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Publikováno v:
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 10, p e53200 (2024)
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most deadly form of cancer, inducing an estimated 1.9 million incidence cases and 0.9 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Despite the availability of screening tests, their uptake remains suboptimal. Howe
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https://doaj.org/article/5f83362b5f4d4848985a11c7138cd783
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 6, p e0012240 (2024)
BackgroundDespite its well-regarded vector control program, Singapore remains susceptible to dengue epidemics. To assist evaluation of dengue interventions, we aimed to synthesize current data on the epidemiologic and economic burden of dengue in Sin
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https://doaj.org/article/8e11da1d25194a358e841bc3b4bd8926
Publikováno v:
Digital Health, Vol 9 (2023)
Containment measures in high-risk closed settings, like migrant worker (MW) dormitories, are critical for mitigating emerging infectious disease outbreaks and protecting potentially vulnerable populations in outbreaks such as coronavirus disease 2019
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https://doaj.org/article/23b1adbad39c45f89045bbff5cd4b56e
Autor:
Yura K Ko, Yuki Furuse, Kota Ninomiya, Kanako Otani, Hiroki Akaba, Reiko Miyahara, Tadatsugu Imamura, Takeaki Imamura, Alex R Cook, Mayuko Saito, Motoi Suzuki, Hitoshi Oshitani
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 116, Iss , Pp 365-373 (2022)
Objectives: Super-spreading events caused by overdispersed secondary transmission are crucial in the transmission of COVID-19. However, the exact level of overdispersion, demographics, and other factors associated with secondary transmission remain e
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https://doaj.org/article/1fc934edd0c644818683969891d7b481
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e0011075 (2023)
Aedes aegypti abundance in residential estates is hypothesized to contribute to localised outbreaks of dengue in Singapore. Knowing the factors in the urban environment underlying high Ae. aegypti abundance could guide intervention efforts to reduce
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https://doaj.org/article/efd1634ccd0148d68c74e7a366f9b192
Autor:
Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Wee Ling Koh, Daniel Le, Sumita Banerjee, Martin Tze-Wei Chio, Roy Kum Wah Chan, Christina Misa Wong, Bee Choo Tai, Mee Lian Wong, Alex R Cook, Mark I-Cheng Chen, Chen Seong Wong
Publikováno v:
Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 24, Iss 5, p e31401 (2022)
BackgroundGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at disproportionately higher risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). While HIV/STI testing rates among GBMSM are increasing worldwide, they remain
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https://doaj.org/article/4090504df88c40c99e8eec9ec640429a
Publikováno v:
The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 100414- (2022)
Summary: Background: Tobacco flavours such as menthol and fruits, which appeal to youth, remain unregulated in Western Pacific countries. Our goal was to evaluate the potential impact of tobacco flavour bans in Singapore, which has the region's highe
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https://doaj.org/article/9933a958ee5c4ad9910d304daeab7070
Publikováno v:
PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 18, Iss 4, p e1009979 (2022)
As the most widespread viral infection transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes, dengue has been estimated to cause 51 million febrile disease cases globally each year. Although sustained vector control remains key to reducing the burden of dengue, curren
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https://doaj.org/article/4cbd75b11a4a470c84a68dd407c750a0
Autor:
Janet Ong, Stacy Soh, Soon Hoe Ho, Annabel Seah, Borame Sue Dickens, Ken Wei Tan, Joel Ruihan Koo, Alex R Cook, Daniel R Richards, Leon Yan-Feng Gaw, Lee Ching Ng, Jue Tao Lim
Publikováno v:
PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 18, Iss 1, p e1009791 (2022)
The effective reproduction number Rt is an epidemiological quantity that provides an instantaneous measure of transmission potential of an infectious disease. While dengue is an increasingly important vector-borne disease, few have used Rt as a measu
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https://doaj.org/article/7577791df6994599aa255bfc720b0ece
Autor:
Joel R Koo, Borame L Dickens, Shihui Jin, Jue Tao Lim, Yinxiaohe Sun, Ken Wei Tan, Alex R Cook
Publikováno v:
Journal of Migration and Health, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100079- (2022)
Introduction: COVID-19 transmission within overcrowded migrant worker dormitories is an ongoing global issue. Many countries have implemented extensive control measures to prevent the entire migrant worker population from becoming infected. Here, we
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https://doaj.org/article/c1528216b39047548946184c8407e305