In July 1996, an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection occurred among schoolchildren in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan. This outbreak developed in 13 North-East District and 34 Middle-South District elementary schools in the city. All children hospitalized on July 17-19 had presented on July 8 (North-East District) and July 9 (Middle-South District). School lunches served on July 1 and 8 in ...

An epidemiological survey of Theileria annulata infection was undertaken in a cattle population in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The local cattle breeds from the area (North Bengal Gray and Deshi) and crosses between the local breeds and Holstein cattle were predominantly screened. In total, 192 cattle serum samples were collected in two areas of Rajshahi Division, the Rajshahi District (n=147...

1 Department of Ecotoxicology, International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology (IIBAT) Padappai 601 301, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. 2 Department of Statistics, International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology (IIBAT) Padappai 601 301, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. 3 Director of the Institution International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology (IIB...

1 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 2 Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 3 George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, 4 Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, 5 The World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, United...

BACKGROUND Most sub-Saharan African countries struggle to make safe surgery accessible to rural populations due to a shortage of qualified surgeons and the unlikelihood of retaining them in district hospitals. In 2002, Zambia introduced a new cadre of non-physician clinicians (NPCs), medical licentiates (MLs), trained initially to the level of a higher diploma and from 2013 up to a BSc degree. ...

South Africa made a decision in 2002 to develop so-called mid-level medical workers, now known as clinical associates. This article describes the background to this decision, and the national process of developing the profession and its scope of practice, which was aligned with the needs of the health service, particularly those of rural district hospitals. A common national curriculum was then...

BACKGROUND Much has been written about the patient-centred approach in doctor-patient consultations. Little is known about interactions and communication processes regarding healthcare providers' and patients' perspectives on expectations and experiences of diagnostic imaging investigations within the medical encounter. Patients journey through the health system from the point of referral to th...

The German Research Network On Schizophrenia (GRNS) is a nationwide network currently comprising 16 psychiatric university departments and 14 state and district hospitals, as well as six local networks of psychiatric practices and general practitioners collaborating on about 25 interrelated, multicenter projects on schizophrenia research. The GRNS aims to intensify collaboration and knowledge e...

Xin Dai 1,*, Jincheng Jiang 1, Yanling Li 1 and Ting Yang 2 1 School of Automation, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400030, China; [email protected] (J.J.); [email protected] (Y.L.) 2 No. 24 Research Institute of CETC, Nanping Huayuan Road No. 14, Nan’an District, Chongqing 400060, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]...