The United States-Japan cooperative medical sciences program conference on emerging diseases

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 90
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Medical Sciences

Rethinking U.S. National Security after Covid19

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda J. Bilmes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Defense Spending ◽  
Federal Spending ◽  
Us Economy ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Military

AbstractThe United States has traditionally defined national security in the context of military threats and addressed them through military spending. This article considers whether the United States will rethink this mindset following the disruption of the Covid19 pandemic, during which a non-military actor has inflicted widespread harm. The author argues that the US will not redefine national security explicitly due to the importance of the military in the US economy and the bipartisan trend toward growing the military budget since 2001. However, the pandemic has opened the floodgates with respect to federal spending. This shift will enable the next administration to allocate greater resources to non-military threats such as climate change and emerging diseases, even as it continues to increase defense spending to address traditionally defined military threats such as hypersonics and cyberterrorism.

A Psychological Profile of a Serial Killer: A Case Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Dogra ◽  
Antoon A. Leenaars ◽  
R. K. Chadha ◽  
Mehta Manju ◽  
Sanjeev Lalwani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
The United States ◽  
Serial Killer ◽  
India Institute ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
The Mind

Serial killers have always fascinated society. A serial killer is typically defined as a perpetrator who murders three or more people over a period of time. Most reported cases of serial killers come from the United States and Canada. In India, there are few reported cases. We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first Indian case in the literature. The present case is of a 28-year-old man, Surinder Koli. The Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delphi handled the forensic study. We present a most unique psychological investigation into the mind of a serial killer.

scholarly journals Feral Swine Commercial Slaughter and Condemnation at Federally Inspected Slaughter Establishments in the United States 2017–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Akkina ◽  
Howard Burkom ◽  
Leah Estberg ◽  
Lydia Carpenter ◽  
Morgan Hennessey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Swine Industry ◽  
Feral Swine

Feral swine populations in the United States (US) are capable of carrying diseases that threaten the health of the domestic swine industry. Performing routine, near-real time monitoring for an unusual rise in feral swine slaughter condemnation will increase situational awareness and early detection of potential animal health issues, trends, and emerging diseases. In preparation to add feral swine to APHIS weekly monitoring, a descriptive analysis of feral swine slaughter and condemnations was conducted to understand the extent of commercial feral swine slaughter in the US at federally inspected slaughter establishments and to determine which condemnation reasons should be included. There were 17 establishments that slaughtered 242,198 feral swine across seven states from 2017 to 2019. For all 17 establishments combined, feral swine accounted for 63% of slaughtered animals. A total of 23 types of condemnation reasons were noted: Abscess/Pyemia, Arthritis, Contamination, Deads, Emaciation, General Miscellaneous, Icterus, Injuries, Metritis, Miscellaneous Degenerative & Dropsical Condition, Miscellaneous Inflammatory Diseases, Miscellaneous Parasitic Conditions, Moribund, Nephritis/Pyelitis, Non-ambulatory, Pericarditis, Pneumonia, Residue, Sarcoma, Septicemia, Sexual Odor, Toxemia, and Uremia. Exploratory analysis was conducted to determine which condemnation reasons should be included for weekly monitoring. For most condemn reasons, weeks of unusually high condemnations were noted. For example, a period of high pneumonia condemnations occurred from December 2, 2018 through February 3, 2019 with a spike on January 6, 2019 and a spike in dead swine occurred on November 3, 2019. The seasonal impacts on limited quality food resources, seasonal variation in the pathogen(s) causing pneumonia, and harsher weather are suspected to have an impact on the higher condemnation rates of pneumonia and dead swine during the winter months. Based on condemnation frequencies and the likelihood of enabling situational awareness and early detection of feral swine health emerging diseases, the following were selected for weekly monitoring: abscess/pyemia, contamination/peritonitis, deads, emaciation, injuries, miscellaneous parasitic conditions, moribund, pneumonia and septicemia. Detection of notable increases in condemnation reasons strongly suggestive of foreign animal or emerging diseases should contribute valuable evidence toward the overall disease discovery process when the anomalies are both confirmed with follow up investigation and combined with other types of surveillance.

scholarly journals Study of pathology of ossicles in non-cholesteatomatous chronic suppurative otitis media, its repair and outcome

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
C. R. Vijay Bharath Reddy ◽  
M. Santhosh Reddy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Septal Cartilage ◽  
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Suppurative Otitis Media ◽  
Operative Results ◽  
Subtotal Perforation

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">If the ears have perforation of long standing durations, even without cholesteatomas, they remain infected. Three times as many operations were performed in the United States in 1978 for this disease as were performed for cholesteatoma. The objective of the study was to study of pathology of ossicles in non-cholesteatomatous chronic suppurative otitis media, its repair and outcome. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">This is a clinical study of patients presented to outpatient, department of Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary during the period of November 2004 to November 2005 with non-cholesteatomatous chronic suppurative otitis media. This study is aimed to study the various ossicular abnormalities encountered in non-cholesteatomatous chronic suppurative otitis media and their reconstruction techniques.  </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">12 ears (40%) had central and 18 ears (60%) had subtotal perforation. The average hearing loss in patients with isolated erosion of lenticular process of incus was 50.72±6.95 dB. In our study, autologous incus was used for ossicular reconstruction in 14 (46.67%) patients and homologous septal cartilage in 10 (33.33%) cases. Twenty-nine of the 30 cases underwent myringostapediopexy (type IIIb tympanoplasty) with the ossicular graft as short columella between the tympanic membrane graft and the stapes superstructure. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Excellent results were noted only with the autologous incus graft. 28.57% of the total patients with autologous incus graft showed excellent post-operative results. Good results were found for autologous incus, homologous septal cartilage and teflon PORP, with percentage of 28.57, 50 and 25% respectively.</span></p>

scholarly journals Risk factors for death and illness in dogs imported into the United States, 2010--2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Pieracci ◽  
Brian Maskery ◽  
Kendra Stauffer ◽  
Alida Gertz ◽  
Clive Brown
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
International Travel ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Public Health Authorities

CDC estimates 1 million dogs are imported into the United States annually. With the movement of large numbers of animals into the United States the risk of disease importation is a concern, especially for emerging diseases. Dogs that arrive to the United States ill or dead are investigated by public health authorities to ensure dogs are not infected with diseases of concern (such as rabies). We identified factors associated with illness and death in imported dogs and estimated the initial investigation cost to public health authorities. Dog importation data from the CDC’s Quarantine Activity Reporting System were reviewed from 2010–2018. The date of entry, country of origin, port of entry, transportation method, and breed were extracted to examine factors associated with illness and death in dogs during international travel. Costs for public health investigations were estimated from data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Office of Personal Management. Death or illness was more likely to occur in brachycephalic breeds (aOR=3.88, 95%CI 2.74–5.51). Transportation of dogs via cargo (aOR=2.41, 95%CI 1.57–3.70) or as checked baggage (aOR=5.74, 95%CI 3.65–9.03) were also associated with death or illness. On average, 19 dog illnesses or deaths were reported annually from 2010–2018. The estimated annual cost to public health authorities to conduct initial public health assessments ranged from $2,071–$104,648. Current regulations do not provide adequate resources or mechanisms to monitor the rates of morbidity and mortality of imported dogs. There are growing attempts to assess animal welfare and communicable disease importation risks; however, responsibility for dogs’ health and well-being is overseen by multiple agencies. A joint federal agency approach to identify interventions that reduce dog morbidity and mortality during flights while continuing to protect U.S. borders from public health and foreign animal disease threats could be beneficial.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document