THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSESSING POSITIVE AND BENEFICIAL IMPACTS OF ALIEN SPECIES


Barriers and facilitators when implementing midwifery continuity of carer: a narrative analysis of the international literature

Abstract Background Midwifery continuity of carer (MCoC) is a model of care in which the same midwife or small team of midwives supports women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.The model has been prioritised by policy makers in a number of high-income countries, but widespread implementation and sustainability has proved challeng

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Amoebae as potential environmental hosts for Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycobacteria, but doubtful actors in Buruli ulcer epidemiology.

BackgroundThe reservoir and mode of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, remain unknown.Ecological, genetic and epidemiological information nonetheless suggests that M.ulcerans may reside in aquatic protozoa.Methodology/principal findingsWe experimentally infected Acanthamoeba polyphaga with M.ulcerans and fo

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