Global climate change and extreme weather events : understanding the contributions to infectious disease emergence : workshop summary

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Synthetic vaccines

Table of Contents: “…Lyttle -- Idiotype vaccine strategies / Ronald C. Kennedy -- Malaria vaccine development / Michael F. Good, Louis H. …”

International travel and health 2005 : situation as on 1 January 2005. by Organization, World Health

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Health risks and precautions general considerations; Chapter 2 Travel by air health considerations; Chapter 3 Environmental health risks; Chapter 4 Accidents injuries and violence; Chapter 5 Infectious diseases of potential risk for travellers; Chapter 6 Vaccine preventable diseases vaccines and vaccination; Chapter 7 Malaria; Chapter 8 Blood transfusion; Annex 1 Approved yellow fever vaccine producers.…”
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Human parasitology by Bogitsh, Burton J. (Burton Jerome)

Table of Contents: “…Symbiosis and parasitism -- Parasite-host interactions -- General characteristics of the euprotista (protozoa) -- Visceral protozoa I: rhizopods (amoebae) and ciliphorans -- Visceral protozoa II: flagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa I: hemoflagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa II: human malaria -- Blood and tissue protozoa III: other protists -- General characteristics of the trematoda -- Visceral flukes -- Blood flukes -- General characteristics of the cestoda -- Intestinal tapeworms -- Extraintestinal tapeworms -- General characteristics of the nematoda -- Intestinal nematodes -- Blood and tissue nematodes -- Arthropods as vectors -- Appendix A: Drugs for parasitic infections: partial list of generic and brand names -- Appendix B: Current chemotherapeutic regimens -- Appendix C: Adverse effects of antiparasitic drugs.…”

Analyzing and modeling spatial and temporal dynamics of infectious diseases

Table of Contents: “…Moore -- Mapping the distribution of malaria : current approaches and future directions / L.R. …”
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Understanding emerging epidemics : social and political approaches

Table of Contents: “…Capitalism is making us sick : poverty, illness and the SARS crisis in Toronto / Jeffrey Shantz ; False perceptions and falciparum : a political ecology of malaria in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania / Danae Roumis ; Policy, polity, and the HIV crisis in emerging economies : India and Russia compared / Tinaz Pavri and Thomas Rotnem -- The significance and process of emergence. …”
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Africa Development Indicators 2012 by Bank, World

Table of Contents: “…Millennium Development Goals; 3.1 Millennium Development Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; 3.2 Millennium Development Goal 2: achieve universal primary education; 3.3 Millennium Development Goal 3: promote gender equity and empower women; 3.4 Millennium Development Goal 4: reduce child mortality; 3.5 Millennium Development Goal 5: improve maternal health; 3.6 Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases; 3.7 Millennium Development Goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability.…”
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Vets in practice. [Series 9, episode 11], Vets in practice at Christmas

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Zambezi

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Africans in America. Part 1, The terrible transformation. Interview with Charles Joyner, professor of Southern history and culture, Coastal Carolina University

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Telephony

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Gayelle. 1987, series 1, programme 4

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Difficult Cases in Primary Care : Women's Health. by Razaq, Samar

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1: Chickenpox in pregnancy; 2: Depression in pregnancy; 3: Pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; 4: Pregnancy and obesity; 5: Abdominal masses and surgery; 6: Premenstrual syndrome; 7: Bacterial vaginosis; 8: Recurrent miscarriage and preterm birth; 9: Pregnancy and malaria; 10: Managing a rhesus D-negative pregnancy; 11: Hormone replacement therapy; 12: Polycystic ovarian syndrome; 13: Tiredness all the time; 14: Female sexual dysfunction; 15: Hyperemesis gravidarum; 16: Abortion.…”
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CDC Health Information for International Travel 2012. by Brunette, Gary W.

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Epidemiology of chronic disease : global perspectives by Harris, Randall E.

Table of Contents: “…Global epidemiology of chronic diseases : the epidemiologic transition -- Global epidemiology of cardiovascular disease -- Epidemiology of ischemic (coronary) heart disease -- Epidemiology of myocardial infarction -- Epidemiology of stroke (cerebral infarction) -- Epidemiology of hypertension -- Pathogenesis of cancer -- Theories of carcinogenesis -- Global epidemiology of cancer -- Major environmental cancer risk factors -- Global cancer prevention and control -- Epidemiology of lung cancer -- Epidemiology of oral cavity cancer -- Epidemiology of esophageal cancer -- Epidemiology of stomach cancer -- Epidemiology of colorectal cancer -- Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer -- Epidemiology of primary liver cancer -- Epidemiology of breast cancer -- Epidemiology of ovarian cancer -- Epidemiology of cervical cancer -- Epidemiology of prostate cancer -- Epidemiology of urinary bladder cancer -- Epidemiology of kidney cancer -- Epidemiology of sarcoma -- Epidemiology of malignant melanoma -- Epidemiology of lymphoma -- Epidemiology of leukemia -- Epidemiology of brain tumors with special reference to gliomas -- Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Epidemiology of asthma -- Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus -- Epidemiology of obesity -- The epidemiology of thyroid disease -- Epidemiology of kidney disease -- Epidemiology of cirrhosis of the liver -- Epidemiology of osteoporosis -- Epidemiology of arthritis -- Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease -- Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease -- Epidemiology of schizophrenia -- Epidemiology of epilepsy -- Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis -- Epidemiology of suicide -- Epidemiology of tuberculosis -- Epidemiology of malaria -- Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS…”

Medical microbiology made memorable

Table of Contents: “…Principles of infectious disease -- Introduction to micro-organisms -- Viruses -- the basic facts -- Bacteria -- the basic facts -- Fungi -- the basic facts -- Protozoa -- the basic facts -- Helminths -- the basic facts -- Viroids, prions and virinos -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases -- Pathogenesis of infectious disease -- Pathology of infectious disease -- Innate host defences to infectious disease -- Adaptive host response to infectious disease -- Diagnosis of infectious disease -- Diseases caused by micro-organisms -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Lower respiratory tract infections -- Meningitis -- Encephalitis and other nervous system infections -- Eye infections -- Viral skin rashes -- Cutaneous infections -- bacterial and fungal -- Gastrointestinal infections -- Hepatitis and pancreatitis -- Infections of the heart -- Urinary tract infections -- Genital tract infections -- Obstetric and neonatal infections -- Infections of bone, joints and muscle -- Septicaemia -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Infectious mononucleosis and other systemic infections -- Infections of the immunocompromised host -- Zoonoses -- Malaria -- Other tropical infections -- Pyrexia of unknown origin -- New and re-emerging infectious diseases -- Control of infectious disease -- Principles of hospital infection control -- Sterilisation and disinfection -- Food, water and public health microbiology -- Antibacterials -- the principles -- Antibacterial therapy -- the practice -- Antiviral therapy -- Antifungal therapy -- Antiprotozoal and antihelminthic therapy -- Non-drug control of infection -- Genetically modified micro-organisms (GMOS) in the environment and biotechnology -- Immunisation to infectious disease.…”

Africa Development Indicators 2007 : Spreading and Sustaining Growth in Africa.

Table of Contents: “…Labor, migration, and population; 11. HIV/AIDS; 12. Malaria; 13. Capable states and partnership…”
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Politicizing science : the alchemy of policymaking

Table of Contents: “…Michaels -- The political science of agent orange and dioxin / Michael Gough -- Science and politics in the regulation of chemicals in Sweden / Robert Nilsson -- How precaution kills: the demise of DDT and the resurgence of malaria / Roger Bate -- The Revelle-Gore story: attempted political suppression of science / S. …”
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Fractional order analysis : theory, methods and applications

Table of Contents: “…On the fractional derivative and integral operators -- Generalized conformable fractional operators and their applications -- Analysis of new trends of fractional differential equations -- New estimations for exponentially convexity via conformable fractional operators -- Lyapunov type inequalities for local fractional proportional derivatives -- Minkowski type inequalities for mixed conformable fractional integrals -- New estimations for different kinds of convex functions via conformable integrals and RiemannLiouville fractional integral operators -- Legendre-Spectral algorithms for solving some fractional differential equations -- Mathematical modeling of an autonomous nonlinear dynamical system for Malaria transmission using Caputo derivative -- MHD free convection flow over a vertical plate with ramped wall temperature and chemical reaction in view of non-singular kernel -- Comparison of the different fractional derivatives for the dynamics of Zika virus.…”
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Diseases and human evolution by Barnes, Ethne

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The war between microbes and men -- Early humans and their diseases -- The seeds of change -- Mosquitoes, malaria, and gene wars -- Invitation to a minute worm : the schistosomes -- Braving new worlds : invisible enemies of settlers -- Domesticated animals and disease -- Cows, mycobacteria, and tuberculosis -- The moral disease : leprosy -- The coming of civilization -- Syphilis : the great change artist -- Memories of smallpox -- Pestilence, plague, and rats -- Of lice and men : plus ticks, mites, and chiggers -- Marching to a new world order : European expansion and the Industrial Revolution -- Easy route to fame and gripe : cholera, the salmonella gang, and other prominent gut bugs -- Transoceanic hitchhikers : yellow fever and its Dengue cousin -- Food for thought : the mystery diseases -- The globalization of influenza -- Diseases of modern civilization -- The new viral wars and sleeping dragons -- Back to the future.…”
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The adventurous traveler's guide to health by Sanford, Christopher

Table of Contents: “…Immunizations: Routine, Required, Recommended; 3. Malaria; 4. Urban Medicine: Threats to Health of Travelers to Cities; 5. …”
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The adventurous traveler's guide to health by Sanford, Christopher

Table of Contents: “…Immunizations: Routine, Required, Recommended; 3. Malaria; 4. Urban Medicine: Threats to Health of Travelers to Cities; 5. …”
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Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools by Yazbeck, Abdo

Table of Contents: “…An unacceptable reality -- Approaching a complex and persistent problem -- The importance of "listening" -- A menu of pro-poor policies -- Brazil, filling the cracks in universal coverage -- Cambodia: contracting with nongovernmental organizations to serve the poor -- Cambodia: health equity fund for the poor -- Chile: integrated services program for the poor -- Colombia: expanding health insurance for the poor -- India: community-based health care services -- Indonesia: health cards for the poor -- Kenya: expanding immunization reach through campaigns -- The Kyrgyz Republic: health financing reform and the poor -- Mexico: paying the poor to use health services -- Mexico: providing subsidized health insurance to the poor -- Nepal: participatory planning -- Rwanda: community-based health insurance -- Tanzania: social marketing for malaria prevention -- Vigilance.…”
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Light

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Sinesipho : why must I die? by Peyrot, Pierre

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Paniker's textbook of medical parasitology by Paniker, C. K. Jayaram

Table of Contents: “…Prelims; Chapter-01_General Introduction Parasitology; Chapter-02_Protozoa; Chapter-03_Amoebae; Chapter-04_Intestinal, Oral, and Genital Flagellates; Chapter-05_Hemoflagellates; Chapter-06_Malaria and Babesia; Chapter-07_Coccidia; Chapter-08_Microspora; Chapter-09_Pneumocystis Jirovecii; Chapter-10_Balantidium Coli; Chapter-11_Helminths General Features; Chapter-12_Cestodes Tapeworms; Chapter-13_Trematodes Flukes; Chapter-14_Nematodes General Features; Chapter-15_Trichinella Spiralis; Chapter-16_Trichuris Trichiura; Chapter-17_Strongyloides Stercoralis; Chapter-18_Hookworm.…”
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Assessing Toxic Risk (Student Edition). by Trautmann, Nancy

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Framework for implementing integrated vector management at district level in the South-East Asia region : a step-by-step approach.

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Uganda : Life At The Fingertips

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Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy : an Evidence-Based Approach

Table of Contents: “…Sickle Cell Anemia / Scott Roberts -- Anemia / Alessandro Ghidini -- Thrombocytopenia / Robert M Silver -- Inherited and Acquired Thrombophilias / Michael J Paidas -- Thromboembolic Disorders / Christian M Pettker, Charles J Lockwood -- Cardiac Disease / Stephanie R Martin, Alexandria J Hill, Michael R Foley -- Renal Disease / David C Jones -- Pregnancy in Transplant Patients / James R Scott -- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus / Deborah L Conway -- Diabetes Mellitus / George Saade -- Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism / Brian Casey -- Asthma / Michael Schatz -- Epilepsy / Autumn M Klein, Page B Pennell -- Chronic Hypertension / Heather A Bankowski, Dinesh M Shah -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / Christina S Han, Edmund F Funai -- Perinatal Infections / Jeanne S Sheffield -- Malaria / Richard M K Adanu -- Group B Streptococcal Infection / Ronald S Gibbs -- Hepatitis / Patrick Duff -- HIV Infection / Howard L Minkoff -- Pregnancy in Women with Physical Disabilities / Caroline C Signore -- Obstetric Complications. …”
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Bulletin of WHO Vol. 92 No. 04 2014. by Organization, World Health

Table of Contents: “…IntroductionHealth policies and human resource development; Opportunities for deployment and rural retention; Challenges for deployment and rural retention; Policy implications; References; Why "improved" water sources are not always safe; Introduction; Water safety compromised by storage; Unsafe piped water; Access not a guarantee of consistent use; Discussion; References; Lessons from the field Lessons from the field; Scale-up of a programme for malaria vector control using long-lasting insecticide-treated nets: lessons from South Sudan; Introduction; Local setting; Relevant changes.…”
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The big ditch

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The Dark Side Of Lariam

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Vets in practice. [Series 9, episode 3], Old friends

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Vets in practice. [Series 9, episode 6], On the attack

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Vets in practice. [Series 9, episode 2], Early days

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Invisible armies

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Vets in practice. [Series 9, episode 1], Settling in

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Wanderlust The Amazing Ida Pfeiffer, the First Female Tourist by Wyhe, John Van

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