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Nawaz FA, Riaz MMA, Banday NUA, Singh A, Arshad Z, Derby H, Sultan MA. Social media use among adolescents with eating disorders: a double-edged sword. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1300182. [PMID: 38404474 PMCID: PMC10884122 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1300182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Eating disorders are on the rise with a significant impact on mental health. Misuse of social media platforms is likely a significant contributing factor. This trend is especially pronounced among adolescents, who are increasingly using social media platforms for communications, building relationships, learning and entertainment. The unsupervised sharing of social media content can have drastic consequences on the physical and psychological wellbeing of youth, which often takes the form of "thinspiration" or "fitspiration". This probably serves as a trigger for those already struggling with eating disorders. In addition, there is a lack of awareness among youth and adults on ideal knowledge-sharing practices related to an eating disorder. By addressing the unique challenges that social media presents for youth with eating disorders, communities can work towards creating a safer and more supportive online environment on a global scale. At this junction, this article aims to share the current challenges of social media use among adolescents with eating disorders and put forth recommendations for how social media could be used as a tool for positive impact in this population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Faisal A. Nawaz
- Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Emirates Health Services, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Global Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Global Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Global Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United States
- Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Mental Health Center of Excellence, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Vervoort D, Babar MS, Sabatino ME, Riaz MMA, Hey MT, Prakash MPH, Mathari SE, Kpodonu J. Global Access to Cardiac Surgery Centers: Distribution, Disparities, and Targets. World J Surg 2023; 47:2909-2916. [PMID: 37537360 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-023-07130-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Global data on cardiac surgery centers are outdated and survey-based. In 1995, there were 0.7 centers per million population, ranging from one per 120,000 in North America to one per 33 million in sub-Saharan Africa. This study analyzes the contemporary distribution of cardiac surgery centers and proposes targets relative to countries' cardiovascular disease (CVD) burdens. METHODS Medical databases, gray literature, and governmental reports were used to identify the most recent post-2010 data that describe the number of centers performing cardiac surgery in each nation. The 2019 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Global Burden of Disease Results Tool provided national CVD burdens. One-third of the CVD burden was assumed to be surgical. Center targets were proposed as the average or half of the average of centers per million surgical CVD patients in high-income countries. RESULTS 5,111 cardiac surgery centers were identified across 230 nations and territories with available data, equaling 0.73 centers per million population. The median (interquartile range) number of centers ranged from 0 (0-0.06) per million in low-income countries to 0.75 (0-1.44) in high-income countries. Targets were 612.2 (optimistic) or 306.1 (conservative) centers per million surgical CVD incidence. In 2019, low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries possessed 34.8, 149.0, and 271.9 centers per million surgical CVD incidence. CONCLUSION Little progress has been made to increase cardiac surgery centers per population despite growing CVD burdens. Today's global cardiac surgical capacity remains insufficient, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest regions.
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- Dominique Vervoort
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Bandara S, Zeinali Z, Blandina (DM, Ebrahimi OV, Essar MY, Senga J, Adeel Riaz MM, Adewole IJ, Wangari MC. Imagining a future in global health without visa and passport inequities. PLOS Glob Public Health 2023; 3:e0002310. [PMID: 37611050 PMCID: PMC10446228 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Shashika Bandara
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Primary Health Care, General Medicine, and Health Services Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- People’s Health Movement, Global Health Governance Program
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- University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, Oslo, Norway
- Modum Bad Psychiatric Hospital and Research Center, Vikersund, Norway
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Riaz MMA, Nayyer B, Lal A, Nawaz FA, Zil-E-Ali A. Climate change and mental health: a call to action to include mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) in the Pakistan flood crisis. BJPsych Int 2023; 20:56-58. [PMID: 37531232 PMCID: PMC10387409 DOI: 10.1192/bji.2023.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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The recent flood crisis in Pakistan has had significant impacts on the physical, mental and socioeconomic fabric of almost 33 million people. Floods in Pakistan are leading to a range of negative impacts on health and major disruptions to healthcare services. The lack of mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) is a significant concern in rural areas of Pakistan in providing support to communities affected by floods. It is important for the government and mental health policymakers to work with academic coalitions and non-governmental organisations to replicate low-resource MHPSS models that will develop and advocate for effective, gender-sensitive mental healthcare throughout the country.
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- Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Al Aweer, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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Riaz MMA, Awan MM. Transgender rights in Pakistan: implications of Federal Shariat Court ruling. Lancet Psychiatry 2023; 10:e20. [PMID: 37479343 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00191-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Riaz MMA, Wangari MC, Mugambi JK. No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity. Lancet 2023; 401:1074. [PMID: 37003688 PMCID: PMC10063200 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00276-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kabarak University, Kabarak, Kenya
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O'Sullivan B, Essar MY, Riaz MMA, Manoj M, Singaraju M, Lal A. Global vaccine equity? Reflections, lessons, and a way forward. New Microbes New Infect 2023; 52:101107. [PMID: 36908759 PMCID: PMC9996411 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Brianne O'Sullivan
- Department of Health Information Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Global Health, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, United Arab Emirates
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- International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, USA
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- Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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Riaz MMA, Nayyer B, Alkasaby MA. No social security without mental health security. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia 2023; 8:100125. [PMID: 37384137 PMCID: PMC10306038 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Ghazi BK, Zahid U, Usman MA, Kazmi Z, Hunain R, Riaz MMA, Elmahi OKO, Essar MY, Hasan MM. Antifungal Drugs Shortage in India amidst Looming Increase in Invasive Fungal Infections among COVID-19 Patients: An Impending Crisis. Innov Pharm 2022; 13:10.24926/iip.v13i2.4480. [PMID: 36654706 PMCID: PMC9836748 DOI: 10.24926/iip.v13i2.4480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The widespread prevalence of fungal infections in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic could be owed to ubiquitous and injudicious use of steroids and immunosuppressive nature of the virus. However, these fungal infections also meant increased use of antifungal drugs, hence endangering their supply. Amphotericin B is the first line drug for mucormycosis which was declared as an epidemic in India during the second wave. With the increasing demand of the drug, came challenges to manufacture and supply large quantities of the drug and exploitation by creating a black market and spread of false information and imprudent usage. It is of utmost importance to be prepared with adequate supply all over the nation and implementing safety regulations in manufacturing and supply of large quantities of drugs during the demanding times and make them accessible at a reasonable rate.
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- Behram Khan Ghazi
- Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ibn Sina University, Khartoum, Sudan; Oli Health Magazine Organization, Sudan
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- Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh,Corresponding author: Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, MBBS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University; Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
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Islam Z, Mohanan P, Bilal W, Hashmi T, Rahmat Z, Abdi I, Riaz MMA, Essar MY. Dengue Virus Cases Surge Amidst COVID-19 in Pakistan: Challenges, Efforts and Recommendations. Infect Drug Resist 2022; 15:367-371. [PMID: 35140482 PMCID: PMC8819273 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s347571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Pakistan is currently facing two outbreaks, dengue and COVID-19; both have strained its healthcare system resulting in multiple concerns including the co-diagnosis of two. Due to poor healthcare capacity, low vaccination rate, increasing COVID-19 variants, socioeconomic disparities, and misinformation, it is inevitable that implications will prove to be damaging to both healthcare workers and civilians. Among these challenges, it is important to note the need for stronger epidemiological surveillance for both COVID-19 and dengue and the implementation of public health measures without endangering sources of livelihood. To sustain this, cooperation between WHO and Pakistan’s government must continue through smart lockdowns, dengue awareness campaigns, and double laboratory procedures.
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- Zarmina Islam
- Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Correspondence: Mohammad Yasir Essar, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel +992 117118300, Email
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Riaz MMA, Ahmad U, Mohan A, Dos Santos Costa AC, Khan H, Babar MS, Hasan MM, Essar MY, Zil-E-Ali A. Global impact of vaccine nationalism during COVID-19 pandemic. Trop Med Health 2021; 49:101. [PMID: 34963494 PMCID: PMC8714455 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-021-00394-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Vaccines are the best chance to control the pandemic-unless leaders succumb to vaccine nationalism. Vaccine nationalism is a frequent recurrence, especially during a brand-new market distribution. The development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in such a short space of time is a testament to modern scientific abilities. It will also test the world's political will and moral commitment to end this pandemic. As desperate as the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine nationalism is already setting a foundation for itself and is considered socially and economically counterproductive. Vaccine equity is not just a theoretical slogan, and it protects people worldwide from new vaccine-resistant variants. Understanding and anticipating the consequences is vital, and creating a global solution approach to avoid them. This article evaluates the common issues previously faced and the plausible ones during this pandemic. A few recommendations are made to warn and accentuate the reality of this dire matter.
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- Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
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Essar MY, Hasan MM, Islam Z, Riaz MMA, Aborode AT, Ahmad S. COVID-19 and multiple crises in Afghanistan: an urgent battle. Confl Health 2021; 15:70. [PMID: 34535160 PMCID: PMC8447801 DOI: 10.1186/s13031-021-00406-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The political and military advance of the Taliban, reduced healthcare capacity, and imminent humanitarian crisis risk exacerbating an already very serious threat posed by COVID-19 in Afghanistan. The continued rise of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan appears inevitable, but poor diagnostic capacity prevents accurate case measurement, while vaccine provision is extremely limited. This letter highlights how the recent changes in Afghanistan risk exacerbating the COVID-19 and ongoing health emergency in the country.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Healthy Africans Platform, Research and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria
- West African Academy of Public Health, Abuja, Nigeria
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Campos LN, Pawlak N, Velin L, Ruzgar NM, Gerk A, Reid K, Iraqi HA, Bentounsi Z, Drejza M, Patil D, Nassour N, Tatere HY, Riaz MMA, Zakrison TL. Raising Gender Equity Voices: Reflections from an International Virtual Assembly in Global Surgery. Int J Med Students 2021. [DOI: 10.5195/ijms.2021.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phadke R, Mohan A, Çavdaroğlu S, Dapke K, Costa ACDS, Riaz MMA, Hashim HT, Essar MY, Ahmad S. Dengue amidst COVID-19 in India: The mystery of plummeting cases. J Med Virol 2021; 93:4120-4121. [PMID: 33788285 PMCID: PMC8250513 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Rachana Phadke
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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