PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHES ENCYCLOPEDIA

Bourbon Virus: Deadly Tick-Borne Disease Discovered In Kansas Researchers in Kansas have discovered a deadly new disease that they have named the Bourbon Virus, which is believed to be the cause of a 68-year-old man’s death this summer. The Centers for Disease Control are investigating the virus, according to the  Daily Mail , after doctors struggled for months to identify it. John Seested, 68, entered the University of Kansas Medical Center this summer, displaying the symptoms of a tick-borne disease, including high fever, severe headache, muscle aches, and nausea. However, he tested negative for any known diseases transmitted by ticks, according to  WPTV . New tick-borne virus discovered after man’s death:  http://t.co/Cb9lfYku6C   pic.twitter.com/EY6rSUWeHw — WPTV (@WPTV)  December 20, 2014 Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an Infectious Disease Physician at the hospital, recalled the difficulties physicians faced in identifying the virus. “It was ve...

Research Hematological and hepatic alterations in nonsmoking residents exposed to benzene following a flaring incident at the British petroleum plant in Texas City D¿Andrea  MA, Reddy  GK Environmental Health 2014, 13:115 (20 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/115/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-115. pdf

Read the Journal | Submit to PLOS | Get E-mail Alerts | Contact Us | New Articles in  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Published December 01, 2014 to December 19, 2014 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Volume 8(12) December 2014 View Table of Contents on web site Editorial Yemen: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases against All Odds Elisa Baring, Peter J. Hotez Viewpoints Histoplasmosis or Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in the Amazon: What Should Be Treated First? Mathieu Nacher, Antoine Adenis, Emilie Sambourg, Florence Huber, Philippe Abboud, Loïc Epelboin, Emilie Mosnier, Vincent Vantilcke, Julie Dufour, Félix Djossou, Magalie Demar, Pierre Couppié Policy Platform Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: The Processes Underlying Programme Success Kazuyo Ichimori, Jonathan D. King, Dirk Engels, Aya Yajima, Alexei Mikhailov, Patrick Lammie, Eric A. Ottesen Symposium Human African Trypanosomiasis Presenting at Least 29 Years after...

Research Potential effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and selected organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) on immune cells and blood biochemistry measures: a cross-sectional assessment of the NHANES 2003-2004 data Serdar  B, LeBlanc  WG, Norris  JM, Dickinson  LM Environmental Health 2014, 13:114 (16 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/114/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-114. pdf Research The effect of solid fuel use on childhood mortality in Nigeria: evidence from the 2013 cross-sectional household survey Ezeh  OK, Agho  KE, Dibley  MJ, Hall  JJ, Page  AN Environmental Health 2014, 13:113 (16 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/113/abstract Provisional PDF      htt...

Research The burden of chronic mercury intoxication in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe: data availability and preliminary estimates Steckling  N, Bose-O¿Reilly  S, Pinheiro  P, Plass  D, Shoko  D, Drasch  G, Bernaudat  L, Siebert  U, Hornberg  C Environmental Health 2014, 13:111 (13 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/111/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-111. pdf Research Accidental exposure to gas emissions from transit goods treated for pest control Kloth  S, Baur  X, Göen  T, Budnik  LT Environmental Health 2014, 13:110 (13 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/110/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjourn...

Research Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in relation to thyroid hormone levels in infants - a Dutch prospective cohort study de Cock  M, de Boer  MR, Lamoree  M, Legler  J, van de Bor  M Environmental Health 2014, 13:106 (10 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/106/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-106. pdf Research Air pollution events from forest fires and emergency department attendances in Sydney, Australia 1996-2007: a case-crossover analysis Johnston  FH, Purdie  S, Jalaludin  B, Martin  KL, Henderson  SB, Morgan  GG Environmental Health 2014, 13:105 (10 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/105/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.n...

Commentary A conceptual approach to a citizens' observatory - supporting community-based environmental governance Liu  H, Kobernus  M, Broday  D, Bartonova  A Environmental Health 2014, 13:107 (12 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/107/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-107. pdf Research Spatiotemporal analysis of particulate air pollution and ischemic heart disease mortality in Beijing, China Xu  M, Guo  Y, Zhang  Y, Westerdahl  D, Mo  Y, Liang  F, Pan  X Environmental Health 2014, 13:109 (12 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/109/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-109. pdf Research Indoor air pollution exposure...

Research The association of cold weather and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the island of Ireland between 1984 and 2007 Zeka  A, Browne  S, McAvoy  H, Goodman  P Environmental Health 2014, 13:104 (6 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/104/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-104. pdf PubMed                  http://www.ehjournal.net/ pubmed/25480672

Research  Reducing INDEL calling errors in whole-genome and exome sequencing data Han Fang, Giuseppe Narzisi, Jason A O'Rawe, Laura T Jimenez Barrón, Yiyang Wu, Julie Rosenbaum, Michael Ronemus, Ivan Iossifov, Michael C Schatz, Gholson J Lyon  et al. Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF Research  Alteration in basal and depolarization induced transcriptional network in iPSC derived neurons from Timothy syndrome Yuan Tian, Irina Voineagu, Sergiu P Paşca, Hyejung Won, Vijayendran Chandran, Steve Horvath, Ricardo E Dolmetsch, Daniel H Geschwind Abstract  |  Full Text  |  PDF

Research Chemicals having estrogenic activity can be released from some bisphenol a-free, hard and clear, thermoplastic resins Bittner  GD, Denison  MS, Yang  CZ, Stoner  MA, He  G Environmental Health 2014, 13:103 (4 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/103/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-103. pdf Research PM2.5 in Beijing - temporal pattern and its association with influenza Liang  Y, Fang  L, Pan  H, Zhang  K, Kan  H, Brook  JR, Sun  Q Environmental Health 2014, 13:102 (4 December 2014) Abstract                   http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/13/1/102/abstract Provisional PDF      http://www.ehjournal.net/ content/pdf/1476-069X-13-102. pdf Research Availability of arsenic in human milk in women and it...