Publications by authors named "A V Alho"
Background: Climate change has increased the frequency, intensity, and duration of heatwaves, posing a serious threat to public health. Although the link between high temperatures and premature mortality has been extensively studied, the comprehensive quantification of heatwave effects on morbidity remains underexplored.
Methods: In this observational study, we assessed the relationship between heatwaves and daily hospital admissions at a county level in Portugal.
Article Synopsis
- Cystic echinococcosis, or hydatid disease, is a neglected parasitic disease in Portugal that poses significant health risks and is mandatory to report in both humans and animals.
- From 2008 to 2022, there were 298 confirmed cases in livestock, particularly in sheep, cattle, and goats, with a notable impact on human health resulting in 582 hospitalizations and 13 deaths.
- The data revealed a correlation between infected animals and a 7% rise in human hospitalizations, with the Alentejo region showing a dramatically higher risk for both hospitalizations and mortality related to the disease.
Introduction: The International Health Regulations were created by the World Health Organization with the purpose of preventing the international spread of diseases. The 196 signatory countries are bound by this international agreement. In this article, we conducted a scoping review of the literature concerning the implementation and operationalization of measures at both the continental and national levels to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the last decades, a more prudent and rational use of antimicrobials has been progressively directed towards animal production to reduce antimicrobial selective pressure and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms and safeguard the antimicrobial efficacy of treatments in human medicine. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions that have been applied to reduce or improve veterinary antimicrobial usage and aimed at decreasing resistant bacteria in chicken broiler and pig production contexts.
Methods: Original articles were identified by searching PubMed™, Scopus™, The Cochrane Library™, and Web of Science™, and grey literature by searching DANS EASY™, WorldCat™ and RCAAP™.