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Risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients in Bolivia (2023)
Journal Article
Limachi-Choque, J., Guitian, J., Leyns, C., Guzman-Rivero, M., & Eid, D. (2023). Risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients in Bolivia. IJID International Journal for Infectious Diseases Regions, 9, 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.10.002

Objectives This study aimed to ascertain which factors are associated with higher risk of mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 Bolivian patients. Methods This retrospective observational study assessed risk factors associated with mortality in patie... Read More about Risk factors for COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients in Bolivia.

Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health (2023)
Journal Article
Qiu, Y., Guitian, J., Webster, J., Musallam, I., Haider, N., Drewe, J., & Song, J. (2023). Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0407

Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) originating from domestic animals pose a significant risk to people's health and livelihoods, in addition to jeopardizing animal health and production. Effective surveillance of endemic zoonoses at the animal level is cru... Read More about Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health.

Development of core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology training programs (2023)
Journal Article
Pinto, J., Dissanayake, R., Dhand, N., Rojo-Gimeno, C., Falzon, L., Akwar, H., …Tiensin, T. (2023). Development of core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology training programs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1143375

A workforce with the adequate field epidemiology knowledge, skills and abilities is the foundation of a strong and effective animal health system. Field epidemiology training is conducted in several countries to meet the increased global demand for s... Read More about Development of core competencies for field veterinary epidemiology training programs.

Modelling the control of bovine brucellosis in India (2023)
Journal Article
Holt, H., Walker, M., Beauvais, W., Kaur, P., Bedi, J., Mangtani, P., …Guitian, J. (2023). Modelling the control of bovine brucellosis in India. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 20(200), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0756

Brucellosis imposes substantial impacts on livestock production and public health worldwide. A stochastic, age-structured model incorporating herd demographics was developed describing within- and between-herd transmission of Brucella abortus in dair... Read More about Modelling the control of bovine brucellosis in India.