Sökning: "epidemics"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 78 avhandlingar innehållade ordet epidemics.

  1. 21. Population biology of Puccinia graminis : implications for the epidemiology and control of stem rust

    Författare :Anna Berlin; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Barberry has made a noticeable comeback in the agricultural landscape after the repeal in 1994 of a law requiring its eradication. It has brought with it not only biological diversity, but also stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis (Pers.). Rusts have been known and feared for centuries. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Imported infections’ importance : global change driving Dengue dynamics

    Författare :Mikkel B. Quam; Joacim Rocklöv; Annelies Wilder-Smith; Eduardo Massad; Dave D. Chadee; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dengue; Zika; Vector-borne Disease; Aedes; Global Change; Climate Change; Viral Evolution; Phylogenetics; Travel; Interconnectivity; Disease Modeling; Madeira; Italy; Japan; Europe;

    Sammanfattning : Background Dengue is a significant problem of international health concern. According to the World Health Organization in 2012, globally, dengue is “the most important mosquito borne viral disease” with incidence 30 higher than it had been 50 years ago. LÄS MER

  4. 23. PCR and sequencing based methods for detection and typing of pathogenic microorganisms

    Författare :Tara Wahab; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The potential use of bacteria and viruses as biological terror weapons makes certain highly pathogenic microorganisms a worldwide public health threat. In an outbreak investigation involving a possible deliberate spread of a biological warfare agent there is a need for a fast and reliable diagnostic method. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Epidemiologic and genetic studies of paramyxoviruses

    Författare :Farideh Rafiefard; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Paramyxoviruses are viruses of the paramyxoviridae family of the mononegavirales order; they are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of diseases in humans and animals. Mumps virus belongs to the Rubula virus genus. Mumps is a common childhood infection. LÄS MER

  7. 25. The causation of konzo : studies on a paralytic disease in Africa

    Författare :Thorkild Tylleskär; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Spastic paraparesis; konzo; cassava; cyanide; thiocyanate; inorganic sulphate; HTLV-I; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Epidemics of a permanent, non-progressive spastic paraparesis with sudden onset hasbeen reported from several rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Studies in East Africasuggested an association with dietary cyanide intake from unprocessed cassava. LÄS MER