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2. The Hepatitis E Virus: Pigs Might Fly
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Harry Dalton, Author and Harry Dalton, Author
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- Hepatitis E--Epidemiology, Hepatitis E, Hepatitis E--History
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This volume is an account of scientific discovery related to the hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV was first identified in Afghanistan in 1982 by a remarkably courageous act of self-experimentation by a Russian scientist. Following this, it was found that, in some developing countries in Asia and Africa, HEV was the cause of enormous outbreaks of hepatitis spread by infected drinking water, with a 25% death rate in pregnant women. For many years, HEV was thought not to be an issue in high-income countries and was only seen in travellers returning from high risk areas: it was considered a “back-packers'” disease. We now know that this was hopelessly wrong as HEV is very common in developed countries, with currently over 2 million infections per year in Europe. Here, HEV is found in pigs and spread mainly via consumption of contaminated pork meat. There has been a major increase in cases of HEV in many developed countries, including patients who have suffered liver failure, some of whom have died. We now know that HEV can also cause severe damage to the nervous system.This book describes an English doctor's contribution to the discovery of the impact of HEV in humans. Recent cases in the UK appear to have originated from pigs in Continental Europe and HEV was, as a consequence, dubbed by the international press as the ‘Brexit Virus'; perhaps an early leaving present from our friends in the EU. Accessible to lay readers, the text includes case histories and stories from a health service increasingly under pressure and given context by examples of medical discoveries from the past. The role of the meat production industry, including questionable on-going high-risk virological practices, is put under the spotlight, leading to inevitable comparisons with the BSE crisis of the 1980s. HEV continues to exact a heavy toll in some low-income countries, most notably with multiple large outbreaks in African refugee camps. Despite the best efforts of organisations such as Médecins Sans Frontières, each year, pregnant women continue to die by the score. This is particularly poignant as these deaths may be avoidable, as there is a safe and effective vaccine. However, the HEV vaccine is only licensed for use in China, and, so far, efforts to introduce it to Africa have hit a brick wall of politics and red tape.
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- 2019
3. Hepatitis E
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Juraj Petrik, Miguel Lozano, Clive R. Seed, Helen M. Faddy, Anthony J. Keller, Patricia Santos Prado Scuracchio, Silvano Wendel, Anton Andonov, Margaret Fearon, Gilles Delage, Jun Zhang, James Wai Kuo Shih, Pierre Gallian, Rachid Djoudi, Pierre Tiberghien, Jacques Izopet, Jens Dreier, Tanja Vollmer, Cornelius Knabbe, Rakesh Aggarwal, Amit Goel, Anna Rita Ciccaglione, Keiji Matsubayashi, Masahiro Satake, Kenji Tadokoro, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Hans L. Zaaijer, Eugene Zhiburt, Jason Chay, Diana Teo, Sze Sze Chua, Maria Piron, Silvia Sauleda, José-Manuel Echevarría, Harry Dalton, Susan L. Stramer, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, University Clinical Hospital, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Newcastle University [Newcastle], Institute for Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire (UNH), Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR), Etablissement Français du Sang - Alpes-Méditerranée (EFS - Alpes-Méditerranée), Etablissement Français du Sang, Emergence des Pathologies Virales (EPV), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection (IHU Marseille), Interactions hôte-greffon-tumeur, ingénierie cellulaire et génique - UFC (UMR INSERM 1098) (RIGHT), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Etablissement français du sang [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté] (EFS BFC)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III [Madrid] (ISC), European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Royal Cornwall Hospital-Plymouth University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Etablissement français du sang [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté] (EFS [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]), Royal Cornwall Hospital-Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Landsteiner Laboratory, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, AII - Infectious diseases, and AII - Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity
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[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS - Abstract
International audience
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- 2015
4. The 'jaundice hotline' for the rapid assessment of patients with jaundice
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Jonathan, Mitchell, Hyder, Hussaini, Dermot, McGovern, Richard, Farrow, Giles, Maskell, and Harry, Dalton
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Adult ,Aged, 80 and over ,Medical Audit ,Outpatient Clinics, Hospital ,Adolescent ,Waiting Lists ,Jaundice ,Length of Stay ,Middle Aged ,Hospitals, General ,Health Services Accessibility ,Education and Debate ,England ,Hotlines ,Patient-Centered Care ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Patients with jaundice require rapid diagnosis and treatment, yet such patients are often subject to delay.An open referral, rapid access jaundice clinic was established by reorganisation of existing services and without the need for significant extra resources.A large general hospital in a largely rural and geographically isolated area.Waiting times for referral, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment, length of stay in hospital, and general practitioners' and patients' satisfaction with the service. STRATEGIES OF CHANGE: Referrals were made through a 24 hour telephone answering machine and fax line. Initial assessment of patients was carried out by junior staff as part of their working week. Dedicated ultrasonography appointments were made available.Of 107 patients seen in the first year of the service, 62 had biliary obstruction. The mean time between referral and consultation was 2.5 days. Patients who went on to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography waited 5.7 days on average. The mean length of stay in hospital in the 69 patients who were admitted was 6.1 days, compared with 11.5 days in 1996, as shown by audit data. Nearly all the 36 general practices (95%) and the 30 consecutive patients (97%) that were surveyed rated the service as above average or excellent.An open referral, rapid access service for patients with jaundice can shorten time to diagnosis and treatment and length of stay in hospital. These improvements can occur through the reorganisation of existing services and with minimal extra cost.
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- 2002
5. Hepatitis E
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Harry Dalton
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Infectious Diseases ,Speaker Presentation - Published
- 2014
6. Wilson’S Disease
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Harry Dalton, Gareth Davies, and Simon Anderson
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Wilson's disease ,Psychoanalysis ,Philosophy ,medicine ,medicine.disease - Published
- 1998
7. Carcinoma Of The Pancreas
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Harry Dalton, Gareth Davies, and Simon Anderson
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,business.industry ,Carcinoma ,Medicine ,business ,medicine.disease ,Pancreas - Published
- 1998
8. Nausea And Vomiting
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Harry Dalton, Simon Anderson, and Gareth Davies
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Nausea ,business.industry ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,Vomiting ,medicine.symptom ,business - Published
- 1998
9. Hepatitis B And D
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Gareth Davies, Simon Anderson, and Harry Dalton
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business.industry ,medicine ,Hepatitis B ,medicine.disease ,business ,Virology - Published
- 1998
10. (165) Use of Chicken Manure as Source of Nutrients for Sweet Corn Production
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M. Rangappa, Harry Dalton, and Harbans L. Bhardwaj
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Nutrient ,Agronomy ,Production (economics) ,Chicken manure ,Horticulture ,Biology - Abstract
An on-farm animal manure, such as chicken manure, can be a source of nutrients for the growth and production of agricultural crops. However, use of manures at rates that are considered adequate for crop production may cause excessive accumulation of phosphorus (P) and also result in leaching of nitrogen (N), thus leading to potential pollution of ground and surface water. Composting of manures with a carbon (C) source can reduce P and N to manageable levels to support production of crops. In order to determine the potential of composted manure for crop production, we studied growth and production of sweet corn by using poultry manure composted with a carbon source of crimson clover hay or wheat straw. These experiments, conducted during 2002 and 2003, compared six treatments: 1) uncomposted chicken manure alone; 2) composted with wheat straw turned weekly; 3) composted with wheat straw turned bi-weekly; 4) composted with crimson clover hay turned weekly; 5) composted with crimson clover hay turned bi-weekly; and 6) a control with a commercial recommendation rate of N fertilizer. These treatments resulted in 9244; 13,866; 15,688; 16,734; and 11,977 marketable ears/acre, respectively, indicating significant superiority of treatments 4 and 5 over all others. Similar results were obtained for ear length, ear fresh weight, and plant height. Results indicated that composting of poultry litter with wheat straw or crimson clover hay is a viable way to utilize poultry manure for production of sweet corn and other agricultural crops. This study implies that composting of on-farm animal manure with organic material, such as hay and straw, could play an important role in development of an environmentally friendly, economically feasible, and sustainable organic production of agricultural crops.
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- 2005
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