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Vaping epidemic a major threat to public health

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12^th September 2019: A sixth person has died from lung disease which may be related to vaping.

Since last week, more than 450 possible cases of lung illness associated with e-cigarettes have been reported across the US. Although a cause has not been identified and a clear connection between the reported deaths has not been made, all cases have used e-cigarettes, with some also containing cannabinoid products.

The FDA is taking action to stop what is being called a vaping epidemic.

Want to learn more about vaping? Visit our dedicated page to view research published in BMC Public Health.

Featured article & blog: What are the characteristics of patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales?

In this study, John Tulloch et. al. describe the sociodemographics of a population in England and Wales affected by Lyme disease and how patients with the disease are managed within hospitals and the NHS.

Learn more in John Tulloch's blog on the study.

Call for Papers: Developments in Global Tobacco and Alcohol Policy

BMC Public Health is pleased to announce an upcoming cross-journal series to focus on tobacco and alcohol policy. Read the full 'Call for Papers' description for more information.

BMC Public Health is delighted to announce the launch of a new thematic series. Read the full 'Call for Papers' description for more information.

Featured collection: Ebola research highlights

New Content Item On 17 July 2019, the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. Please click here to find relevant research published in BMC Public Health and other journals.

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Featured article: “They’re always there”: resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood

The presence of rats in urban centers may have several consequences on the physical and mental health of residents living in close contact with them. These effects may be exacerbated with continued contact with rats and when residents perceive a lack of initiative to control rats in their neighborhood.

Learn more here from the authors of the study.

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Featured article: “You feel like you’re part of something bigger”: exploring motivations for community garden participation in Melbourne, Australia

Motivations for community garden participation are diverse and span a range of ancestral, social, environmental and political domains. One of the study’s authors, Dr Jonathan Kingsley, discusses the study further here.

Featured article: How many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine?

The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help explain possible links between alcohol and cancer, and raise public awareness of alcohol-associated cancer risks.

Theresa Hydes discusses their novel research in the following blog.

Visit Our Open Access Public Health Research Page

New Content Item Visit our page dedicated to highlights from over 60 Public Health and related Open Access Journals.

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Prevalence and laboratory analysis of malaria and dengue co-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Analysis of factors influencing the frequency of primary care visits among diabetic patients in two provinces in China

Authors: Jinwen Wang, Huijuan Zuo, Xiaorong Chen, Lei Hou and Jixiang Ma
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| 13 September 2019

Physical activity profile of the Iranian population: STEPS survey, 2016

Authors: Farnam Mohebi, Bahram Mohajer, Moein Yoosefi, Ali Sheidaei, Hossein Zokaei, Bahman Damerchilu, Ashkan Mehregan, Nazila Shahbal, Kamyar Rezaee, Maryam Khezrian, Ali Nematollahi Dehmoosa, Ezzatollah Momen Nia Rankohi, Mahboobeh Darman, Alireza Moghisi and Farshad Farzadfar
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Impact of snus use in teenage boys on tobacco use in young adulthood; a cohort from the HUNT Study Norway

Authors: Liv Grøtvedt, Lisa Forsén, Inger Ariansen, Sidsel Graff-Iversen and Turid Lingaas Holmen
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| 13 September 2019

Descriptive epidemiology of cholera outbreak in Nigeria, January–November, 2018: implications for the global roadmap strategy

Authors: Kelly Osezele Elimian, Anwar Musah, Somto Mezue, Oyeronke Oyebanji, Sebastian Yennan, Arisekola Jinadu, Nanpring Williams, Adesola Ogunleye, Ibrahima Soce Fall, Michel Yao, Womi-Eteng Eteng, Patrick Abok, Michael Popoola, Martin Chukwuji, Linda Haj Omar, Eme Ekeng…

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Aims and scope

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

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Editors

Natalie Pafitis, BioMed Central

Manuscript Editor

Marie-Victoire Cosson, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Marc Adams, Arizona State University, USA
Noriko Cable, University College London, UK
Summer Hawkins, Boston College, USA
Jianguang Ji, Lund University, Sweden
Ariadne Kapetanaki , University of York, UK
Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle, Australia
Zohra Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
Youcheng Liu, Wayne State University, USA
Tim Mackey, University of California San Diego, USA
Carol Maher, University of South Australia, Australia
Isabelle Niedhammer, INSERM, France
Mahfuzar Rahman, ICDDRB, Bangladesh
David Rehkopf, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy
Richard Rosenkranz, Kansas State University, USA
David Stieb, Population Studies Division, Health Canada, Canada
Janice L Thompson, University of Birmingham, UK
Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa, Canada; CREAL, Spain
Dianne Stanton Ward , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Shankar Viswanathan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA

Assistant Editors

Maxine Dillon, BioMed Central
Megan Barling, BioMed Central

Summer Hawkins, Section Editor

Associate Professor Summer Sherburne Hawkins, PhD, MS, joined the Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) faculty in 2012. She is a social epidemiologist with an interest in addressing policy-relevant research questions in maternal and child health. Her research examines the impact of policies on health disparities in parents and children, particularly using methodology that integrates epidemiology and economics. She joined the Editorial Board of BMC Public Health in 2018.

Zohra Lassi, Section Editor

Dr. Lassi, Section Editor of the Global health section, is a Perinatal Epidemiologist working as a NHMRC Public Health and Health Services Fellow at the University of Adelaide. Her research work has primarily focused on maternal, child and adolescent health and nutrition issues particularly in marginalised and low resource settings. She joined the Editorial Board of BMC Public Health in April of 2019.

Jianguang Ji, Section Editor

Associate Professor Jianguang Ji, Section Editor of the Chronic disease epidemiology section, is a Senior Research Fellow in Medical Epidemiology at Lund University. His research has a strong focus on the influence of genetic and environmental factors on chronic diseases, with a main focus on cancer incidence and mortality.

Noriko Cable, Section Editor

Dr. Noriko Cable, Section Editor of the Mental health section, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London. She works on social relationships, alcohol use and mental health from childhood to late adulthood as well as cross-national examinations of mental health.