Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne viral disease. Hard ticks are both carriers and reservoirs of the CCHF virus. In this regard, the present study is aimed to investigate the CCHF virus infection in collected ticks from livestock in Gonabad City (southwest of Razavi Khorasan province) in eastern Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was perfo...

It was assumed that one of the most important factors preventing the hibernation of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in northern Japan is the low temperatures, 0 ° C or below, and snow cover during the winter. To test this hypothesis, individuals of each developmental stage of diamondback moth were reared at 1 5 ° C in the laboratory and kept at 0°C for varying periods of time an...

After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, the residents living around the Chernobyl were revealed to have been internally exposed to 137Cs through the intake of contaminated local foods. To evaluate the current situation of internal 137Cs exposure and the relationship between the 137Cs soil contamination and internal exposure in residents, we investigated the 137Cs body burden in reside...

OBJECTIVES Poison control centres provide information on the management of poisoning incidents. The British Columbia (BC) Drug and Poison Information Centre recently implemented an electronic database system for recording case information, making it easier to use case data as a potential source of population-based information on health services usage and health status. This descriptive analysis...

The early life environment appears to have a persistent impact on asthma risk. We hypothesize that environmental factors related to rural life mediate lower asthma prevalence in rural populations, and aimed to investigate an urban-rural gradient, assessed by place of upbringing, for asthma. The population-based Respiratory Health In Northern Europe (RHINE) study includes subjects from Denmark, ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes in Saudi Arabia has increased dramatically during the last decades. This increase has been attributed to significant changes in cultural and socio-economic factors. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of diabetes and its relation with age and sex in Turaif city, northern Saudi Arabia. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study carr...

OBJECTIVE To observe blood pressure (BP) pattern and its correlates in primary school children of northern Nigeria. DESIGN Sitting BP and pulse were measured in quadruplicate, then repeated after four weeks in 1,721 healthy children aged five to 16 years. Body weight and height were also measured in their school environment. SETTING Primary schools located in three communities in Zaria Loca...

Water resource management is becoming increasingly challenging in northern China because of the rapid increase in water demand and decline in water supply due to climate change. We provide a case study demonstrating the importance of integrated watershed management in sustaining water resources in Chifeng City, northern China. We examine the consequences of various climate change scenarios and ...