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Investigation of an outbreak of hepatitis E virus 4d reveals the importance of good kitchen hygiene.
Int J Food Microbiol
January 2025
Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China. Electronic address:
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- * The study involved a 1:2 case-control approach, which discovered that 22.5% of the 80 exposed people had acute infections, notably higher than the 2.9% infection rate in unexposed individuals, with cucumber in sauce identified as a significant risk factor.
- * Investigation also revealed poor kitchen hygiene practices, such as mixing utensils for raw and cooked foods, leading to cross-contamination from defrosted pork; overall findings highlight the need for better food hygiene education in rural areas
Civilian Casualty Management in World War II: A Case Study of Plymouth's Halwell Street Mortuary.
Omega (Westport)
November 2024
Independent Scholar.
On the eve of the Second World War, Britain prepared for the likelihood of civilian mass casualty events by directing Local Authorities to requisition property for mortuaries and to staff these facilities. In Plymouth, a lumber yard on Halwell Street served as the city's principal wartime mortuary. The scale of the German Luftwaffe's aerial assault in the spring of 1941 presented challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurveillance of Excess Mortality Based on Community Perceptions of Funeral Frequency in Northern Malawi during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Division of Social Science, New York University - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Supplementary methods of mortality surveillance are needed in settings with incomplete death registration. Local perceptions of mortality levels might be useful indicators of excess deaths. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed a survey question asking respondents to evaluate the recent frequency of funerals in their community relative to a pre-pandemic baseline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLot quality assurance sampling survey for water, sanitation and hygiene monitoring and evidence-based advocacy in Bentiu IDP camp, South Sudan.
PLoS One
July 2024
Public Health Department, Médecins Sans Frontières, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Every year, 60% of deaths from diarrhoeal disease occur in low and middle-income countries due to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. In these countries, diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five, excluding neonatal deaths. The approximately 100,000 people residing in the Bentiu Internally Displaced Population (IDP) camp in South Sudan have previously experienced water, sanitation, and hygiene outbreaks, including an ongoing Hepatitis E outbreak in 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnraveling diarrheal disease knowledge, understanding, and management practices among climate change vulnerable coastal communities in Ghana.
Front Public Health
July 2024
Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Introduction: Diarrheal disease is a global public health concern, particularly in low-income countries. In Ghana, widespread issues like inadequate sanitation, unsafe drinking water, malnutrition, and poor hygiene practices contribute to the high incidence of diarrhea. Climate change exacerbates these challenges by increasing the frequency and severity of conditions that spread diarrheal diseases.
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