to find the prevalence of domestic and wild animal bites in general, and that of rabies disease in human,in particular in kerman province, southeastern iran, a retrospective study was conducted. the necessary dataincluding residence place (urban or rural) of bitten persons, age and job of people were collected during a 10-year period from 21 march 1994 to 21 march 2003 from all regional cities ...

In late April 1 984, three isolates of Salmonella typhimurium, all from specimens from per­ sons associated with a convent in western Kentucky, were reported by the Kentucky Division for Laboratory Services to the Division of Epidemiology. Subsequent investigation revealed that at least 16 cases of gastroenteritis (predominantly diarrhea) were associated with the convent between March 28 and Ma...

OBJECTIVE To assess injury-related mortality, disability and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in six European countries. METHODS Epidemiological data (hospital discharge registers, emergency department registers, mortality databases) were obtained for Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom (England and Wales). For each country, the burden of injury was es...

BACKGROUND Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a life-threatening illness usually caused by infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157). We evaluated the age-specific rate of HUS and death among persons with STEC O157 infection and the risk factors associated with developing HUS. METHODS STEC O157 infections and HUS cases were reported from 8 sites participating in t...

Throughout the 1970’s, the rate of hospitalizations for short-stay hospitals steadily increased for all persons. Based on data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), between 1970–79 the hospital discharge rate (that is, the num­ ber of hospital discharges per 1,000 civilian persons) increased from 144.3 to 164.8 discharges per 1,000 persons. The great­ est increase during this peri...

Abstract The parties to the Aarhus Convention recently established a new Rapid Response Mechanism for environmental defenders. This article analyses this mechanism and its guarantees defenders, with specific focus on protection of diverse forms climate activism. Convention's Compliance Committee has taken broad approach towards definition ‘environmental defenders’ protected by Article 3(8) Conv...