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Communicable disease threats report, 22 – 28 August, week 35
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 22 - 28 August, and includes updates on diphtheria, Ebola, swine influenza A(H1N2), respiratory virus epidemiology, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, dengue, chikungunya virus disease, Vibrio growth,…
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Cameroon Grapples with Gender-Based Violence, Increased Femicides
Click to expand Image Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa, Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, at the International Day of Rural Women celebrations in Nguibassal, Centre Cameroon, October 17, 2022. © 2022 Giordanno Brumas/SOPA Images/Sipa via Getty Images Several…
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Slovak Police Foil Possible Napalm Attack on Factory Producing Drones for Ukraine
A foiled napalm attack on a Ukrainian drone manufacturer in eastern Slovakia has exposed a hired sabotage plot that security officials say fits a broader pattern of hybrid warfare targeting Kyiv's defense supply chain across Europe.
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Alleged Narco-Terrorist Moves to Toss U.S. Indictment on Jurisdictional Grounds
Lawyer for Sebastián Marset claims the U.S. cannot prosecute him based on a single wire transfer that routed through a server in Virginia.
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Adherence to smartphone-delivered antimicrobial prescribing guidelines in hospitals in Lao PDR: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
by Vilada Chansamouth, Danoy Chommanam, Sue J. Lee, Susath Vongphachanh, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Sommay Keomany, Viladeth Paphasiri, Chanthala Phamisith, Siho Sengsavang, Phouvieng Douangdala, Khamsay Detleuxay, Sommana Rattana, Bandith Soumphonphakdy, Valy Keoluangkhot, Mavuto Mukaka, Nicholas P. J. Day, H. Rogier…
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Monkeypox Virus Surveillance in Wastewater, North Carolina, USA, October 2023–May 2025
N. L. Snyder et al.
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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): SomaKit TOC, edotreotide, Date of authorisation: 08/12/2016, Revision: 24, Status: Authorised
Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): SomaKit TOC, edotreotide, Date of authorisation: 08/12/2016, Revision: 24, Status: Authorised
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Singapore Police Probe 231 Suspected Scam Mules
Singapore police are investigating 231 people suspected of acting as scammers or money mules in more than 721 fraud cases that caused about S$4.1 million (US$3.2 million) in losses, authorities said Thursday.The 149 men and 82 women, aged…
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Enabling equitable open access to commercially funded research publications
by Anja Schmidt, Christopher C. Winchester, Catherine Skobe, Diane R. Stothard, Eric Topol Pharmaceutical companies fund much biomedical research, yet many journals restrict open access publishing options for peer-reviewed articles reporting commercially funded research. Expanded publishing options, such…
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A clinical decision support tool for accurate hip fracture prediction: A nationwide cohort study
by Kristian F. Axelsson, Henrik Litsne, Konstantinos Konstantinou, Hussnain Khalid, Aldina Pivodic, Mattias Lorentzon Background Although hip fractures are commonly associated with functional decline, increased morbidity, and mortality, accurate models for both short- and long-term prediction that do…
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