Publications by authors named "I Jado"
Tick-borne diseases have emerged as a major global public health problem in recent decades. The increasing incidence and geographical dissemination of these diseases requires the implementation of robust surveillance systems to monitor their prevalence, distribution, and public health impact. It is therefore not unexpected that tick-borne pathogens coexist in the same vectors, but the interactions of these agents between vectors and vertebrate hosts, including humans, remain poorly understood.
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- Q fever is a zoonotic bacterial infection primarily transmitted to humans from small ruminants, with Spain reporting the highest cases in Europe.
- A study focused on Q fever cases in the Canary Islands, Basque Country, La Rioja, and Navarre from 2016 to 2022 found 1,059 notifications, showing a peak incidence rate between March and June, particularly among males aged 30-60.
- The research highlights that goats are the main source of outbreaks, suggesting that seasonal trends relate to animal birthing periods and that environmental factors contribute to regional variations in disease risk.
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- The 2023 monkeypox epidemic originated from a specific lineage of the monkeypox virus traced back to Nigeria in 1971, with a subclade IIb showing higher person-to-person transmission rates due to genomic changes.
- Researchers used advanced techniques to analyze the genome of the monkeypox virus from the current epidemic, highlighting significant variations in low-complexity regions (LCRs) that are often overlooked.
- The study found that variations in LCRs may influence the expression and function of key poxvirus genes, suggesting that future genome studies should focus on these regions to better understand differences in the virus's behavior.
Introduction: Medication automatic dispensing systems (ADS) have been implemented in many settings, including fire-based EMS stations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of in-station ADSs on controlled substance administration rates and EMS response intervals.
Methods: This study was a retrospective review of data from a single fire-based EMS agency.
Introduction: Little is known about prehospital availability and use of medications to treat patients from hazardous materials (hazmat) medical emergencies. The aim of this study was to identify the availability and frequency of use of medications for patients in hazmat incidents by paramedics with advanced training to care for these patients.
Methods: A prospectively validated survey was distributed to United States paramedics with advanced training in the medical management of patients from hazmat incidents who successfully completed a 16-hour Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider Course from 1999 to 2017.