Essays about: "viral haemorrhagic fever"

Found 3 essays containing the words viral haemorrhagic fever.

  1. 1. Lassa fever epidemic outbreak causing maternal mortality on pregnant women : A statistical and systematic review on prevalence and occurrence of maternal mortality in Nigeria

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Joy Offor; [2020]
    Keywords : Lassa fever; endemic occurrence in Nigeria; viral haemorrhagic fever; pregnant women and mortality in Nigeria;

    Abstract : Introduction/background: Epidemics of infectious diseases (ID) are re-occurring now more often and spreads faster into many different parts of the world due to globalization. The increasing evidence of climate change and man-made events have shown impacts to increase the emergency and re-emerging of animal- borne IDs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tidernas största ebolautbrott : varför blev det så stort?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Holm; [2016]
    Keywords : ebolavirus; Afrika; ebola patogenes; ebola kulturella aspekter; ebola reservoarer; Ebola virus; Africa; Ebola pathogenesis; Ebola cultural aspects; Ebola reservoirs;

    Abstract : I december 2013 insjuknade en två år gammal pojke i feber, diarré och kräkningar. Att det här skulle bli starten på den värsta humana epidemi i vår historia, orsakat av ebola, var det ingen som anade. Länderna som drabbades värst var Guinea, Liberia och Sierra Leone i Västafrika. Totalt insjuknade 28 639 människor varav 11 316 dog. READ MORE

  4. 3. Detection of African swine fever virus and phylogenetic characterization of Ornithodoros ticks collected from Lake Mburo - and Murchison Falls National Parks in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Lisa Lindström; [2012]
    Keywords : Uganda; ticks; African swine fever; Ornithodoros;

    Abstract : This master thesis was performed as a Minor Field Study (MFS), funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Gulli Strålfeldts fond and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The study was performed in collaboration between SLU, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in Uppsala and the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. READ MORE