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Transmission modelling of environmentally persistent zoonotic diseases: a systematic review

Rees, E.M.; A. Minter, J. Edmunds et al. The Lancet (2021) CC

The Lancet Planetary Health Volume 5, ISSUE 7, e466-e478, July 01, 2021 Transmission of many infectious diseases depends on interactions between humans, animals, and the environment. Incorporating these complex processes in transmission dynamic models can help inform policy and disease control int... more

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Building a global atlas of zoonotic viruses

Dennis, C.; B Watso, E.Togami et al. WHO (2018) C_WHO

Despite the human and economic impact of viral epidemics, the world is not well enough prepared for the next emerging viral outbreak. Global trends indicate that new microbial threats will continue to emerge at an accelerating rate, driven by our growing population, expanded travel and trade network... more

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Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa

Verner D.; Roos N.; Halloran A. World Bank Group (2021) CC

This report shows that frontier agriculture is a viable complement to conventional agriculture, particularly in Africa and countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV).

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A better classification of wet markets is key to safeguarding human health and biodiversity

Bing Lin A. B., M.L Dietrich, R.A.Senior, et al. The Lancet, Planetary Health (2021) CC

Wet markets have been implicated in multiple zoonotic outbreaks, including COVID-19. They are also a conduit for legal and illegal trade in wildlife, which threatens thousands of species. Yet wet markets supply food to millions of people around the world, and differ drastically in their physical com... more

Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Emerging and re-emerging human infectious diseases: A systematic review of the role of wild animals with a focus on public health impact

Cupertino, M. C.; Resende, M. B.; et al (2020) C2

Infectious diseases continue to impose unpredictable burdens on global health and economies, a subject that requires constant research and updates. In this sense, the objective of the present article was to review studies on the role of wild animals as reservoirs and/or dispersers of etiological age... more

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The neglected zoonoses—the case for integrated control and advocacy

Welburn S. C., Beange I. et al (2015) C2

Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2015, Pages 433-443; 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 America. This neglect is, in part, a conse... more

The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: current evidence and implications for policy and practice

Lawrence, E.; R. Thompson, G. Fontana, et al. (2021) CC

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Foundations of Development

Brocklehurst C. (2011) CC

The disease burden caused by poor water, sanitation and hygiene is significant. For instance, soil transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, ringworm) infest approximately two billion people. Shistosomiasis infects and debilitates 200 million people. Trachoma, a disease related to poor sanitation... more

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Chapter 17 Environmental, Health and Equity Effects of Urban Green Space Interventions

Hunter, R.F.; Cleary A. , Braubach M. (2019) CC

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Land Use and Ecological Change: A 12,000-Year History

Erle C. Ellis Annual Reviews (2021) CC

Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human use of land has reshaped global patterns of biodiversity, ecosystems, landscapes, and climate. This review examines ... more

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Global competency and outcomes framework for universal health coverage. HIV manual

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

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Understanding how temperature shifts could impact infectious disease

RohrI, J.R.; and J. M. Cohen PLOS Biology (2020) CC

Published: November 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000938 Climate change is expected to have complex effects on infectious diseases, causing some to increase, others to decrease, and many to shift their distributions. There have been several important advances in understanding the ... more

Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales

Zipper, S.; et al. (2020) CC

February 2020Earth's Future 8(2):e2019EF001377.The water planetary boundary attempts to provide a global limit to anthropogenic water cycle modifications, but it has been challenging to translate and apply it to the regional and local scales at which water problems and management typically occur. We... more

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Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

Meyfroidt, P.; et al. (2022) CC

PNAS 2022 Vol. 119 No. 7 e2109217118

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National responsibility for ecological breakdown: a fair-shares assessment of resource use, 1970–2017

Hickel, J.; O'Neill, D.; Fanning, A.; et al. (2022) CC

The Lancet Planetary Health Volume 6, ISSUE 4, e342-e349, April 01, 2022. Human impacts on earth-system processes are overshooting several planetary boundaries, driving a crisis of ecological breakdown. This crisis is being caused in large part by global resource extraction, which has increased dra... more

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Mobile Health Units

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2006) C2

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Mental health and climate change: policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

We need to be concerned about mental health in the context of climate change

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Manejo de la miocarditis y pericarditis post vacuna contra COVID-19

Bracho C., Martinez C. et al. Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatria (2021) C2

La miocarditis es una enfermedad inflamatoria con compromiso focal o difuso del miocardio, que se presenta de forma fulminante, pudiendo ser aguda, subaguda o crónica.Las que poseen un nivel de gravedad suficiente para reconocerlas clínicamente, son raras, pero la prevalencia de los casos leves y ... more

Monkeypox multi-country outbreak. Rapid Risk Assessment

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2022) C2

Cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have recently been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands). Monkeypox (MPX) does not spread easily between people. Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact ... more