Search for dissertations about: "spatial epidemiology"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words spatial epidemiology.
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11. Climate-associated human health effects
Abstract : The intensifying impacts of climate change on human health represent a significant and pressing global health threat of the current century. This encompasses both short and long-term effects on human health, as well as ecosystem changes linked to rapid shifts in climate, and the subsequent spread of vector-borne diseases. READ MORE
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12. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions
Abstract : The world has made important efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. However, it is still insufficient and inequalities prevail in the poorest settings. READ MORE
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13. A STING from a Tick : Epidemiology, Ecology and Clinical Aspects of Lyme Borreliosis
Abstract : Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere and the number of LB cases is increasing. The infection is caused by spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, and is, in Europe, transmitted to humans by Ixodes ricinus ticks. READ MORE
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14. Guillain-Barre syndrome in Sweden : from clinical epidemiology to public-health surveillance
Abstract : The Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy of unknown etiology. A suspected diagnosis of GBS usually leads to immediate hospitalization of the patient for early detection and treatment of respiratory failure or cardiac arrhythmia. READ MORE
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15. Spatiotemporal prediction of arbovirus outbreak risk : the role of weather and population mobility
Abstract : Background: Arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya have been a significant public health burden globally for several decades. In Indonesia, all four dengue serotypes are circulating. READ MORE