Publications by authors named "H Walke"
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- Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a significant zoonotic disease in livestock and humans, especially in Karnataka, India, necessitating a better understanding of its outbreaks.
- The study aims to analyze the relationship between anthrax outbreaks from 1987-2016 and climatic factors, using advanced statistical methods to develop predictive models for public health and vaccination strategies.
- Findings indicate that anthrax outbreaks are positively influenced by rainfall and wet days, with a long-term cycle of 6-8 years linked to Sea Surface Temperature anomalies, highlighting the importance of climate in prevention efforts.
Background: The first documented human leptospirosis cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) occurred following 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brucellosis is a neglected bacterial zoonotic disease with substantial economic impact on households. Pastoral communities are a potential risk group due to their way of life being closely interlinked with their large livestock herds.
Methodology: A semi-structured questionnaire survey was conducted in households in the pastoral Afar and Somali (SRS) regions.
Background: Brucellosis is widespread in Ethiopia with variable reported prevalence depending on the geographical area, husbandry practices and animal species. However, there is limited information on the disease prevalence amongst pastoral communities, whose life is intricately linked with their livestock.
Methodology: We conducted an integrated human-animal brucellosis sero-surveillance study in two adjacent pastoral regions, Afar and Somali region (SRS).
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state, tribal, and local health departments assess available and promising interventions and individual and population health outcomes when crafting public health recommendations.
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