counahan ML

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made on the effect of undernutrition on the immunological responses of mice to TAB and BCG vaccines. The mice were fed a diet comprising chapati and germinated grams; one group was fed ad libitum while another was given half the quantity consumed by the first group. The undernourished mice showed a poor im...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Narayanan RB,Nath I,Bhuyan UN,Talwar GP

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 30 million people in Africa are estimated to be living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), yet data about the natural history of infection on the continent are sparse. We reviewed the literature on the natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections among African adult...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Jaffar S,Grant AD,Whitworth J,Smith PG,Whittle H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work on monkeys and on human volunteers led to the development of a schedule of diethylcarbamazine dosage suitable for the chemoprophylaxis of loiasis. In several parts of Africa where this chemoprophylaxis is practised against Loa loa, infections with Onchocerca volvulus are also common. Attempts were theref...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Duke BO

更新日期：1968-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marion Koopmans tells Fiona Fleck why the world needs a publicly-funded network of hubs in all regions with local experts able to respond to infectious disease threats as they emerge. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors：

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:In many countries, the tuberculosis (TB) annual case detection rate is below the target of 70%. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2005, it did not exceed 55% APPROACH:The DOTS strategy promotes passive case detection of TB. In order to increase the detection rate, we validated a questionnaire targetin...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Odermatt P,Nanthaphone S,Barennes H,Chanthavysouk K,Tran DS,Kosanouvong B,Keola S,Mathouchanh P,Choumlivong K,Keoluangkhot V,Phoumindr N,Nanthanavone S,Phrommala S,Degrémont A,Strobel M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The One Health concept covers the interrelationship between human, animal and environmental health and requires multistakeholder collaboration across many cultural, disciplinary, institutional and sectoral boundaries. Yet, the implementation of the One Health approach appears hampered by shortcomings in the global fra...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Hitziger M,Esposito R,Canali M,Aragrande M,Häsler B,Rüegg SR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Vibrio cholerae-1156 from various parts of the world-were examined by standardized antibiotic sensitivity tests in one centre, to determine the global incidence of antibiotic resistance in this organism and to assess the extent to which differences in methods of sensitivity testing might be responsible for ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： O'Grady F,Lewis MJ,Pearson NJ

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate multicontaminant air pollution in Chinese cities, to quantify the urban population affected and to explore the relationship between air pollution and urban population size. Methods:We obtained data for 155 cities with 276 million inhabitants for 2014 from China's air quality monitoring network...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Han L,Zhou W,Pickett ST,Li W,Qian Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea that malaria in South-East Asia is synonymous with adult malaria is questioned in this paper. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic, community-based malariometric data were collected in Savannakhet Province, which shares borders with Viet Nam in the east and Thailand in the west. The data indicate that ende...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Anothay O,Pongvongsa T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This account of the conduct of the Similium Control Scheme at Abuja, Northern Nigeria, over the period 1956-66 shows that, by larvicide treatment of some 160 km of rivers with DDT in the early wet season, the Simulium damnosum density has been reduced by about 90% of its precontrol level each year over an area of more...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Davies JB

更新日期：1968-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the introduction of direct-acting antiviral drugs, treatment of hepatitis C is both highly effective and tolerable. Access to treatment for patients, however, remains limited in low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of supportive health infrastructure and the high cost of treatment. Poorer countries ar...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Mbituyumuremyi A,Van Nuil JI,Umuhire J,Mugabo J,Mwumvaneza M,Makuza JD,Umutesi J,Nsanzimana S,Gupta N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported is the assessment of a model to evaluate the efficacy of public health programmes, using the example of the Chagas Disease Control Programme in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The reduction in Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates in areas where interventions had been carried out for 5 years and 10 years, resp...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Carneiro M,Antunes CM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reaction that occurs on direct radioelectrocomplexing (REC) between hepatitis B antibody (HB Ab) and (125)I-labelled HB Ag can be inhibited by unlabelled HB Ag. Inhibition of REC provides a rapid, sensitive method for the detection of HB Ag. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Simons MJ

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public and political awareness of emerging infectious diseases is growing, as animal and human health specialists work closer together to avert potential outbreaks. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Fleck F,Braine T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies on primaquine have been carried out to examine its ability to stimulate the oxidative pathway of glucose metabolism in human erythrocytes and in vivo studies were carried out after ingestion of the drug to determine plasma levels and to investigate the formation of metabolites and the effects of the d...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Carson PE,Hohl R,Nora MV,Parkhurst GW,Ahmad T,Scanlan S,Frischer H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a tool for evaluating the risk that an outbreak of meningitis will occur in a particular district of the Niger after outbreaks have been reported in other, specified districts of the country. METHODS:A Bayesian network was represented by a graph composed of 38 nodes (one for each district in the N...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Beresniak A,Bertherat E,Perea W,Soga G,Souley R,Dupont D,Hugonnet S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual patient care and programme evaluation are pivotal for the success of antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited countries. While computer-aided documentation and data storage are indispensable for any large programme, several important issues need to be addressed including which data are to be ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Bussmann H,Wester CW,Ndwapi N,Vanderwarker C,Gaolathe T,Tirelo G,Avalos A,Moffat H,Marlink RG

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of child growth have become the most accepted means of assessing the protein-calorie nutritional status of economically developing populations. International reference standards have been suggested for a number of body measurements, but there has been little evaluation of their applicability in South-East...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： McKay DA,Lim RK,Notaney KH,Dugdale AE

更新日期：1971-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents a personal reflection on what is needed worldwide to prevent child injuries. It repeats messages that have been frequently delivered in the past. The main points are: first, the need for everyone to accept the view that, ultimately, injuries are a health problem and health departments must view t...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Pless IB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Problem:If universal health coverage (UHC) is to be achieved globally, it needs sustained promotion and political awareness and support. Approach:During its presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations in 2016, Japan aimed to raise the issue of UHC to the top of the global health agenda. Local setting...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Sakamoto H,Ezoe S,Hara K,Hinoshita E,Sekitani Y,Abe K,Inada H,Kato T,Komada K,Miyakawa M,Yamaya H,Yamamoto N,Abe SK,Shibuya K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In November 1999, Dr Amadou Diarra was appointed senior director of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Secure the Future Initiative. Launched 18 months ago, this public-private partnership is seeking, together with the governments of nine African countries, innovative ways of reducing the transmission and the impact of HIV/AIDS, ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Diarra A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of comparative assays have revealed considerable variation in the potencies of tetanus toxoids produced in different laboratories. Some manufacturers are able consistently to produce toxoids high in potency; others are not able to do so. While further work is required in order to correlate the animal assay...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： GREENBERG L

更新日期：1955-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To estimate the level and trend of development assistance for community health worker-related projects in low- and middle-income countries between 2007 and 2017. Methods:We extracted data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's creditor reporting system on aid funding for projects t...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Lu C,Palazuelos D,Luan Y,Sachs SE,Mitnick CD,Rhatigan J,Perry HB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00