Lancet
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China aims to eliminate malaria by 2020. In 2012, China launched its 1-3-7 malaria surveillance strategy, which refers to case reporting within one day, case investigation within three days, and focus investigation and public health actions within seven days. The aim of this study was to identify operational challenges to the 1-3-7 surveillance strategy. ⋯ Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20150001), and Jiangsu Science and Technology Department (BM2015024).
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Recurrence of stroke is common and it affects quality of life, mobility, and mortality rates of stroke survivors. Previous studies have shown a paradoxical association between body mass index (BMI) and post-stroke mortality, and a dose-dependent association between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and risk of stroke. But the associations between BMI, SHS exposure, and stroke recurrence are unclear. We aimed to examine these associations in stroke survivors. ⋯ The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (NUR-CV1102).
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HIV and syphilis epidemics in men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to grow in China, despite considerable government attention. We did a literature review to synthesise key features of the HIV and syphilis epidemics and responses among MSM and transgender individuals in China. Our goal was to inform evidence-based recommendations for policy makers and program managers. ⋯ US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID; 1R01AI114310); University of North Carolina (UNC)-South China Sexually Transmitted Disease Research Training Centre (Fogarty International Centre (FIC); 1D43TW009532); UNC Center for AIDS Research (NIAID; 5P30AI050410); the UNC Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Morehead School of Medicine and Tulane University (UJMT) Fogarty Fellowship (FIC; R25TW0093); WHO-China.
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from bone marrow are associated with the repair of vascular injury by accelerating re-endothelisation, and represent a potential therapeutic target for ischaemic disease. Danhong injection (DHI), a Chinese Materia Medica standardised product extracted from Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and Flos Carthamus tinctorius L, is effective in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease. We assessed the effect of DHI on the mobilisation of EPCs and vascular repair mediated by EPCs after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ China National Basic Research Program (973 programme, number 2012CB518404).
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Healthy ageing is accompanied by simultaneous decline of visual and neural function. Studies in animals and humans provide converging evidence that these functions' decrease is mostly associated with structural change in ocular and brain structure. We investigated whether regaining visual function after ocular reconstruction was associated with functional and structural changes in the brain. ⋯ This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangzhou City (81570889, 81270980), the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China (2013B021800054, 2013B020400003, 15570001), and the Clinical Research and Translational Medical Center Program in Guangzhou City.