Global trends in urbanization are increasing the spread of neglected zoonotic infections such as leptospirosis, and reducing the number of human cases of leptospirosis is best accomplished by controlling the infection in the animal reservoir. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo and L. interrogans serovar Hardjo (L. Hardjo) exposu...

Parkinson disease associated with farming and exposure to agricultural chemicals has been reported in numerous studies; little is known about Parkinson disease risk factors for those living in urban areas. The authors investigated the relation between copper, lead, or manganese emissions and Parkinson disease incidence in the urban United States, studying 29 million Medicare beneficiaries in th...

Road traffic injuries and fatalities are increasing in Ghana. Police-collected crash and injury data for the period 1994-1998 were aggregated and analyzed using the MAAP5 accident analysis package developed by the Transport Research Laboratory, U.K. Published results of recent transport-related epidemiological and other surveys provided an additional data source. According to the 1994-1998 poli...

A survey of the microbiological and chemical quality of water supplies in the Bindura urban and peri-urban area was carried out over a three year period from January 2000 to July 2003. Bindura is the provincial city of Mashonaland Central, situated 88 km from the national capital, Harare. Large-scale farming and mining activities in the area predispose water bodies to eutrophication and chemica...

The study was undertaken to ascertain the difference in physical activity and cognitive function between elderly (65-75 years) rural and urban-dwelling people using structured questionnaire and discussions. The activity domains measured were work, housework, sports and volunteer work. Cognitive function was assessed by the sixitem screener method and self-rated memory. Rural-based elders had si...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Several studies have shown wide prevalence of vitamin D deficiency with serum 25(OH)D <49.9 nmol/L in urban Indians related to their poor sunshine exposure and skin pigmentation. However, there is limited information in rural Indians. We hypothesized presence of higher 25(OH)D in rural subjects as compared to urban because of farming related abundant sunshine exposure. ...

Masyarakat yang tergabung dalam kelompok tani di bawah binaan Dinas ketahanan pangan dan pertanian (DKPP) surabaya seluruhnya bertani secara konvensional. Pertanian wilayah perkotaan memiliki tantangan tersendiri, seperti lahan terbatas, kualitas tanah buruk, kekurangan air. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan solusi inovatif untuk meningkatkan produksi perkotaan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dit...