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6. Crossing the line – Tracking transboundary diseases in trade and across international borders in Zambia and Tanzania
Sammanfattning : Transboundary diseases in small ruminants constitute a threat to health, livelihoods and society in Zambia and Tanzania. Animal trade and movement, both of which tend to increase close to international borders, are known drivers of disease spread. This thesis was guided by three overarching aims. LÄS MER
7. Studies on acupuncture treatment of xerostomia
Sammanfattning : Xerostomia (dry mouth) is most often associated with Sjögren's Syndrome (SS), medication, endocrinological disorders, or irradiation treatment to the head- and neck region. There is no effective treatment of xerostomia at the present. LÄS MER
8. Studies on the prevalence of reduced salivary flow rate in relation to general health and dental caries, and effect of iron supplementation
Sammanfattning : Background: Reduced salivary flow is a condition that affects oral health. Its prevalence is unknown in young and middle-aged adults and there is no known treatment that permanently increases the salivary flow rate. Reduced salivary flow is related to dental caries, the most common oral disease. LÄS MER
9. Symptom burden among people with chronic disease
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Chronic diseases tend to increase with old age. Older people with chronic disease are commonly suffering from conditions which produce a multiplicity of symptoms and a decreased health-related quality of life. LÄS MER
10. Networks and epidemics - impact of network structure on disease transmission
Sammanfattning : The spread of infectious diseases, between animals as well as between humans, is a topic often in focus. Outbreaks of diseases like for example foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, and swine influenza have in the last decades led to an increasing interest in modelling of infectious diseases since such models can be used to elucidate disease transmission and to evaluate the impact of different control strategies. LÄS MER