Rickettsia felis is a common emerging pathogen detected in mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa.We hypothesized that, as with malaria, great apes may be exposed to the infectious bite of infected mosquitoes and release R.felis DNA in their feces.We conducted a study of 17 forest sites in Central Africa, testing Girls Bottoms 1,028 fecal samples from 31
Natural resource extraction in Africa has been characterised by conflicts between large scale and small scale miners on the one hand and large scale miners and the PHONE CASE communities on the other.In some countries such as Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Liberia, natural resources have bred political ins
Anthropogenic noise negatively impacts many species.One of the more insidious effects of elevated noise levels is the reduction in area over which animals are able to acoustically communicate, often termed communication masking.This study utilizes modeling approaches to evaluate relative levels of masking for 4 baleen whale species from the combina
Abstract Objective This article seeks to understand the origin of trauma related to the Covid-19 pandemic.Method To achieve this objective, an integrative literature review was conducted, providing a comprehensive, systematic, critical, and reflective analysis.Results The research results reveal that the experience of trauma is unique to each indiv
BackgroundTrue evidence-informed decision-making in public health relies on incorporating evidence from a number of sources in addition to traditional scientific evidence.Lack of access to these types of data as well as ease of use and interpretability of scientific evidence contribute to limited uptake of evidence-informed decision-making in pract