Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Subject "Infectious diseases"
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Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia
(Conflict and Health;4 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01-28)A pessimistic view of the impact of armed conflicts on the control of infectious diseases has generated great interest in the role of conflicts on the global TB epidemic. Nowhere in the world is such interest more palpable ... -
Critical knowledge gaps and research needs related to the environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance
(Environment International;Volume 117, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-07)There is growing understanding that the environment plays an important role both in the transmission of antibiotic resistant pathogens and in their evolution. Accordingly, researchers and stakeholders world-wide seek to ... -
European data sources for computing burden of (potential) vaccine-preventable diseases in ageing adults
(BMC Infectious Diseases;21, Article number: 345 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-13)Background: To guide decision-making on immunisation programmes for ageing adults in Europe, one of the aims of the Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation (IMI2-VITAL) project is to assess the burden of ... -
Mapping routine measles vaccination inlow- and middle-income countries
(Nature;589 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-16)The safe, highly efective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% of both ... -
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
(Nature Communications;13, Article number: 7457 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-06)Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under ... -
Social disparities in adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using ... -
Utilization of somatic specialist services among psychiatric immigrant patients: the Norwegian patient registry study
(BMC Health Services Research;2018 18:852, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-13)Background: Amongst psychiatric patients, the leading causes of reduced quality of life and premature death are chronic viral infections and cardiovascular diseases. In spite of this, there are extremely high levels of ...