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Research results from University of California, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior update knowledge of life sciences
September 9th, 2008
A new study, 'Is there any evidence that syphilis epidemics cycle,' is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "We re-examine the evidence behind the controversial hypothesis that syphilis epidemics cycle. We used the same methods (spectral analysis) used by the proponents of this hypothesis to reanalyse a longitudinal dataset provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." "We also analysed a longitudinal CDC mortality dataset. To investigate the theoretical results generated by the transmission model that was used to support the hypothesis, we simulated the model and predicted the expected dynamics of syphilis...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-09)
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