Abu-Rabia, A. (2005). The Evil Eye and Cultural Beliefs among the Bedouin Tribes of the Negev, Middle East. Folklore 116 (3), 241 - 254. DOI: 10.1080/00155870500282677.
Adani, G., Filippini, T., Michalke, B. & Vinceti, M. (2020). Selenium and other trace elements in the etiology of Parkinson’s Disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Neuroepidemiology 54, 1 - 23. DOI: 10.1159/000502357.
ADI (Alzheimer’s Disease International) (2019). World Alzheimer Report 2019: Attitudes to dementia. London: Alzheimer’s Disease International, London. https://www.alzint.org/u/WorldAlzheimerReport2019-Summary.pdf (accessed 29.01.2021).
Ahmadzai, H., Thomas, P.S. & Wakefield, D. (2013). Laboratory investigations and immunological testing in sarcoidosis. DOI: 10.5772/55294.
https://www.intechopen.com/books/sarcoidosis/laboratory-investigations-and-immunological-testing-in-sarcoidosis (accessed 31.10.2020).
Aiden, H. (2018). Multimorbidity: Understanding the Challenge. A Report for the Richmond Group of Charities. https://richmondgroupofcharities.org.uk/sites/default/files/multimorbidity_-_undertanding_the_challenge.pdf (accessed 05.01.2021).
Al-Ayadhi, L.Y. (2005). Heavy metals and trace elements in hair samples of autistic children in central Saudi Arabia. Neurosciences (Riyadh) 10 (3), 213 - 218. https://www.meta.org/papers/heavy-metals-and-trace-elements-in-hair-samples/22473261 (accessed 04.09.2021).
Aleuy, O.A. & Kutz, S. (2020). Adaptations, life-history traits and ecological mechanisms of parasites to survive extremes and environmental unpredictability in the face of climate change. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 12, 308 - 317. ISSN 2213-2244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.006. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300705) (accessed 19.12.2020).
Alfituri, O., Quintana, J., MacLeod, A., Garside, P., Benson, R., Brewer, J., Mabbott, N., Morrison, L., & Capewell, P. (2020). To the skin and beyond: The immune response to African trypanosomes as they enter and exit the vertebrate host. Frontiers in Immunology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01250 (accessed 18.01.2021).
Ali, M.A., El-Khodery, S.A. & El-Said, W.E. (2015). Potential risk factors associated with ill-thrift in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) raised at smallholder farms in Egypt. Journal of Advanced Research 6 (4), 601- 607. DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2014.02.005. Epub 2014 Feb 28.
Al-Khalifa, I.I., Hassan, M.F., AL-Deri, S.M. & Gorial, F.I. (2016). Determination of some essential and non-essential metals in patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 8 (5), 306 - 311. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Determination-of-Some-Essential-%26-Non-Essential-in-Al-khalifa-Hassan/e36dd0ac35153e551a9475b1161bc2523d76a785 Abstract, figures, tables, retrieved 06.09.2021; no paper link available).
Almaguer, M., Herrera R. & Orantes, C.M. (2014). Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in agricultural communities. MEDICC Review 16 (2), 9 - 15. DOI: 10.37757/MR2014.V16.N2.3.
Amarasekera, M., Prescott, S.L. & Palmer, D.J. (2020). Nutrition in early life, immune-programming and allergies: The role of epigenetics. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology 31 (3), 175 - 82. file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/1386-2763-1-PB.pdf (accessed 06.09.2021).
Amouian, S., Mohammadian, S., Behnampour, N. & Tizrou, M. (2013). Trace elements in febrile seizure compared to febrile children admitted to an Academic Hospital in Iran, 2011. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR) 7 (10), 2231 - 2233. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/5548.3478.
Andretta, A., Dias Batista, E., Madalozzo Schieferdecker, M.E., Petterly, R.R. Boguszewski, C.L. & dos Santos Paiva, E. (2019). Relation between magnesium and calcium and parameters of pain, quality of life and depression in women with fibromyalgia. Advances in Rheumatology 59, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-019-0095-3 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Animasahun, A.B., Adekunle, M.O., Yejide, K. & Fadipe, C. (2017). The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease among Nigerian children: A nightmare for the caregivers and the doctors. Journal of Public Health and Emergency 1 (7). http://jphe.amegroups.com/article/view/4063/4906 (accessed 30.08.2020).
Antó, J. & Cullinan, P. (2001). Clusters, classification and epidemiology of interstitial lung diseases: Concepts, methods and critical reflections. The European Respiratory Journal 18, Supplement 101s-106s. https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/18/32_suppl/101s (accessed 17.11.2020).
Arkema, E.V. & Cozier, Y.C. (2018). Epidemiology of sarcoidosis: Current findings and future directions. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 9 (11), 227 - 240. https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622318790197 (accessed 06.09.2021).
Awotedu, A.A., George, A.O., Oluboyo, P.O., Alabi, G.O., Onadeko, B.O., Ogunseyinde, O. & Aghadiuno, P.U. (1987). Sarcoidosis in Africans: 12 cases with histological confirmation from Nigeria. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (6), 1027 - 1029. DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90387-7.
Badoe, E.V., Neequaye, J., Oliver-Commey, J.O., Amoah, J., Osafo, A., Aryee, I. & Nyarko, M.Y. (2011). Kawasaki disease in Ghana: Case reports from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Ghana Medical Journal 45 (1), 38 - 42. DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v45i1.68922.
Bagheri, S., Squitti, R., Haertlé, T., Siotto, M. & Saboury, A.A. (2018). Role of copper in the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease compared to other metals. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 9, 446. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00446.
Baj, J., Flieger, W., Flieger, M., Forma, A., Sitarz, E., Skórzyńska-Dziduszko, K., Grochowski, C., Maciejewski, R. & Karakuła-Juchnowicz, H. (2021). Autism spectrum disorder: Trace elements imbalances and the pathogenesis and severity of autistic symptoms. Neuroscience Biobehavioural Reviews 129, 117 - 132. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.07.029.
Balasooriya, S., Munasinghe, H., Herath, A.T., Diyabalanage, S., Ileperuma, O.A. et al. (2020). Possible links between groundwater geochemistry and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): An investigation from the Ginnoruwa region in Sri Lanka. Exposure and Health 12, 823 - 834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-019-00340-w (accessed 20.01.2021).
Baratti-Mayer, D., Pittet, B., Montandon, D., Bolivar, I. Bornand, J-E., Hugonnet, S., Jaquinet, A., Schrenzel, J. & Pittet, D. (2003). Noma: An “infectious” disease of unknown aetiology. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 3 (7), 419 - 431. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(03)00670-4/fulltext (accessed 06.01.2021).
Barreiro, L.B. & Quintana-Murci, L. (2020). Evolutionary and population (epi)genetics of immunity to infection. Human Genetics 139, 723 - 732. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-020-02167-x (accessed 19.01.2021).
Beck, M.A. (1999). Trace Minerals, Immune Function, and Viral Evolution. In: M. Beck (Ed.), Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field, Chapter 16. Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Institute of Medicine. National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6450.html (accessed 04.09.201).
Beggs, P.J. & Bambrick, H.J. (2005). Is the global rise of asthma an early impact of anthropogenic climate change? Environmental Health Perspectives 113 (8), 915 - 919. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7724 (accessed 22.08.2021).
Beghè, D., Garavelli, C., Pastorelli, A.A., Muscarella, M., Saccani, G., Aiello, M., Crisafulli, E., Corradi, M., Stacchini, P., Chetta, A. & Bertorelli, G. (2017). Sarcoidosis in an Italian province: Prevalence and environmental risk factors. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176859 (accessed 31.10.2020).
Beijer, E., Meek, B., Bossuyt, X., Peters, S., Vermuulen, R.C.H., Kromhout, H. & Veltkamp, M. (2020). Immunoreactivity to metal and silica associates with sarcoidosis in Dutch patients. Respiratory Research 21, 141 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01409-w (accessed 02.02.2021).
Bentwich, Z., Kalinkovich, A. & Weisman, Z. (1995). Immune activation is a dominant factor in the pathogenesis of African AIDS. Immunology Today 16 (4), 187 - 191. DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(95)80119-7.
Berry, R.J. (Ed.) (2007). Environmental Dilemmas: Ethics and decisions. Springer Science and Business Media; 271 p. https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=LYdS- … (accessed 03.12.2020).
Bhaskaran, D., Chadha, S.S., Sarin, S., Sen, R., Arafah, S. & Dittrich, S. (2019). Diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of acute febrile illness in South India: A scoping review. BMC Infectious Diseases 19, 970 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4589-8 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Bhatti, K., Bandlamudi, M. & Lopez-Mattei, J. (Updated 2021). Endomyocardial fibrosis. In: StatPearls (Internet). Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513293/ (accessed 20.08.2021).
Bhigjee, A., Moodley, K. & Ramkissoon, K. (2007). Multiple sclerosis in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: An epidemiological and clinical study. Multiple Sclerosis 13 (9), 1095 - 1099. DOI: 10.1177/1352458507079274. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Multiple-sclerosis-in-KwaZulu-Natal%2C-South-Africa%3A-Bhigjee-Moodley/2f98d8a44c3b7d1370c7ab280ac7881cc6e3b63d (accessed 01.02.2021).
Bikbov, B., Purcell, C.A., Levey, A.S. & Smith, M. (2020). Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990 - 2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet 395 (10225), 709 - 733. https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30045-3/fulltext (accessed 04.09.2021).
Bjørklund G. (2013). The role of zinc and copper in autism spectrum disorders. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis, 73 (2), 225 - 236. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/244479056_The_role_of_zinc_and_copper_in_autism_spectrum_disorders (accessed 04.09.2021).
Bjørklund, G., Dadar, M., Pen, J.J., Chirumbolo, S. & Aaseth, J. (2019). Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 109, 1000 - 1007. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.076. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
Bocca, B., Alimonti, A., Petrucci, F., Violante, N., Sancesario, G., Forte, G. & Senofonte, O. (2004). Quantification of trace elements by sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in urine, serum, blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 59 (4), 559 - 566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2004.02.007 (accessed 04.09.2021).
Boukerche, S. & Mohammed-Roberts, R. (2020). Fighting infectious diseases: The connection to climate change. The World Bank. https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/fighting-infectious-diseases-connection-climate-change (accessed 26.11.2020).
Bourke, C.A. (2018). Astrocyte dysfunction following molybdenum-associated purine loading could initiate Parkinson’s disease with dementia. npj Parkinson’s Disease 4, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-018-0045-5 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Bredholt, M. & Frederiksen, J.L. (2016). Zinc in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ASN Neuro 8 (3), 1759091416651511. Published June 9, 2016. DOI:10.1177/1759091416651511.
Britannica (2020). The Causes of Disease. https://www.britannica.com/science/human-disease/The-causes-of-disease (accessed 03.12.2020).
Bundschuh, J., Maity, J.P., Mushtaq, S., Vithanage, M. Seneweera, S., et al. (2017). Medical geology in the framework of the sustainable development goals. Science of the Total Environment 581-582. DOI: 10.1016/Caldero j.scitotenv.2016.11.208.
Cabassi, E. (2007). The Immune System and Exposure to Xenobiotics in Animals. Veterinary Research Communications 31 (Supplement 1), 115 - 120. DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-0074-8.
Caddell, J.L. (1992). Hypothesis: New concepts concerning the pathophysiology of the sudden infant death syndrome due to magnesium deficiency shock. Magnesium Research 5 (3), 165 - 172. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1467153/ (accessed 04.09.2021).
Calderón-Garcidueñas, L. (2021). Alzheimer’s Disease and Air Pollution: The Ignored Side of Alzheimer’s Research, In: Calderón-Garcidueñas, L. (Ed.), Alzheimer’s Disease and Air Pollution, Section 1, Volume 8, pp. 1- 1. Series: Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease. ISBN: 978-1-64368-158-0 (print).
Cambau, E. & Drancourt, M. (2014). Steps towards the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Robert Koch, 1882. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 20 (3),196 - 201. DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12555.
Cao, Y., Li, G., Xue, J., Zhang, G., Gao, S., Huang, Y. & Zhu, A. (2021). Depression and related factors in patients with Parkinson’s Disease at high altitude. Neuropsychiatric Disease & Treatment 17, 1353 - 1362. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S300596 (accessed 27.08.2021).
Capcha, K.M., Pezo, A.P., Cosentino, C. & Ramirez, L.E.T. (2018). Presentation of Parkinson’s disease in patients originating of different geographical altitudes. Neurology 90 (15), 2.080. https://n.neurology.org/content/90/15_Supplement/P2.080 (accessed 13.09.2020).
Caplin, B., Yang, C-W., Anand, S., Levin, A., Madero, M., Saran, R., et al. (2019). The International Society of Nephrology’s International Consortium of Collaborators on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology: Report of the Working Group on Approaches to Population-level Detection Strategies and recommendations for a Minimum Dataset. Kidney International 95 (1), 4 - 10. DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.08.019. [Published correction appears in Kidney International 2019, 95 (4), 997 - 998].
Carlsson, J.A. & Bayes, H.K. (2020). Acute severe asthma in adults. Medicine 48 (5), 297 - 302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2020.02.008 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Carpentier, P.H. (1998). Définition et épidémiologie des acrosyndromes vasculaires [Definition and epidemiology of vascular acrosyndromes]. Revue du Praticien 48 (15), 1641 - 1646. (No paper link available).
Carr, R., Warren, R., Towers, L., Bartholomew, A., Duggal, H.V., Rehman, Y., Harrison, T.G. & Olowokure, B. (2010). Shropshire Outbreak Investigation Team. Investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ cases: Public health implications. Public Health 124 (6), 326 - 331. DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.03.001. Epub 2010 May 18.
Casadevall, A. (2020). Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases. Journal of Clinical Investigation 130 (2), 553 - 555. https://www.jci.org/articles/view/135003 (accessed 26.11.2020).
Cecchi, L., D’Amato, G., Ayres, J.G., Galan, C., Forastiere, F., Forsberg, B., Gerritsen, J., Nunes, C., Behrendt, H., Akdis, C., Dahl, R. & Annesi-Maesano, I. (2010). Projections of the effects of climate change on allergic asthma: The contribution of aerobiology. Allergy 2010 65, 1073 - 1081. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02423.x (accessed 22.08.2021).
Chaplin, D.D. (2010). Overview of the immune response. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 125 (2 Supplement 2): S3 - 23. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.980.
Chapman, T.L. (2008). Genetic Heavy Metal Toxicity: Explaining SIDS, Autism, Tourette’s, Alzheimer’s and Other Epidemics. Universe Publ., 210 pp. ISBN: 9780595601547.
Chaturvedi, U.C., Shrivastava, R. & Upreti, R. K. (2004). Viral infections and trace elements: A complex interaction. Current Science 87 (11), 1536 - 1554. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228859735_Viral_infections_and_trace_elements_Complex_interaction (accessed 04.09.2021).
Cheng, Z., Xie, X., Yao, W., Feng, J., Zhang, Q. & Fang, J. (2014). Multi-element geochemical mapping in Southern China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 139 (100), 183 - 192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.06.003 (accessed 07.01.2021).
Cilliers, K. (2021). Trace element alterations in Alzheimer's disease: A review. Clinical Anatomy 34, 766 - 773. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23727 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Cliff, J., Martelli, A., Molin, A. & Rosling, H. (for the Ministry of Health, Mozambique) (1984). Mantakassa: An epidemic of spastic paraparesis associated with chronic cyanide intoxication in a cassava staple area of Mozambique. 1. Epidemiology and clinical and laboratory findings in patients. Ministry of Health, Mozambique. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 62 (3), 477 - 484. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/265039/PMC2536310.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (accessed 06.09.2021).
Cockwell, P. & Fisher, L-N (2020). The global burden of chronic kidney disease. The Lancet 395 (10225), 662 - 664. helancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32977-0/fulltext#:~:text=In%202017%2C%20the%20global%20prevalence,1%20to%203·5) (accessed 27.08.2020).
Compston, A. & Coles, A. (2002). Multiple sclerosis. The Lancet 359 (9313): 1221 - 1231. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08220-X.
Compston, A. & Coles, A. (2008). Multiple sclerosis. The Lancet. 372 (9648): 1502-17. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61620-7.
Constantinidis, J. (1991). The hypothesis of zinc deficiency in the pathogenesis of neurofibrillary tangles. Medical Hypotheses 35 (4), 319 - 323. DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(91)90277-6.
Coory, M.D. & Jordan, S. (2013). Assessment of chance should be removed from protocols for investigating cancer clusters. International Journal of Epidemiology 42 (2), 440 -447. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys205 (accessed 04.09.2021).
Copeland, S.M., Bradford, J.B., Duniway, M.C. & Schuster, R.M. (2017). Potential human impacts of overlapping land-use and climate in a sensitive dryland: A case study of the Colorado Plateau, USA. Ecosphere 8 (5), 1 - 25. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1823.
Crocq, M. (1896). De l’ “acrocyanose”. Semaine Medicale 16, 298. (Page link not available).
Crawshaw, M. & Caldow, G. (2005). Trace Elements in Beef Cattle. Technical Note, No.: TN 572. ISBN: 0142 7695. file:///D:/SAC-TN572-Trace-element-disorders-in-beef-cattle.pdf (accessed 30.10.2020).
Crump, J., Morrissey, A.B., Nicholson, W.L., Massung, R.F., Stoddard, R.A., Galloway, R.L., et al. (2013). Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in northern Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7e2324. https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002324 (accessed 04.09.2021).
Culver, D.A., Newman, L.S. & Kavuru, M.S. (2007). Gene environment interactions in sarcoidosis: challenge and opportunity. Clinical Dermatology 25, 267 - 275. DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.03.005.
D’Acremont, V., Kilowoko, M., Kyungu, E., Philipina, S., Sangu, W., Kahama-Maro, J., et al. (2014). Beyond malaria - causes of fever in outpatient Tanzanian children. New England Journal of Medicine 370, 809 - 817. https://pngpaediatricsociety.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/04/DAcremont-V-Multiple-causes-of-fever-in-childrens-outpatients-in-Tanzania-NEJM-2014.pdf (accessed 04.09.2021).
D’Amato, M., Molino, A., Calabrese, G., Cecchi L., Annesi-Maesano, I. & D’Amato, G. (2018). The impact of cold on the respiratory tract and its consequences to respiratory health. Clinical and Translational Allergy 8, 20. DOI: 10.1186/s13601-018-0208-9.
Danks, D.M. (1985). Inborn errors of trace element metabolism. Clinics in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 14 (3), 591 - 615. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0300-595x(85)80008-6 (accessed 16.08.2021).
Darikwa, T.B. and Manda, S.O. (2020). Spatial co-clustering of cardiovascular diseases and select risk factors among adults in South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (10), 3583. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17103583. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103583 (accessed 24.01.2021).
Darnley, A.G., Björklund, A., Bølviken, B., Gustavsson, N., Koval, P.V., Plant, J.A., Steenfelt, A., Tauchid, M., Xie, X., Garrett, R.G. & Hall, G.E.M. (1995). A Global Geochemical Database for Environmental and Resource Management: Final Report of IGCP Project 259. Earth Sciences 19, UNESCO Publishing, Paris, 122 pp.; http://globalgeochemicalbaselines.eu.176-31-41-129.hsservers.gr/datafiles/file/Blue_Book_GGD_IGCP259.pdf.
Das, S. & Maiti, A. (2013). Acrocyanosis: An overview. Indian Journal of Dermatology 58 (6), 417 - 420. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.119946 (accessed 24.01.2021).
Davaalkham, D., Nakamura, Y., Baigalmaa, D., Chimedsuren, O., Sumberzul, N., et al. (2011). Kawasaki disease in Mongolia: Results from 2 nationwide retrospective surveys, 1996-2008. Journal of Epidemiology 21 (4), 293 - 298. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3899422/ (accessed 04.09.2021).
Deacon, E.L. & Williams, A.L. (1982). The incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome in relation to climate. International Journal of Biometeorology 26, 207 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184936 (accessed 02.02.2021).
De Benedictis, C.A., Vilella, A. & Grabrucker, A.M. (2019). The role of trace metals in Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Wisniewski, T. (Ed.), Alzheimer’s Disease, Chapter 6. Brisbane (AU); Codon Publications. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK552144/ (accessed 13.09.2020).
Dempers, J.J., Burger, E.H., Du Toit-Prinsloo, L. & Verster, J. (2018). A South African Perspective. In: J.R. Duncan & R.W. Byard (Eds.), SIDS - Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death: The Past, the Present and the Future. Chapter 17, University of Adelaide Press. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513389/ (accessed 31.10.2020).
Denton, F., Wilbanks, T.J., Abeysinghe, A.C., Burton, I., Gao, Q., Lemos, M.C., Masui, T., O’Brien, K.L. & Warner, K. (2014). Climate-resilient pathways: Adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable development. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change In: Field, C.B., Barros, V.R. Dokken, D.J. Mach, K.J. Mastrandrea, M.D. Bilir, T.E. Chatterjee, M. Ebi, K.L. Estrada, Y.O., Genova, R., Girma, C., Kissel, B., Levy, E.S., MacCracken, A.N., Mastrandrea, S.P.R. and White, L.L. (Eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1101 - 1131. https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-Chap20_FINAL.pdf (accessed 06.09.2021).
Denisova, O., Chernogoryuk, G., Baranovskaya, N., Rikhvanov, L., Shefer, N., Chernjavskaya, G., Palchikova, I. & Kalacheva, T. (2020). Trace elements in the lung tissue affected by Sarcoidosis. Biological Trace Element Research 196 (1), 66 - 73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01915-z (accessed 04.09.2021).
Descotes J. (1999). An introduction to immunotoxicology. Taylor and Francis, London. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781482295221(accessed 04.09.2021).
Descotes, 2004. Definition, history, and scope of immunotoxicology. In: J. Descotes, (Ed.), Immunotoxicology of Drugs and Chemicals: An Experimental and Clinical Approach, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Pages 1 - 18. ISBN 9780444510938. Elsevier.
Dharma-Wardana, M.W., Amarasiri, S.L., Dharmawardene, N. & Panabokke, C.R. (2015). Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology and groundwater ionicity: Study based on Sri Lanka. Environmedntal Geochemistry and Health 37 (2), 221 - 231. DOI:10.1007/s10653-014-9641-4.
Dharmadhikari, N.P., Meshram, D.C., Kulkarni, S.D., Kharat, A.G. & Pimplikar, S.S. (2011). Effect of geopathic stress zone on human body voltage and skin resistance. Journal of Engineering and Technology Research 3 (8), 255 - 263. https://academicjournals.org/article/article1380191665_Dharmadhikari%20et%20al.pdf (accessed 10.12.2020).
Djoko, K.Y., Ong, C.L., Walker, M.J. & McEwan, A.G. (2015). The role of copper and zinc toxicity in innate immune defense against bacterial pathogens. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 290 (31), 18954 - 18961. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.R115.647099 (accessed 01.12.2020).
Dolk, H., Loane, M., Teljeur, C., Densem, J., Greenlees, R., McCullough, N., Morris, J., Nelen, V., Bianchi, F. & Kelly, A. (2015). Detection and investigation of temporal clusters of congenital anomaly in Europe: seven years of experience of the EUROCAT surveillance system. European Journal of Epidemiology 30 (11), 1153 - 1164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-015-0012-y (accessed 29.01.2021).
Donnelly, J. (2012). CDC planning trial for mysterious nodding syndrome. The Lancet 379 (9813) i, 287-384, e20-e26. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60126-3 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Dopico, X.C., Evangelou, M., Ferreira, R.C., Guo, H., Pekalski, M.L., Smyth, D.J., Cooper, N., Burren, O.S., Fulford, A.J., Hennig, B.J., Prentice, A.M., Ziegler, A-G., Bonifacio, E., Wallace, C. & Todd, J.A. (2015). Widespread seasonal gene expression reveals annual differences in human immunity and physiology. Nature Communications 6, 7000. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8000.
Dorsey, E.R. and the 2016 Global Burden of Disease Collaborators (2018). Global, Regional and National Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990 - 2016. The Lancet Neurology 17 (11), 939 - 953. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30295-3/fulltext#%20 (accessed 11.09.2020).
Dovjak, M. and Kukec, A. (2019). Identification of health risk factors and their parameters. In: M. Dovjak & A. Kukec (Eds.), Creating Healthy and Sustainable Buildings: An Assessment of Health Risk Factors, Chapter 3. Springer Cham (CH). ISBN-13: 978-3-030-19411-6ISBN-13: 978-3-030-19412-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553923/ (accessed 05.12.2020).
Dowell, S.F., Sejvar, J.J., Riek, L., Vandemaele, K.A., Lamunu, M., Kuesel, A.C., Schmutzhard, E., Matuja, W., Bunga, S., Foltz, J., Nutman, T.B., Winkler, A.S. & Mbonye, A.K. (2013). Nodding syndrome. Emerging Infectious Diseases 19 (9), 1374 - 1384. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.130401. (accessed 27.01.2021).
Drasch, G.A., Kretschmer, E. & Lochner, C. (1988). Lead and sudden infant death. European Journal of Paediatrics 147, 79 - 84 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00442618 (accessed 29.08.2021).
Dummer, T.J. (2008). Health geography: Supporting public health policy and planning. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 178 (9), 1177 - 1180. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.071783 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Duncan, J.R. & Byard, R.W. (Eds.) (2018). SIDS - Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death: The Past, the Present and the Future. University of Adelaide Press. 846 p. ISBN-13: 978-1-925261-67-7; ISBN-13: 978-1-925261-68-4.
Eapen, J.T., Kartha, C.C. & Valiathan, M.S. (1997). Cerium levels are elevated in the serum of patients with endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF). Biology of Trace Element Research 59, 41 - 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02783228 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Ebi, K.L., Hess, J.J. & Watkiss, P. (2017). Health risks and costs of climate variability and change. In: C.N. Mock, R. Nugent, O. Kobusingye & K.R. Smith (Eds.), Injury Prevention and Environmental Health. 3rd Edition, Figure 8.1 - Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health. Washington, DC, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. © World Bank. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525226/ (accessed 03.11.2021). https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/28576 (accessed 10.11.2021). License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Edwards, J.R. & Prozialeck, W.C. (2009). Cadmium, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 238, 289 - 93. DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.03.007.
Ehmann, W.D., Markesbery, W.R., Alauddin, M., Hossain, T.I. & Brubaker, E.H. (1986). Brain trace elements in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurotoxicology 7 (1), 195 - 206. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3393299/ (‘Abstract’ accessed 06.09.2021).
Elakabawi, K., Lin, J., Jiao, F., Guo, N. & Yuan, Z. (2020). Kawasaki Disease: Global Burden and Genetic Background. Cardiology Research 11 (1), 9 - 14. https://cardiologyres.org/index.php/Cardiologyres/article/view/993/1008 (accessed 28.08.2020).
Ellwanger, J.H., Franke, S.I., Bordin, D.L., Prá, D. & Henriques, J.A. (2016). Biological functions of selenium and its potential influence on Parkinson’s disease. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences 88 (3 Suppl.), 1655 - 1674. DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201620150595. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201620150595 (accessed 22.01.2021).
Elsabbagh, M., Divan, G., Koh, Y. J., Kim, Y. S., Kauchali, S., Marcín, C., Montiel-Nava, C., Patel, V., Paula, C. S., Wang, C., Yasamy, M. T. & Fombonne, E. (2012). Global prevalence of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Autism Research: Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research 5 (3), 160 - 179. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.239 (accessed 19.08.2021).
El-Sayed, A. & Kamel, M. (2020). Climatic changes and their role in emergence and re-emergence of diseases. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 (18), 22336 - 22352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08896-w (accessed 19.12.2020).
El-Zayat, S.R., Sibaii, H. & Mannaa, F.A. (2019). Micronutrients and many important factors that affect the physiological functions of toll-like receptors. Bulletin of the National Research Centre 43, 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0165-z (accessed 02.02.2021).
EME CFS (Encyclopaedia of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) (2020). Epidemiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
https://mepedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_myalgic_encephalomyelitis_and_chronic_fatigue_syndrome#:~:text=Statistics%20on%20the%20prevalence%20of,that%20estimate%20at%2030%20million (accessed 29.10.2020).
Erickson, M.M., Poklis, A., Gantner, G.E., Dickinson, A.W. & Hillman, L.S. (1983). Tissue mineral levels in victims of sudden infant death syndrome I. Toxic metals - lead and cadmium. Pediatric Research 17 (10), 779 - 84. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198310000-00002.
Erickson, K.L., Medina, E.A. & Hubbard, N.E. (2000). Micronutrients and innate immunity. Journal of Infectious Diseases 182 (Supplement 1), 5 - 10. DOI:10.1086/315922.
Essouma, M., Nkeck, J.R., Endomba, F.T., Bigna, J.J., Singwe-Ngandeu, M. & Hachulla, E. (2020). Systemic Lupus erythematosus in Native sub-Saharan Africans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Autoimmunity 106, 102348. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.102348. Epub 2019 Oct 23.
Failla, M.L. (2003). Trace elements and host defense: Recent advances and continuing challenges. The Journal of Nutrition 133 (5), 1443S
1447S. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/133.5.1443S (accessed 02.02.2021).
Fares, A. (2013). International Factors influencing the seasonal patterns of infectious diseases Journal of Preventive Medicine 4 (2), 128 - 132. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3604842/ (accessed 04.09.2021).
Farley, E., Ariti, C., Amirtharajah, M., Kamu, C., Oluyide, B., Shoaib, M., Isah, S., Adetunji, A.S., Saleh, F., Ihekweazu, C., Pereboom, M. & Sherlock, M. (2021). Noma, a neglected disease: A viewpoint article. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (6), e0009437. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009437 (accessed 22.08.2021).
Ferreira, C.R. & Gahl, W.A. (2017). Disorders of metal metabolism. Translational Science of Rare Diseases 2 (3 - 4), 101 - 139. https://doi.org/10.3233/TRD-170015 (accessed 10.08.2021).
Fiłon, J., Ustymowicz-Farbiszewska, J. & Krajewska-Kułak, E. (2020). Analysis of lead, arsenic and calcium content in the hair of children with autism spectrum disorder. BMC Public Health 20, 383 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08496-w (accessed 04.09,2021).
Finkelman, R.B., Orem, W.H., Plumlee, G.S. & Selinus, O. (2018). Applications of geochemistry to medical geology. In: B. De Vivo, H.E. Belkin & A. Lima (Eds.), Environmental Geochemistry: Site Characterization, Data Analysis and Case Histories, 2nd Edition; Chapter 17, p. 435 - 465. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63763-5.00018-5. Elsevier.
Fisman, D. (2012). Seasonality of viral infections: Mechanisms and unknowns. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 18 (10), 946 - 954. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03968.x (accessed 02.02.2021). ISSN 1198-743X.
Floris, M., Lepori, N., Angioi, A., Cabiddu, G., Piras, D., Loi, V., Swaminathan, S, Rosner, M.H. & Pani, A. (2021). Chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology around the world. Kidney Blood Press Research 46, 142 - 151. DOI: 10.1159/000513014.
Foltz, J.L., Makumbi, I., Sejvar, J.J., Malimbo, M., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Atai-Omoruto, A.D., Alexander, L.N., Abang, B., Melstrom, P., Kakooza, A.M., Olara, D., Downing, R.G., Nutman, T.B., Dowell, S.F. & Lwamafa, D.K. (2013). An Epidemiologic investigation of potential risk factors for Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda. PloS One 8 (6), e66419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066419 (accessed 22.08.2021).
Forouzanfar, M.H., Afshin, A., Alexander, L.T., Anderson, Bhutta, Z.A. et al. (GBD Risk Factors Collaborators) (2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990 - 2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 388 (10053), 1659 - 1724. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31679-8.
Fors, E.A. & Sexton, H. (2002). Weather and the pain in fibromyalgia: are they related? Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 61, 247 - 250. https://ard.bmj.com/content/61/3/247 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Forte, G., Bocca, B., Senofonte, O., Petrucci, F., Brusa, L., Stanzione, P. et al. (2004). Trace and major elements in whole blood, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and urine of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neural Transmission (Vienna) 111 (8), 1031-1040. DOI:10.1007/s00702-004-0124-0.
Freshwater, D. (1997). Geopathic stress. Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery 3 (6), 160 - 162. DOI: 10.1016/s1353-6117(05)81003-0.
Galask, R., Larsen, B. & Ohm, M.J. (2008). Infection in Maternal-Fetal Medicine: An Overview. Welfare of Women, Global Health Programme. Global Library of Women’s Medicine. ISSN: 1756-2228. DOI 10.3843/GLOWM.10173. https://www.glowm.com/section-view/heading/infection-in-maternal-fetal-medicine-an-overview/item/173#.YTNRPp0zY2w (accessed 04.09.2021).
Ganeshan, D., Menias, C.O., Luber, M.G., Pickhardt, P.J., Sandrasegaran, K. & Bhalla, S. (2018). Sarcoidosis from head to toe: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiographics 38 (4), 1180 - 1200. DOI: 10.1148/rg.2018170157.
Garchitorena, A., Sokolow, S.H., Roche, B., Ngonghala, C.N., Jocque, M., Lund, A., Barry, M., Mordecai, E.A., et al. (2017). Disease ecology, health and the environment: A framework to account for ecological and socio-economic drivers in the control of neglected tropical diseases. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Section B: 37220160128. http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0128 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Garcia-Solache, M.A. & Casadevall, A. (2010). Global warming will bring new fungal diseases for mammals. mBio (American Society for Microbiology) 1 (1), e00061 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00061-10 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Gellein, K., Syversen, T., Steinnes, E., Nilsen, T.I.L, Dahl, O.P., Mitrovic, S., Duraj, D. & Flatten, T.P., 2008. Trace elements in serum from patients with Parkinson’s disease - A prospective case-control study: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT). Brain Research 1219, 111 - 115. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.002.
George, M., Wiklund, L., Aastrup, M., Pousette, J., Thunholm, B., Saldeen, T., Wernroth, L., Zarén, B. & Holmberg, L. (2001). Incidence and geographical distribution of sudden infant death syndrome in relation to content of nitrate in drinking water and groundwater levels. European Journal of Clinical Investigations 31 (12), 1083 - 1094. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00921.x. PMID: 11903496.
Getts, D.R., Spiteri, A., King, N.J.C. & Miller, S.D. (2020). Microbial infection as a trigger of t-cell autoimmunity. In: N. Rose & I. Mackay (Eds.), The Autoimmune Diseases, 6th Edition, Chapter 21, pp. 363 - 374. Academic Press. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012812102300021X (accessed 23.12.2020).
Gifford, F.J., Gifford, R.M, Eddleston, M. & Dhaun, N. (2017). Endemic nephropathy around the World. Kidney International Reports 2 (2), 282 - 292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2016.11.003 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Glaser, J., Lemery, J., Rajagopalan, B., Diaz, H. F., García-Trabanino, R., Taduri, G., Madero, M., Amarasinghe, M., Abraham, G., Anutrakulchai, S., Jha, V., Stenvinkel, P., Roncal-Jimenez, C., Lanaspa, M. A., Correa-Rotter, R., Sheikh-Hamad, D., Burdmann, E. A., Andres-Hernando, A., Milagres, T., Weiss, I., … Johnson, R. J. (2016). Climate change and the emergent epidemic of CKD from heat stress in rural communities: The case for heat stress nephropathy. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN 11 (8), 1472 - 1483. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.13841215 (accessed 31.08.2021).
Gobalarajah, K., Prabagar, S., Jayawardena, U., Rasiah, G., Rajendra, S. & Prabagar, J. (2020). Impact of Water Quality on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai Division in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka. Research Square. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-19873/v2.
Goenka, A. & Kollmann, T. (2015). Development of immunity in early life. The Journal of infection 71 (Supplement 1), 112 - 120. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.04.027.
Goldwater, P.N. (2017). Infection: The neglected paradigm in SIDS research. Archives of Diseases of Children 102, 767 - 772. DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2016-312327.
Gómez-Rubio, V., Ferrándiz-Ferragud, J. and López-Quílez, A. (2005). Detecting clusters of disease with R. Journal of Geographical Systems 7, 189 - 206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-005-0156-5 (accessed 17.11.2020).
González Maglio, D.H., Paz, M.L. and Leoni, J. (2016). Sunlight effects on immune system: Is there something else in addition to UV-induced immunosuppression? Biomedical Research International 1934518. DOI: 10.1155/2016/1934518. Epub 2016 Dec 13.
Grassly, N.C. and Fraser, C. (2006). Seasonal infectious disease epidemiology. Proceedings. Biological sciences 273 (1600), 2541 - 2550. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3604 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Greenough, M.A., Camakaris, J. & Bush, A.I. (2013). Metal dyshomeostasis and oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurochemistry International 62 (5), 540 - 555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2012.08.014 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Grobe, V.J. (1976). Periphere Durchblutungsstörungen und Akrocyanose bei arsengeschädigten Moselwinzern (Peripheral circulatory disorders and acrocyanosis in arsenic exposed Moselle wine-growers). Berufs-Dermatosen 24 (3), 78 - 84.
Guarnieri, M. & Balmes, J.R. (2014). Outdoor air pollution and asthma. The Lancet 3, 383 (9928), 1581. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60617-6.
GU/WHO [The Government of Uganda (GU)/World Health Organization (WHO)] (2012). Uganda adopts a multi-sectoral response to nodding syndrome. Press Release Kampala, March 2, 2012. Available at: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/kampala-nodding-press-release-02032012.pdf (accessed 25.08.2020).
Ha, H.T.T., Leal-Ortiz, S., Lalwani, K., Kiyonaka, S., Hamachi, I., Mysore, S. P., Montgomery, J.M., Garner, C.C., Huguenard, J.R. & Kim, S.A. (2018). Shank and zinc mediate an AMPA receptor subunit switch in developing neurons. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 11, 405. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00405 (accessed 04.09.2021).
Haase, M. (1923). Etiology unknown. Journal of the American Medical Association 81 (9), 703 - 704. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1923.02650090001001 (accessed 19.08.2021).
Habibi, L., Perry, G. & Mahmoudi, M. (2014). Global warming and neurodegenerative disorders: Speculations on their linkage. Bioimpacts 4 (4), 167 - 170. DOI: 10.15171/bi.2014.013. Epub 2014 Nov 30.
Hara, T., Nakashima, Y., Sakai, Y., Nishio, H., Motomura, Y. & Yamasaki, S. (2016). Kawasaki disease: a matter of innate immunity. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 186 (2), 134 - 143. https://doi.org/10.1111/cei.12832.
Hasan, S. E. (2020). Medical Geology. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, B978-0-12-409548-9.12523-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12523-0 (accessed 30.01.2021).
Hedera, P. (2016). Hereditary and Metabolic Myelopathies. Handbook of Clinical Neurolology 136, 769 - 785. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53486-6.00038-7.
Hedera, P. (Updated 2018). Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Overview. In: M.P. Adam, H.H. Ardinger, R.A. Pagon, S.E. Wallace, L.J.H. Bean, G. Mirzaa & A. Amemiya (Eds.), GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA), University of Washington, Seattle, 1993 - 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1509/ (accessed 30.10.2020).
Hesamian, M.S. & Eskandari, N. (2020). Potential role of trace elements (Al, Cu, Zn, and Se) in multiple sclerosis physiopathology. Neuroimmunomodulation 27, 163 - 177. DOI: 10.1159/000511308.
Hofer, U. (2019). Candida auris’ potential link to climate change. Nature Reviews Microbiology 17, 588. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0254-x (accessed 02.02.2021).
Hoffman, K., Weisskopf, M.G., Roberts, A.L., Raz, R., Hart, J.E., Lyall, K., Hoffman, E.M., Laden, F. & Vieira, V.M. (2017). Geographic Patterns of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children of Participants in Nurses’ Health Study II. American Journal of Epidemiology 186 (7) 834 - 842. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx158 (accessed 19.08.2021).
Hu, S.L., Xiong, W., Dai, Z.Q., Zhao, H.L. & Feng, H. (2016). Cognitive changes during prolonged stay at high altitude and its correlation with C-reactive protein. PLoS One 11 (1), e0146290. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146290 (accessed 27.01.2021).
Hua-Li, Z., Shi-Chao, X., De-Shen, T., Dong, L. & Hua-Feng, L. (2011). Seasonal distribution of active systemic lupus erythematosus and its correlation with meteorological factors. Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 66 (6), 1009 - 1013. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1807-59322011000600015 (accessed 17.01.2021).
Hussein, M.M., Yousif, A.A. & Saeed, A.M. (2008). Serum levels of selenium, zinc, copper and magnesium in asthmatic patients: A case control study. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences 3 (1), 45 - 48. file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/38512-Article%20Text-18517-1-10-20081017.pdf (accessed 19.08.2021).
Hyrkäs, H., Ikäheimo, T.M., Jaakkola, J.J. & Jaakkola, M.S. (2016). Asthma control and cold weather-related respiratory symptoms. Respiratory Medicine 2016 (113), 1 - 7. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.02.005.
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (2019). Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/ (accessed 10.01.2021).
Ismael, M., El-Sayed, M.S., Metwally, A.M. & Abdullaziz, I.A. (2015). Trace elements status and antioxidants profile in ill-thrift buffalo calves. Alexander Journal of Veterinary Sciences 44 (1), 130 - 135. DOI: 10.5455/ajvs.170301. https://www.alexjvs.com/?mno=170301(accessed 30.10.2020).
Jackson, D.J. & Johnston, S.L. (2010). The role of viruses in acute exacerbations of asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 125, 1178 - 1187. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.04.021.
Jagannatha Rao, K.S., Ranganath Rao, V., Shanmugavelu, P. & Menon, R.B. [1999 (Last modified 2018)]. Trace elements in Alzheimer’s Disease brain: A new hypothesis. In Alzheimer’s disease brain: A new hypothesis. Alzheimer’s Reports 2 (4), 211 - 216. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290949066_Trace_elements_in_Alzheimer's_disease_brain_A_new_hypothesis (accessed 05.09.2021).
Jain, N. (2020). The early life education of the immune system: Moms, microbes and (missed) opportunities, Gut Microbes DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1824564. Gut Microbes 12 (1), 1824564. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2020.1824564 (accessed 20.10.2021).
Janghorbani, M., Shaygannejad, V., Hakimdavood, M. & Salari, M. (2017). Trace elements in serum samples of patients with multiple sclerosis. Athens Journal of Health 4 (2), 145 - 154. https://www.athensjournals.gr/health/2017-4-2-3-Janghorbani.pdf (accessed 05.09.2021),
Jayasekara, J.M., Dissanayake, D.M., Adhikari, S.B. & Bandara, P. (2013). Geographical distribution of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in North Central Region of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal 58, 6 - 10. DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v58i1.5356.
Jha, V., Garcia-Garcia, G., Iseki, K., Li, Z., Naicker, S., Plattner, B., Saran. R., et al. (2013). Chronic kidney disease: Global dimension and perspectives. The Lancet 382, 260 - 72. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60687-X. Epub 2013 May 31.
Jhun, I., Mata, D.A., Nordio, F., Lee, M., Schwartz, J. & Zanobetti, A. (2017). Ambient temperature and sudden infant death syndrome in the United States. Epidemiology 28 (5), 728 - 734. DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000703.
Johnston, S.L., Pattemore, P.K., Sanderson, G., Smith, S., Lampe, F., Josephs, L., Symington, P., O’Toole, S., Myint, S.H., Tyrrell, D.A.J., et al. (1995). Community study of role of viral infections in exacerbations of asthma in 9 - 11-year-old children. BMJ 310 (6989), 1225 - 1229. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6989.1225.
Judson, M.A. (2020). Environmental Risk Factors for Sarcoidosis. Frontiers in Immunology 11, 1340. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01340. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01340 (accessed 31.10.2020).
Jung, C.R., Lin, Y.T. & Hwang, B.F. (2013). Air pollution and newly diagnostic Autism Spectrum Disorders: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan. PLoS One 8 (9), e75510. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075510 (accessed 19.08.2021).
Jung, C.R., Lin, Y.T. & Hwang, B.F. (2015). Ozone, particulate matter, and newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 44 (2), 573 - 584. DOI:10.3233/JAD-140855.
Justiz Vaillant, A.A., Goyal, A. & Bansal, P. (Updated 2020). Systemic Lupus erythematosus. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535405/ (accessed 17.01.2021).
Kaboré, B., Post, A., Lompo, P., Bognini, J.D., Diallo, S., Kam, B.T.D. et al. (2020). Aetiology of acute febrile illness in children in a high malaria transmission area in West Africa. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) 57 (4), 590 - 596. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.029.
Kaiser, C., Benninger, C., Asaba, G., Mugisa, C., Kabagambe, G., Kipp, W. & Rating, D. (2000). Clinical and electro-clinical classification of epileptic seizure in west Uganda. Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique 93, 255 - 259. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11204726 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Kakuschke, A. & Prange, A., 2007. The influence of metal pollution on the immune system: A potential stressor for marine mammals in the North Sea. International Journal of Comparative Psychology 20, 179 - 193. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/55p4w9tj (accessed 05.09.2021).
Kaloga, M., Gbéry, I.P., Bamba, V., Kouassi, Y.I., Ecra, E.J., Diabate, A., Kourouma, S., Ahogo, K.C., Kouamé, K.A., Kassi, K., Kouame, K. & Sangaré, A. (2015). Epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinic aspect of cutaneous sarcoidosis in Black Africans. Dermatology Research and Practice 2015, 802824. DOI: 10.1155/2015/802824. Epub 2015 Nov 8.
Keen, C.L., Uriu-Adams, J.Y., Ensunsa, J.L. & Gershwin, M.E. (2004). Trace elements/minerals and immunity. In: M.E. Gershwin, P. Nestel & C.L. Keen (Eds.), Handbook of Nutrition and Immunity, pp. 117 - 140. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-790-1_6 (accessed 26.12.2020).
Kehl-Fie, T.E., Chitayat, S., Hood, M.I., Damo, S., Restrepo, N., Garcia, C., Munro, K.A., Chazin, W.J. & Skaar, E.P. (2011). Nutrient metal sequestration by calprotectin inhibits bacterial superoxide defense, enhancing neutrophil killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Host and Microbe 10 (2), 158 - 164. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.07.004.
Kent, J.T. & Carr, D. (2020). A visually striking case of primary acrocyanosis: A rare cause of the blue digit. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 40, 227.e3 - 227.e4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.064 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Khalil, S.I. (2020). Endomyocardial fibrosis: Diagnosis and management. Journal of Vascular Diagnostics and Interventions 8, 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10.2147/JVD.S196348 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Khayamzadeh, M., Najafi, S., Sadrolodabaei, P., Vakili, F. & Kharrazi Fard, M.J. (2019). Determining salivary and serum levels of iron, zinc and vitamin B12 in patients with geographic tongue. Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects 13 (3), 221 - 226. https://doi.org/10.15171/joddd.2019.034 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Kilbourne, E.M. (1999). The spectrum of illness during heat waves. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 16 (4), 359 - 360. DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(99)00016-1.
Kim, G.B. (2019). Reality of Kawasaki disease epidemiology. Korean Journal Pediatrics 62 (8), 292 - 296. DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2019.00157. Epub 2019 Jul 9.
Kim, Y.S., Kim, K.M., Lee, D.J., Kim, B.T., Park, S.B., Cho, D.Y., et al. (2011). Women with fibromyalgia have lower levels of calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese in hair mineral analysis. Journal of Korean Medical Science 26 (10), 1253 - 1257. DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.10.1253.
Kister, I., Bacon, T. E., Chamot, E., Salter, A. R., Cutter, G. R., Kalina, J. T. & Herbert, J., 2013. Natural history of multiple sclerosis symptoms. International Journal of MS Care 15 (3), 146 - 158. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2012-053 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Koester-Hegmann, C., Bengoetxea, H., Kosenkov, D., Thiersch, M., Haider, T., Gassmann, M. & Schneider, G.E.M. (2019). High-altitude cognitive impairment is prevented by enriched environment including exercise via VEGF signalling. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 12, 532. DOI:10.3389/fncel.2018.00532.
Korevaar, D.A. & Visser, B.J. (2013). Reviewing the evidence on nodding syndrome, a mysterious tropical disorder. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 17 (3): e149-e152. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.09.015.
Kostakou, E., Kaniaris, E., Filiou, E., Vasileiadis, I., Katsaounou, P., Tzortzaki, E., Koulouris, N., Koutsoukou, A. & Rovina, N. (2019). Acute severe asthma in adolescent and adult patients: Current perspectives on assessment and management. Journal of Clinical Medicine 8 (9), 1283. DOI: 10.3390/JCM8091283.
Kroll-Smith, S., Brown, P.M. & Gunter, V. (2000). Illness and the Environment: A Reader in Contested Medicine. ISBN: 9780814747292. 464 pp. https://www.thebookstall.com/book/9780814747292 (accessed 30.01.2021).
Kronenfeld, B.J. & Wong, D.W.S. (2017). Visualizing statistical significance of disease clusters using cartograms. International Journal of Health Geographics 16, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-017-0093-9 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Kulldorff, M. & Nagarwalla, N. (1995). Spatial disease clusters: Detection and inference. Statistics in Medicine 14 (8), 799 - 810. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.4780140809 (accessed 31.08.2021).
Kumar, A., Calne, S.M., Schulzer, M., Mak, E., Wszolek, Z., Van Netten, C., Tsui, J.K.C. et al. (2004). Clustering of Parkinson Disease: Shared cause or coincidence? Archives of Neurology 61 (7), 1057 - 1060. DOI:10.1001/archneur.61.7.1057.
Kurklinsky, A.K., Miller, V.M. & Rooke, T.W. (2011). Acrocyanosis: The Flying Dutchman. Vascular medicine (London, England) 16 (4), 288 - 301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X11398519.
Lacey, D.C., De Kok, B., Clanchy, F.I., Bailey, M.J., Speed, K., Haynes, D., Graves, S.E. & Hamilton, J.A. (2009). Low dose metal particles can induce monocyte/macrophage survival. Journal of Orthopaedic Research (The Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society) 27 (11), 1481 - 1486. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.20914 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Lahr, J. & Kooistra, L. (2010). Environmental risk mapping of pollutants: State of the art and communication aspects. Science of the Total Environment 408 (18), 3899 - 3907. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.045. Epub 2009 Nov 24. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19939435/ (accessed 06.01.2021).
Lall, R., Mohammed, R. & Ojha, U. (2019). What are the links between hypoxia and Alzheimer’s Disease? Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 15, 1343 - 1354. https://www.dovepress.com/what-are-the-links-between-hypoxia-and-alzheimers-disease-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT# (accessed 05.09.2021).
Last, J.M. (1988). A Dictionary of Epidemiology. 2nd Ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
Lee, J-H. & Kim, J.H. (2012). Comparison of serum zinc levels measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in preschool children with febrile and afebrile seizures. Annals of Laboratory Medicine 32 (3), 190 - 193. https://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.3.190 (accessed 11.10.2021).
Lee, B.K., Gross, R., Francis, R.W., Karlsson, H., Schendel, D.E., Sourander, A., Reichenberg, A., Parner, E.T., Hornig, M., Yaniv, A., Leonard, H. & Sandin, S. (2019). Birth seasonality and risk of autism spectrum disorder. European Journal of Epidemiology 34 (8), 785 - 792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-019-00506-5 (accessed 19.08.2021).
Lee, H., Aronson, J.F. & Nunan, D. (2021). Catalogue of Bias. Association or Causation: How do We Ever Know? https://catalogofbias.org/2019/03/05/association-or-causation-how-do-we-ever-know/ (accessed 10.10,2021).
Lemelle, L., Simionovici, A., Colin, P., Knott, G., Bohic, S., Cloetens, P. & Schneider, B.L. (2020). Nano-imaging trace elements at organelle levels in substantia nigra overexpressing α-synuclein to model Parkinson’s disease. Communications Biology 3, 364. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-1084-0 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Lepzien, R., Liu, S., Czarnewski, P., Nie, M., Österberg, B., Baharom, F., Pourazar, J., Rankin, G. et al. (2021). Monocytes in sarcoidosis are potent tumour necrosis factor producers and predict disease outcome. European Respiratory Journal 58 (1), 2003468. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.03468-2020.
Li, D., Yuan, J. & Kopp, R. (2020). Escalating global exposure to compound heat-humidity extremes with warming. Environmental Research Letters 15 (6), 064003. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab7d04.
Li, Y., Jiao, Q., Xu, H., Du, X., Shi, L., Jia, F. & Jiang, H. (2017). Biometal dyshomeostasis and toxic metal accumulations in the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 10, 339. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00339 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Lim, E., Ahn, Y-C., Jang, E-S., Lee, S.W., Lee, S-H. & Son, C-G. (2020). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Journal of Translational Medicine 18, 100. https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-020-02269-0#citeas (accessed 29.10.2020).
Lin, M.T. & Wu, M.H. (2017). The global epidemiology of Kawasaki disease: Review and future perspectives. Global Cardiology Science and Practice 2017 (3), e201720. https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2017.20 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Lingamaneni, P., Kumar, K.K., Teja, C.R., Reddy, B.V.R. & Krishna, P.L. (2015).
A review on role of essential trace elements in health and disease. Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences 4 (2), 75 - 85. https://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=75;epage=85;aulast=Prashanth (accessed 05.09.2021).
Liu, Y., Nguyen, M., Robert, A. & Meunier, B. (2019). Metal ions in Alzheimer’s Disease: A key role or not? Accounts of Chemical Research 52 (7), 2026 - 2035. DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00248.
Loef, M. & Walach, H. (2012). Copper and iron in Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review and its dietary implications. British Journal of Nutrition 107 (1), 7 - 19. DOI: 10.1017/S000711451100376X.
Lunyera, J., Mohottige, D., Von Isenburg, M., Jeuland, M., Patel, U.D. & Stanifer, J.W. (2016). CKD of uncertain etiology: A systematic review. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) 11 (3), 379 - 385. DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07500715.
MacGillivray, D.M. & Kollmann, T.R. (2014). The role of environmental factors in modulating immune responses in early life. Front Immunology 5, 434. Published online 2014 Sep 12. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00434. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00434/full (accessed 25.12.2020).
Mak, O.T. (1988). Prostacyclin production in vascular endothelium of patients with Blackfoot disease. Advances in Experimental Medical Biology 242, 119 - 125. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8935-4_14 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Manousek, J., Privarova, L. & Pavkova, G.M. (2014). Metal Hypersensitivity as the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Case Report. In: C. Hudson (Ed.), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Risk Factors, Management and Impacts on Daily Life. Neuroscience Research Progress. Nova Science Publishers, New York. 154 p. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293114653_Metal_Hypersensitivity_As_the_Cause_of_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome_Case_Report (accessed 05.09.2021).
Mao, R.J., Moa, A. & Chughtai, A. (2020). The Epidemiology of Unknown Disease Outbreak Reports Globally. Global Biosecurity 1 (4). DOI: 10.31646/gbio.62. http://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.62 (accessed 30.01.2020).
Marshall, J.S., Warrington, R., Watson, W. & Kim, H.L. (2018). An introduction to immunology and immunopathology. Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology 14, 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0278-1 (accessed 18.01.2021).
Marques, A.P., Santo, A., Berssaneti, A.A., Matsutani, L.A. & Yuan, S. (2017). Prevalence of fibromyalgia: Literature review update. Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia 57 (4), 356 - 363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbre.2017.01.005 (accessed 21.08.2021).
McCarty, K.M., Hanh, H.T. & Kim, K.W. (2011). Arsenic geochemistry and human health in South East Asia. Reviews on Environmental Health 26 (1), 71 - 78. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh.2011.010 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Mclafferty, S. (2015). Disease cluster detection methods: Recent developments and public health implications, Annals of GIS 21 (2), 127 - 133, DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2015.1008572.
Mehri, A. (2020). Trace Elements in Human Nutrition (II) - An Update. International Journal of Preventive Medicine 11, 2. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_48_19 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Melø, T.M., Larsen, C., White, L.R., Aasly, J., Sjøbakk, T.E., Flaten, T.P. et al. (2003). Manganese, copper, and zinc in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with multiple sclerosis. Biological Trace Element Research 93, 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:93:1-3:1 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Mills, K., Xu, Y., Zhang, W., Bundy, J.D., Chen, C. Kelly, T., Chen, J. & He, J. (2015). A systematic analysis of world-wide population-based data on the global burden of chronic kidney disease in 2010. Kidney International 88, 950 - 957. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653075/ (accessed 05.09.2021).
Mitchell, J. D., East, B. W., Harris, I. A., Prescott, R. J. & Pentland, B. (1986). Trace elements in the spinal cord and other tissues in motor neuron disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 49 (2), 211 - 215. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.49.2.211 (accessed 30.10.2020).
MLA (Meat and Livestock Australia) (2020). Mineral deficiencies. https://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development/animal-health-welfare-and-biosecurity/diseases/nutritional/mineral-deficiencies (accessed 31.10.2020).
Mocanu, C.S., Jureschi, M. & Drochioiu, G. (2020). Aluminium binding to modified amyloid-β peptides: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 25 (19), 4536. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25194536. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194536 (accessed 30.01.2021).
Mocumbi, A.O.H. (2014). Endomyocardial Fibrosis. In: E. Da Cruz, D. Ivy & J. Jaggers (Eds.), Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4619-3_10 (accessed 07.10.2021).
Mocumbi, A.O., Stothard, J.R., Correia-de-Sá, P. & Yacoub, M. (2019). Endomyocardial fibrosis: An Update after 70 Years. Current Cardiology Reports 21 (11), 148. DOI: 10.1007/s11886-019-1244-3.
Moozhipurath, R.K., Kraft, L. & Skiera, B. (2020). Evidence of protective role of ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation in reducing COVID-19 deaths. Science Reports 10, 17705. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74825-z (accessed 17.01.2021).
Morar, R. & Feldman, C. (2015a). Comorbid illnesses in South African patients with sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 46 (Supplement 59), PA839; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.co9ngress-2015.PA839.
Morar, R. & Feldman, C. (2015b). Sarcoidosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective study. European Respiratory Journal 46 (Supplement 59), PA841. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.
Morris, G.P., Reis, S., Beck, S.A., Fleming, L., Adger, W., Benton, T. & Depledge, M. (2017). Scoping the proximal and distal dimensions of climate change on health and wellbeing. Environmental Health 16, 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0329-y (accessed 19.12.2020).
MS International Federation (2016). Geographical latitude and the onset of MS
https://www.msif.org/news/2016/12/05/geographical-latitude-and-the-onset-of-ms/ (accessed 31.08.2020).
Murray, E.D., Buttner, E.A. & Price, B.H. (2012). Depression and Psychosis in Neurological Practice. In: R. Daroff, G. Fenichel, J. Jankovic & J. Mazziotta (Eds.). Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice (6th Ed.), pp. 92 - 116. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4377-0434-1.
Mutter, J. and Yeter, D. (2008). Kawasaki’s disease, acrodynia, and mercury. Current Medical Chemistry 15 (28), 3000 - 3010. DOI:10.2174/092986708786848712.
Müller-Nordhorn, J., Schneider, A., Grittner, U., Neumann, K., Keil, T., Willich, S.N. & Binting, S. (2020). International time trends in sudden unexpected infant death, 1969 - 2012. BMC Pediatrics 20, 377. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02271-x (accessed 02.02.2021).
Nandini, D.B., Bhavana, S.B., Deepak, B.S. & Ashwini, R. (2016). Paediatric Geographic Tongue: A Case Report, Review and Recent Updates. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 10 (2), ZE05-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800664/ (accessed 05.09.2021).
Navarro, K., Janssen, S., Nordbrock, T. & Gina Solomon, G. (2011). Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals.
https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/diseaseclusters_issuepaper.pdf (accessed 23.01.2021).
NCSV (North Carolina State University) (2010). Geography of human disease: Environment has much to do with surrounding pathogens. Science Daily, 15 April 2010. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415080854.htm (accessed 19.11.2020).
Ndu, I. K. (2016). Sudden infant death syndrome: An unrecognized killer in developing countries. Pediatric health, Medicine and Therapeutics 7, 1 - 4. https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S99685 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Nelson, R.J. (2004). Seasonal immune function and sickness responses. Trends in Immunology 25 (4), 187 - 192. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471490604000511 (accessed 23.12.2020).
Newman, L.S. (1998). Metals that cause sarcoidosis. Seminars in Respiratory Infections 13 (3), 212 - 220. europepmc.org/article/MED/9764952 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Nguyen, T., Johnston, S., Clarke, L., Smith, P., Staines, D. & Marshall-Gradisnik, S. (2017). Impaired calcium mobilization in natural killer cells from chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis patients is associated with transient receptor potential melastatin 3 ion channels. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 187 (2), 284 - 293. DOI: 10.1111/cei.12882. Epub 2016 Nov 23.
Nicholson, L.B. (2016). The immune system. Essays in Biochemistry 60 (3), 275 - 301. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20160017 (accessed 25.12.2020).
Njoku, M.G.C., Jason, L.A. & Torres-Harding, S.R. (2007). The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in Nigeria. Journal of Health Psychology 12 (3), 461 - 474. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271585607_The_Prevalence_of_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome_in_Nigeria (accessed 05.09.2021).
Noorani, M. & Lakhani, N. (2018). Kawasaki disease: Two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. BMC Pediatrics 18, 334. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1306-5.
NRC (Norwegian Red Cross) (2019). Overlapping vulnerabilities: The impacts of climate change on humanitarian needs. Oslo: Norwegian Red Cross. https://www.rodekors.no/globalassets/globalt/rapporter-program-avtaler/humanitar-analyse-rapporter/norwegian-redcross_report_overlapping-vulnerabilities.pdf. (accessed 19.12.2020).
Nriagu, J.O. & Skaar, E.P. (Eds.). (2015). Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases. ISBN: 9780262029193; 504 pp. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK569686/ (accessed 05.09.2021).
Nyungura, J.L., Akim, T., Lako, A., Gordon, A., Lejeng, L. & William, G. (2011). Investigation into the nodding syndrome in Witto Payam, Western Equatoria State, 2010. Southern Sudan Medical Journal 4, 3 - 6. http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/archive/february-2011/investigation-into-the-nodding-syndrome-in-witto-payam-western-equatoria-state-in-2010.html (accessed 05.09.2021).
Ogbu, C.N. (2003). Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or cot death: A review. West African Journal of Medicine 22 (1). DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v22i1.27988. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wajm/article/view/27988 (accessed 31.10.2020).
Ogden, L.E. (2018). Climate change, pathogens, and people: The challenges of monitoring a moving target. BioScience 68 (10) 733 - 739. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy101. (accessed 19.12.2020).
Ogueta, C.I., Ramírez, P.M., Jiménez, O.C. & Cifuentes, M.M. (2019). Geographic Tongue: What a dermatologist should know. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 110 (5), 341 - 346. DOI:10.1016/j.ad.2018.10.022.
Ogunrin, O., Sanya, E., Komolafe, M. & Osubor, C.C. (2013). Trace metals in patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A multi-center case-control study in Nigerian patients. Journal of Neurology and Epidemiology 1, 31 - 38. DOI: 10.12974/2309-6179.2013.01.01.4
Olum, S., Scolding, P., Hardy, C., Obol, J. & Scolding, N.J. (2020). Nodding syndrome: A concise review. Brain Communications 2 (1), fcaa037. fcaa037. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa037 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Onyilagha, C. & Uzonna, J.E. (2019). Host immune responses and immune evasion strategies in African trypanosomiasis. Frontiers in Immunology 10, 2738. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02738/full (accessed 18.01.2021).
Orlowski, J.P. & Mercer, R.D. (1980). Urine mercury levels in Kawasaki disease. Pediatrics 66 (4), 633 - 636. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/66/4/633 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Osakunor, D.N.M., Sengeh, D.M. & Mutapi, F. (2018). Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018 12 (9): e0006711. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006711.
Osredkar, J. & Sustar, N. (2011). Copper and zinc, biological role and significance of copper/zinc imbalance. Journal of Clinical Toxicology 2013, S3 (001), 1 - 19. DOI:10.4172/2161-0495.S3-001. https://www.longdom.org/open-access/copper-and-zinc-biological-role-and-significance-of-copper-zincimbalance-2161-0495.S3-001.pdf (accessed 07.11.2020).
Pacini, S., Fiore, M.G., Magherini, S., Morucci, G., Branca, J.J., Gulisano, M. & Ruggiero, M. (2012). Could cadmium be responsible for some of the neurological signs and symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Medical Hypotheses 79 (3), 403 - 407. DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.06.007. Epub 2012 Jul 12. PMID: 22795611.
Paludan, S.R., Pradeu, T., Masters, S.L. & Mogensen, T.H. (2020). Constitutive immune mechanisms: mediators of host defence and immune regulation. Nature Reviews Immunology 21, 137 - 150. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-020-0391-5#citeas (accessed 18.01.2021).
Panelli, M.C. (2017). JTM advances in uncharted territories: Diseases and disorders of unknown etiology. Journal of translational medicine 15 (1), 192. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-017-1293-6 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Patil, P., Jain, H., Mishra, V. & Sharma, A. (2015). Sarcoidosis: An update for the oral health care provider. Journal of Cranio-Maxillary Diseases 4 (1), 69 - 75. DOI: 10.4103/2278-9588.151908. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273695005_Sarcoidosis_An_update_for_the_oral_health_care_provider (accessed 02.02.2021).
Paynter, S., Ware, R.S., Sly, P.D., Williams, G. & Weinstein, P. (2015). Seasonal immune modulation in humans: Observed patterns and potential environmental drivers. Journal of Infection 70 (1), 1 - 10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.09.006. Epub 2014 Sep 22.
Pedro, E.M., da Rosa Franchi Santos, L.F., Scavuzzi, B.M., Iriyoda, T.M.V., Peixe, T.S. & Lozovoy, M.A.B. (2019). Trace elements associated with systemic Lupus erythematosus and insulin resistance. Biology of Trace Element Research 191 (1), 34 - 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-018-1592-7 (accessed 17.01.2021).
Perera, B.P.U, Svoboda, L.K. & Dolinoy, D.C. (2019). Genomic tools for environmental epigenetics and implications for public health. Current Opinion in Toxicology 18, 27 - 33.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cotox.2019.02.008 (accessed 12.12.2020).
PHE (Public Health England) (2019). Guidance for Investigating Non-infectious Disease Clusters from Potential Environmental Causes. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781573/INIDC_guidance_v1.0.pdf (accessed 12.11.2020).
Picciani, B.L., Domingos, T.A., Teixeira-Souza, T., Santos Vde, C., Gonzaga, H.F., Cardoso-Oliveira, J., Gripp, A.C., Dias, E.P. & Carneiro, S. (2016). Geographic tongue and psoriasis: Clinical, histopathological, immunohistochemical and genetic correlation - A literature review. Brazilian Annals of Dermatology [Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (ABD)] 91 (4), 410 - 21. DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164288.
Picciani, B., Santos, V.C., Teixeira-Souza, T., Izahias, L.M., Curty, Á., Avelleira, J.C., Azulay, D., Pinto, J., Carneiro, S. & Dias, E. (2017). Investigation of the clinical features of geographic tongue: Unveiling its relationship with oral psoriasis. International Journal of Dermatology 56 (4), 421 - 427. DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13460.
Picciani, B.L.S., Santos, L.R., Teixeira-Souza, T., Dick, T.N.A., Carneiro, S., Pinto, J.M.N. et al. (2020). Geographic tongue severity index: A new and clinical scoring system. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 129 (4), 330 - 338. DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.12.007.
Pietra, R., Edel, J., Sabbioni, E. & Rizzato, G. Pozzi (1988). Sarcoidosis and trace metals as investigated by neutron activation analysis. International Nuclear Information System (INIS) 19 (23). Excerpta Medica, The Netherlands. https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:19098504 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Pillay, S., Duncan, M. & de Vries, P.J. (2021). Autism in the Western Cape province of South Africa: Rates, socio-demographics, disability and educational characteristics in one million school children. Autism 25 (4), 1076 - 1089. DOI:10.1177/1362361320978042.
Pinto, M.M.S.C., da Silva, E.A.F., Silva, M.M.V.G., Melo-Gonçalves, P. & Candeias, C. (2014). Environmental risk assessment based on high-resolution spatial maps of potentially toxic elements sampled on stream sediments of Santiago, Cape Verde. Geosciences 4, 297 - 315. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences4040297.
Plumlee, G., Mormon, S.S. & Ziegler, T.L. (2006). The Toxicological Geochemistry of Earth Materials: An Overview of Processes and the Interdisciplinary Methods Used to Understand Them. In: Sahai, N. and Schoonen, M.A.A. (Ed.): Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 64, 7. US Geological Survey, Denver. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.64.2 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Plumlee, G.S. & Ziegler, T.L. (2006). The Medical Geochemistry of Dusts, Soils, and Other Earth Materials. In: Sahai, N. and Schoonen, M.A.A. (Ed.): Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 64, 9. US Geological Survey, Denver. DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-043751-6/09050-2.
Ponsonby, A.L., McMichael, A. & van der Mei, I. (2002). Ultraviolet radiation and autoimmune disease: insights from epidemiological research. Toxicology 181-182, 71- 78. DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(02)00257-3.
Porta, M. (Ed.) (2008). A Dictionary of Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 42 - 43. ISBN 978-0-19-971815-3.
Portier, C., Thigpen-Tart, K., Carter, S., Dilsworth, C., Grambsch, Gohlke, J.M., Hess, J.J. et al. (2010). A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A Report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change. Environmental Health Perspectives, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/materials/a_human_health_perspective_on_climate_change_full_report_508.pdf (accessed 20.10.2021).
Portman, M.A., Yeter, D. & Kuo, H-C. (2018). Ethnic variations in mercury exposure from seafood consumption and the risk of Kawasaki disease in young children. The FASEB Journal (Pathology) 31 (1), 982.5 - 982.5. https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.982.5 (accessed 14.09.2020).
Quach, H., Rotival, M., Pothlichet, J., Loh, Y.E., Dannemann, M., Zidane, N., Laval, G., Patin, E., Harmant, C., Lopez, M., Deschamps, M., Naffakh, N., Duffy, D., Coen, A., Leroux-Roels, G., Clément, F., Boland, A., Deleuze, J.F., Kelso, J., Albert, M.L. & Quintana-Murci, L. (2016). Genetic adaptation and Neandertal admixture shaped the immune system of human populations. Cell 167 (3), 643 - 656. e17. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.09.024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.09.024 (accessed 19.01.2021).
Qiu, C., Kivipelto, M. & von Strauss, E. (2009). Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease: Occurrence, determinants, and strategies toward intervention. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 11 (2), 111 - 128. DOI: 10.31887/DCNS.2009.11.2/cqiu. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181909/ (accessed 04.09.2021).
Raj, K., Kaur, P., Gupta, G.D. & Singh, S. (2021). Metals associated neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease: Insight to physiological, pathological mechanisms and management. Neuroscience Letters 753, 135873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135873 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Rajapakse, S., Shivanthan, M.C. & Selvarajah, M. (2016). Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 22 (3), 259 - 264. https://doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2016.1203097 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Ramos-Casals, M., Kostov, B., Brito-Zerón, P., Sisó-Almirall, A. & Baughman, R.P. (2019). Autoimmune Big Data Study Group. How the frequency and phenotype of Sarcoidosis is driven by environmental determinants. Lung 197 (4), 427 - 436. DOI: 10.1007/s00408-019-00243-2. Epub 2019 Jun 12. http://website60s.com/upload/files/lung-v197-iss4-a4.pdf (accessed 01.11.2020).
Rappaport, S.M. (2012). Discovering environmental causes of disease. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66 (2), 99 - 102. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200726.
Rappaport, S.M. (2016). Genetic Factors Are Not the Major Causes of Chronic Diseases. PLoS One 11 (4), e0154387. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154387.
Rawlins, B.G., McGrath, S.P., Scheib, A.J., Breward, N., Cave, M., Lister, T.R., Ingham, M., Gowing, C. & Carter, S. (2012). The Advanced Soil Geochemical Atlas of England and Wales. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) http://ukso.org/static-maps/advanced-soil-geochemical-atlas-of-england-and-wales.html#:~:text=The%20Advanced%20Soil%20Geochemical%20Atlas,National%20Soil%20Resources%20Institute%2C%20Cranfield (accessed 27.01.2021).
Redmon, J.H., Elledge, M.F., Womack, D.S., Wickremashinghe, R., Wanigasuriya, K.P., Peiris-John, R.J., Lunyera, J., Smith, K., Raymer, J.H. & Levine, K.E. (2014). Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka - Lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study. BMC Nephrology 15 (125). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-15-125 (accessed 26.11.2020).
Rees, F., Doherty, M., Grainge, M.J., Lanyon, P. & Zhang, W. (2017). The worldwide incidence and prevalence of systemic Lupus erythematosus: A systematic review of epidemiological studies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 56 (11), 1945 - 1961. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex260. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28968809/ (accessed 17.01.2021).
Reimann, C. & de Caritat, P. (2017). Establishing geochemical background variation and threshold values for 59 elements in Australian surface soil. Science of The Total Environment 578, 633 - 648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.010 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Richarz, A. & Brätter, P. (2002). Speciation analysis of trace elements in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease with special emphasis on metallothioneins. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 372, 412 - 417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-001-1187-5 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Rieder, H.P., Schoettli, G. & Seiler, H. (1983). Trace elements in whole blood of multiple sclerosis. European Neurology 22 (2), 85 - 92. DOI:10.1159/000115542.
Robinson, P.J., 2001. On the definition of a heat wave. Journal of Applied Meteorology 40 (4), 762 - 775. https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/40/4/1520-0450_2001_040_0762_otdoah_2.0.co_2.xml (accessed 11.01.2021).
Rodo, X., Curcoll, R., Robinson, M., Ballester, J., Burns, J.C., Cayan, D.R., Lipkin, W.I., et al. (2014). Tropospheric winds from northeastern China carry the etiologic agent of Kawasaki disease from its source to Japan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the U.S.A. 111 (22), 7952 - 7957. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400380111.
Rodo, X., Ballester, J., Curcoll, R. & Morguí, J. (2016). Revisiting the role of environmental and climate factors on the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1382 (1), 84 - 98. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13201.
Rohr, J.R., Dobson, A.P., Johnson, P.T., Kilpatrick, A.M., Paull, S.H., Raffel, T.R., Ruiz-Moreno, D. & Thomas, M.B. (2011). Frontiers in climate change-disease research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26 (6), 270 - 277. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.002. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
Rosborg, I., Hyllén, E., Lidbeck, J., Nihlgård, B. & Gerhardsson, L. (2007). Trace element pattern in patients with fibromyalgia. The Science of the Total Environment 385 (1-3), 20 - 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.014 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Ross, L.N. (2018). The Doctrine of Specific Etiology. PhilSci Archive 15079. http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/15079/1/DSE.pdf (accessed 03.12.2020).
Rothman, K.J. (1990). A sobering start for the cluster busters’ conference. American Journal of Epidemiology 132 (1 Supplement), 6 - 13. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115790. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115790 (accessed 20.10.2021)
Rowell, D., Nghiem, S., Ramagopalan, S. & Meier, U.C. (2017). Seasonal temperature is associated with Parkinson's disease prescriptions: An ecological study. International Journal of Biometeorology 61 (12), 2205 - 2211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1427-9 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Rouwet, D., Tanyileke, G. & Costa, A. (2016). Cameroon’s Lake Nyos gas burst: 30 Years later. Eos 97. DOI:10.1029/2016eo055627. https://eos.org/meeting-reports/cameroons-lake-nyos-gas-burst-30-years-later (accessed 12.12.2020).
Rowley, A.H. & Shulman, S.T. (2018). The epidemiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics 6, 374. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00374. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00374 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Ruiz, M.O. (2017). Geography of Disease. Oxford Bilbliographies. https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199874002/obo-9780199874002-0153.xml (accessed 20.10.2021.
Russ, T.C., Murianni, L., Icaza, G., Slachevsky, A. & Starr, J.M. (2016). Geographical variation in dementia mortality in Italy, New Zealand, and Chile: The Impact of latitude, Vitamin D, and air Pollution. Dementia, Geriatric and Cognitive Disorders 42 (1-2), 31 - 41. DOI: 10.1159/000447449.
Rypdal, M., Rypdal, V., Burney, J.A., Cayan, D., Bainto, E., Skochko, S. et al. (2018). Clustering and climate associations of Kawasaki Disease in San Diego County suggest environmental triggers. Scientific Reports 8, 16140. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33124-4 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Sabel, C.E., Pearson, J.F., Mason, D.F., Willoughby, E., Abernethy, D.A. & Taylor, B.V. (2021). The latitude gradient for multiple sclerosis prevalence is established in the early lifecourse. Brain: A Journal of Neurology, awab104. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab104 (accessed 27.08.2020).
Saghazadeh, A., Ahangari, N., Hendi, K., Saleh, F. & Rezaei, N. (2017). Status of essential elements in autism spectrum disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews in the Neurosciences 28 (7), 783 - 809. https://doi.org/10.1515/revneuro-2017-0015 (accessed 19.08.2021).
Sahebari, M., Abrishami-Moghaddam, M., Moezzi, A., Ghayour-Mobarhan, M., Mirfeizi, Z., Esmaily, H. & Ferns, G. (2014). Association between serum trace element concentrations and the disease activity of systemic Lupus erythematosus. Lupus 23 (8), 793 - 801. DOI: 10.1177/0961203314530792. Epub 2014 Apr. 23.
Salas, R.N., Malina, D. & Solomon, C.G. (2019). Prioritizing health in a changing climate. The New England Journal of Medicine 381, 773 - 774. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1909957.
Salzberg, S.L. (2018). Open questions: How many genes do we have? BMC Biology 16, 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-018-0564-x (accessed 23.11.2020).
Sarmadi, M., Bidel, Z., Najafi, F., Ramakrishnan, R., Teymoori, F., AzhdariZarmehri, H. & Nazarzadeh, M. (2020). Copper concentration in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 45, 102426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2020.102426 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Sartwell, P.E. & Edwards, L.B. (1974). Epidemiology of sarcoidosis in the U.S. Navy. American Journal of Epidemiology 99, 250 - 257. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121609 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Sawczenko, A. & Fleming, P.J. (1996). Thermal stress, sleeping position, and the sudden infant death syndrome. Sleep 19 (10), S267 - S270. American Sleep Disorders Association and Sleep Research Society. file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/Thermal_Stress_Sleeping_Position_and_the_Sudden_In.pdf (accessed 05.09.2021).
Scanlon, S.T. (2020). The immune system’s first Steps. In: C. Tsevis (Ed.), Early Life Immunology. Science 368 (6491), 598 - 599. DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3140.
Schiffrin, E.L., Lipman, M.L. & Mann, J.F.E. (2007). Chronic Kidney Disease: Effects on the Cardiovascular System. Circulation 116, 85 - 97. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.678342 (accessed 31.08.2020).
Schluter, P.J., Ford, R.P., Brown, J. & Ryan, A.P. (1998). Weather temperatures and sudden infant death syndrome: A regional study over 22 years in New Zealand. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 52 (1), 27 - 33. DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.1.27.
Sealey, L.A., Hughes, B.W., Sriskanda, A.N., Guest, J.R., Gibson, A.D., Johnson-Williams, L., Pace, D.G. & Bagasra, O. (2016). Environmental factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders. Environment International 88, 288 - 298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.021 (accessed 22.08.2021).
Senanayake, N. & King, B. (2017). Health-environment futures: Complexity, uncertainty, and bodies. Progress in Human Geography 43 (4), 711 - 728. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132517743322 (accessed 26.11.2020).
Sendur, O.F., Tastaban, E., Turan, Y. & Ulman, C. (2008). The relationship between serum trace element levels and clinical parameters in patients with fibromyalgia. Rheumatology International 28 (11), 1117 - 1121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-008-0593-9 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Sengupta P. (2013). Potential health impacts of hard water. International Journal of Preventive Medicine 4 (8), 866 - 875. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3775162/ (accessed 05.09.2021).
Ship, J.A., Phelan, J. & Kerr, A.R. (2003). Biology and Pathology of the Oral Mucosa. In: I.M. Freedberg, A.Z. Eisen, K. Wolff et al. (Eds.), Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine (6th Ed.), Chapter 112., p. 1208. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138067-1.
Shmool, J.L., Kubzansky, L.D., Newman, O.D., Spengler, J., Shepard, P. & Clougherty, J.E. (2014). Social stressors and air pollution across New York City communities: A spatial approach for assessing correlations among multiple exposures. Environmental Health 13, 91. DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-91.
Shukla, V., Das, S.K., Mahdi, A.A., Agarwal, S., Alok, R., Ansari, J.A. & Khandpur, S., 2021. Metal-induced oxidative stress level in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and its contribution to the severity of the disease: A correlational study. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 34 (2), 319 - 326. https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-200102 (accessed 21.08.2021).
Sian, J., Youdim, M.B.H., Riederer, P. & Gerlach, M. (1999). Parkinson’s Disease. In: G.J. Siegel, B.W. Agranoff, R.W. Albers, et al. (Eds.), Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects. 6th edition; Chapter 45. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Sierpina, V.S. & Carter, R. (2002). Alternative and integrative treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Clinics in Family Practice 4 (4), 853 - 872. 872. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.539.9249&rep=rep1&type=pdf (accessed 02.02.2021).
Simon, A.K., Hollander, G.A. & McMichael, A. (2015). Evolution of the immune system in humans from infancy to old age. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1821), 20143085. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.3085 (accessed 25.12.2020).
Simpson, J. & Weiner, E. (Eds.) (2002). The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-521942-2.
Siracusa, R., Paola, R.D., Cuzzocrea, S. & Impellizzeri, D. (2021). Fibromyalgia: Pathogenesis, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment options update. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (8), 3891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083891 (accessed 22.08.2021).
Simpson, S. Jnr., Blizzard, L., Otahal, P., Van der Mei, I. & Taylor, B. (2011). Latitude is significantly associated with the prevalence of multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgical Psychiatry 82 (10), 1132 - 1141. DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2011.240432.
Simpson, S. Jnr., Wang, W., Otahal, P., Blizzard, L., van der Mei, I.A.F. & Taylor, B.V. (2019). Latitude continues to be significantly associated with the prevalence of multiple sclerosis: An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgical Psychiatry 90 (11), 1193 - 1200. DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-320189.
Smith, T. (1934). Parasitism and Disease. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 196 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/136738a0 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Smith, D.K., Feldman, E.B. & Feldman, D. S. (1989). Trace element status in multiple sclerosis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 50 (1), 136 - 140. DOI:10.1093/ajcn/50.1.136.
Smith, B., Chenery, S.R.N., Cook J.M., Styles, M.T., Tiberindwa, J.V., Hampton, C., Freers, J., Rutakinggirwa, M., Sserunjogi, L., Tomkins, A. & Brown, C.J. (1998).
Geochemical and environmental factors controlling exposure to cerium and magnesium in Uganda. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 65 (1), 1 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-6742(98)00066-1 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Smith, D.A. & Germolec, D.R. (1999). Introduction to immunology and autoimmunity. Environmental Health Perspectives 107 (Suppl 5), 661 - 665. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.99107s5661 (accessed 08.12.2020).
Smith, K.R., Woodward, A., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Chadee, D.D., Honda, Y., Liu, Q., Olwoch, J.M., Revich, B. & Sauerborn, R. (2014). Human health: Impacts, adaptation, and co-benefits. In: Field, C.B., Barros, V.R., Dokken, D.J., Mach, K.J., Mastrandrea, M.D. et al. (Eds.), Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 709 - 754.
Smith, D.B., Solano, F., Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F. & Ellefsen, K.J. (2019). Geochemical and Mineralogical Maps, With Interpretation, for Soils of the Conterminous United States. US Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5118. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20175118 (accessed 03.12.2020).
Smoyer-Tomic, K.E., Kuhn, R. & Hudson, A. (2003). Heat wave hazards: An overview of heat wave impacts in Canada. Natural Hazards 28, 465 - 486. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022946528157 (accessed 11.01.2021).
Song, C. & Kulldorff, M. (2003). Power evaluation of disease clustering tests. International Journal of Health Geographics 2 (1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-2-9 (accessed 28.01.2021).
Sorensen, C. & Garcia-Trabanino, R. (2019). A new era of climate medicine - Addressing heat-triggered renal disease. New England Journal of Medicine 381, 693 - 696. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1907859.
Soriano, J.B., Abajobir, A.A., Abate, K.H., Abera, S.F., Agrawal, A. & Ahmed, M.B. (2017). Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990 - 2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Respiratory Medicine 5, 691 - 706. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30293-X
Srour, M.L., Marck, K. & Baratti-Mayer, D. (2017). Noma: Overview of a neglected disease and human rights violation. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96 (2), 268 - 274. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0718 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Srour, M.L. & Baratti-Mayer, D. (2020). Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (8): e0008435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008435 (accessed 02.09.2021).
Stanaway, J.D., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S.S., Abate, D., Abate, K.H. et al. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990 - 2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet: Global Health Metrics 392 (10159), 1923 - 1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Staples, J.A., Ponsonby, A.L., Lim, L.L. & McMichael, A.J. (2003). Ecologic analysis of some immune-related disorders, including type 1 diabetes, in Australia: Latitude, regional ultraviolet radiation, and disease prevalence. Environmental Health Perspectives 111 (4), 518 - 23. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.5941. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/pdf/10.1289/ehp.5941(accessed 17.01.2021).
Steele, R.J., Fogerty, A.C., Willcox, M.E. & Clancy, S.L. (1984). Metal content of the liver in sudden infant death syndrome. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 20 (2), 141 - 142.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1440-1754.1984.tb00063.x (accessed 31.10.2020
Stejskal, V., Ockert, K. & Bjørklund, G. (2013). Metal-induced inflammation triggers fibromyalgia in metal-allergic patients. Neuro Endocrinology Letters 34 (6), 559 - 565. file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/Metal_induced_inflammation_triggers_fibr.pdf (accessed 05.09.2021).
Stewart, C.G. & Burroughs, G.W. (Undated). Infectious Diseases of Livestock, Part 3: Disease Complexes - Unknown Aetology: Ill-thrift. Anipedia. https://www.anipedia.org/resources/disease-complexes-/-unknown-aetiology-ill-thrift/982 (accessed 31.10.2020).
Sun, H. (2018). Association of soil selenium, strontium, and magnesium concentrations with Parkinson’s disease mortality rates in the USA. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 40, 349 - 357. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-017-9915-8 (accessed 28.01.2021).
Taibo, C.L.A., Cliff, J., Rosling, H., Hall, C.D., Park, M.M. & Frimpong, J.A. (2017). An epidemic of spastic paraparesis of unknown aetiology in Northern Mozambique. Pan African Medical Journal 27 (Supplement 1), 6. DOI: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12623. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/series/27/1/6/full/27-1-6.pdf (accessed 29.01.2021).
Tamburo, E., Varrica, D., Dongarrà, G. & Grimaldi, L.M.E. (2015). Trace elements in scalp hair samples from patients with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis. PLoS One 10 (4): e0122142. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122142. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0122142 (accessed 31.08.2020).
Tavassolifar, M.J., Vodjgani, M., Salehi, Z. & Izad, M. (2020). The Influence of reactive oxygen species in the immune system and pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Autoimmune Diseases 2020, 5793817. DOI: 10.1155/2020/5793817. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345741533.... (accessed 18.01.2021).
Taylor, C.A., Greenlund, S.F., McGuire, L.C., Lu, H. & Croft, J.B. (2017). Deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease - United States, 1999 - 2014. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2017. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6620a1.
Tesher, M.S. (2019). Pediatric autoimmune diseases. Pediatric Annals 48 (10): e385-e386. DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20190924-02. https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20190924-02 (accessed 26.12.2020).
Tharakan, J. & Bohora, S. (2009). Current perspective on endomyocardial fibrosis. Current Science 97 (3), 405 - 410. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24112008 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Theron, A., Tintinger, G.R. & Anderson, R. (2012). R. Harmful interactions of non-essential heavy metals with cells of the innate immune system. Journal of Clinical Toxicology, (Supplement 3:005). DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.S3-005. ISSN: 2161-0495. https://www.longdom.org/open-access/harmful-interactions-of-non-essential-heavy-metals-with-cells-of-the-innate-immune-system-2161-0495.S3-005.pdf (accessed 30.01.2021).
Thielke, S., Slatore, C.G. & Banks, W.A. (2015). Association between Alzheimer Dementia mortality rate and altitude in California Counties. JAMA Psychiatry 72 (12), 1253 - 1254. DOI:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1852.
Thomas, J. (2019). Increasing the altitude to decrease the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. High Altitude Health. https://highaltitudehealth.com/2019/04/15/increasing-the-altitude-to-decrease-the-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease/(accessed 13.09.2020).
Thrall, G.I. (1999). The future of GIS in public health management and practice. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 5 (4), 75 - 82. https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/citation/1999/07000/the_future_of_gis_in_public_health_management_and.14.aspx (accessed 05.09.2021).
Thurnham, D.I. (2004). An overview of the interactions between micronutrients and of micronutrients with drugs, genes and immune mechanisms. Nutrition Research Reviews 17 (2), 211 - 240. Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1079/NRR200486.
Toubiana, J., Poirault, C., Corsia, A., Bajolle, F., Fourgeaud, J., Angoulvant, F., Debray, A., et al. (2020). Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the covid-19 pandemic in Paris, France: Prospective observational study. BMJ 369 (m2094). https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2094 (accessed 30.08.2020).
Tseng, W.P. (1977). Effects and dose-response relationships of skin cancer and blackfoot disease with arsenic. Environmental Health Perspectives 19, 109 - 119. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1637425/pdf/envhper00485-0107.pdf (accessed 05.09.2021).
Tsevis, C. (Ed.) (2020). Early Life Immunology. Special Issue, Science 368 (6491). Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://www.science.org/toc/science/368/6491 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Tulchinsky, T.H. (2018). John Snow, cholera, the Broad Street Pump: Waterborne diseases then and now. Case Studies in Public Health 2018, 77 - 99. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7150208/ (accessed 02.01.2021).
UCSDH (UC San Diego Health) (2013). Data from Across Globe Defines Distinct Kawasaki Disease Season. https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2013-09-23-data-defines-kawasaki-disease-seasonal.aspx (accessed 28.08.2020).
UKRI/NIHR (UK Research and Innovation/National Institute for Health Research) Project (2020). Tackling multimorbidity at scale: Understanding disease clusters, determinants and biological pathways. https://mrc.ukri.org/funding/browse/tackling-multimorbidity/tackling-multimorbidity-at-scale/ (accessed 03.01.2021).
Ullah, I., Zhao, L., Hai, Y., Fahim, M., Alwayli, D., Wang, X. & Li, H. (2021). Metal elements and pesticides as risk factors for Parkinson’s disease - A review. Toxicology Reports 8, 607 - 616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.03.009 (accessed 02.09.2021).
US CDC (United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) (1990). Guidelines for Investigating Clusters of Health Events. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports 39 (RR-11); 1 - 16. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001797.htm (accessed 05.09.2021).
US CDC (United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) (2018). Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis of ME/CFS.
https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/symptoms-diagnosis/diagnosis.html (accessed 29.10.2020).
US CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) (2020). Climate Effects on Health; and Cited Bibliography Within. https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm (accessed 25.11.2020).
US EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) (2021). Criteria Air Pollutants. https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants (accessed 02.09.2021).
US NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) (2020). Environmental Epigenetics. https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/health/envepi/index.cfm (accessed 12.12.2020).
US NIH (United States National Institute of Health) (2019). Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Information Page. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Hereditary-Spastic-Paraplegia-Information-Page (accessed 29.10.2020).
US NINDS (United States National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) (2014). Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Information Page.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140221102852/http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hereditary_spastic_paraplegia/hereditary_spastic_paraplegia.htm (accessed 29.10.2020).
US NRC (US National Research Council Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Diseases, and Human Health) (2001). Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2001.4, Climate Influences on Specific Diseases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK222258/ (accessed 18.12.2020).
Uzuner, N., Karaman, Ö., Coker, C., Turgut, F., Uzuner, H. & Önvural, B. (2001). Serum trace element levels in bronchial asthma, Vol. 2. Turkish Respiratory Journal 2 (3), 10 - 15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267256530_Serum_Trace_Element_Levels_in_Bronchial_Asthma (accessed 05.09.2021).
van Horssen, J., Witte, M.E., Schreibelt, G. & de Vries, H.E. (2011). Radical changes in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease 1812 (2), 141 - 150. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.06.011. Epub 2010 Jun 27. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443910001213 (accessed 18.01.2021).
Wade, B.J. (2014). Spatial analysis of global prevalence of multiple sclerosis suggests need for an updated prevalence scale. Multiple Sclerosis International 2014, 124578. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/124578 (accessed 20.08.2021).
Wang, X., Zhang, Q. & Zhou, G. (2007). National‐Scale Geochemical Mapping Projects in China. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 31 (4), 311 -320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-908X.2007.00128.x (accessed 02.02.2021).
Wang, L., Yin, Y.L., Liu, X.Z., Peng, S., Zheng, Y-G., Lan, X-R, Lu, C-B. & Wang, J-Z, 2020. Current understanding of metal ions in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Neurodegeneration 9, 10 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-020-00189-z (accessed 30.01.2021).
Wanigasuriya, K.P., Peiris-John, R.J. & Wickremasinghe, R. (2011). Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka: Is cadmium a likely cause? BMC Nephrology 12 (32). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-12-32 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Warren, S & Warren, K.G. (2001). Multiple Sclerosis. World Health Organisation, Geneva.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42394/924156203X_en.pdf (accessed 17.01.2021).
Watad, A., Azrielant, S., Bragazzi, N.L., Sharif, K., David, P., Katz, I., Aljadeff, G., Quaresma, M., Tanay, G., Adawi, M., Amital, H. & Shoenfeld, Y. (2017). Seasonality and autoimmune diseases: The contribution of the four seasons to the mosaic of autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity 82, 13 - 30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 16.
Wei, Y., Wang, Y., Lin, C-K., Yin, K., Yang, J., Shi, L., Li, L., Zanobetti, A. & Schwartz, J.D. (2019). Associations between seasonal temperature and dementia-associated hospitalizations in New England. Environment International 126, 228 - 233. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.054.
WGBD (World Global Burden of Disease 2016 Multiple Sclerosis Collaborators: Wallin, M.T., Culpepper, W.J., Nichols, E., Bhutta, Z.A., Gebrehiwot, T.T., Hay, S.S. et al. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990 - 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology 18 (3), 269 - 285. DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30443-5.
Whitty, C.J.M., MacEwen, C., Goddard, A., Alderson, D., Marshall, M. et al. (2020). Rising to the challenge of multimorbidity: We need to combine generalist and specialist skills. Editorial. BMJ 368, 16964. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6964 (accessed 04.01.2021).
WHO (World Health Organisation) (2003). Climate Change and Human Health - Risks and Responses. Summary. WHO/WMO/UNEP [E], ISBN 92 4 159081 5. 37 pp. https://www.who.int/globalchange/environment/en/ccSCREEN.pdf?ua=1 (accessed 25.11.2020).
WHO (World Health Organisation) (2011). Public Health and Environment. Global Strategy Overview. https://www.who.int/phe/publications/PHE_2011_global_strategy_overview_2011.pdf (accessed 24.01, 2001).
WHO (World Health Organisation) (2018a). Cancer. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer (accessed 11.12.2020).
WHO (World Health Organisation) (2018b). Climate Change and Health. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health#:~:text=Climate%20change%20affects%20the%20social,malaria%2C%20diarrhoea%20and%20heat%20stress (accessed 25.11.2020).
WHO (World Health Organisation) (2021). Climate Change and Human Health - Information and Public Health Advice: Heat and Health. https://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/heat-and-health/en/ (accessed 11.01. 2021).
Wickramarathna, S., Balasooriya, S., Diyabalanage, S. & Chandrajith, R. (2017). Tracing environmental aetiological factors of chronic kidney diseases in the dry zone of Sri Lanka - A hydrogeochemical and isotope approach. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology: Organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) 44, 298 - 306. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.08.013.
Wijetunge, S., Ratnatunga, N.V., Abeysekera, T.D., Wazil, A.W. & Selvarajah, M. (2015). Endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: Correlation of pathology with clinical stages. Indian Journal of nephrology 25 (5), 274 - 280. https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.145095 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Willadsen, T.G., Bebe, A., Køster-Rasmussen, R., Jarbøl, D.E., Guassora, A.D., Waldorff, F.B., Reventlow, S. & Olivarius, N. (2016). The role of diseases, risk factors and symptoms in the definition of multimorbidity - A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 34 (2), 112 - 121. https://doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2016.1153242 (accessed 19.11.2020).
Wilson, M.L. (2001). Ecology and infectious disease. In: J.L. Aron & J.A. Patz (Eds.), Ecosystem Change and Public Health: A Global Perspective, Baltimore, USA, John Hopkins University Press, pp. 283 - 324. ISBN: 9780801865824.
Winans, B., Humble, M.C. & Lawrence, B.P., 2011. Environmental toxicants and the developing immune system: A missing link in the global battle against infectious disease? Reproductive Toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) 31 (3), 327 - 336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.09.004 (accessed 02.02.2021).
Wimalawansa, S.J. and Dissanayake, C.B. (2020). Factors affecting the environmentally induced, chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in dry zonal regions in tropical countries - Novel findings. Environments 7 (1), 2. DOI: 10.3390/environments7010002.
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7010002 (accessed 28.01.2021).
Wu, X., Lu, Y., Zhou, S., Chen, L. & Xu, B. (2016). Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases: Empirical evidence and human adaptation. Environment International 86, 14 - 23. ISSN 0160-4120. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015300489 (accessed 19.12.2020).
Xie, X., Wang, X., Zhang, Q., Zhou, G., Cheng, H., Liu, D., Cheng, Z. & Xu, S. (2008). Multi-scale geochemical mapping in China. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis 8, 333 - 341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.06.003 (accessed 05.09.2021).
Yanagihara, R., Garruto, R.M., Gajdusek, D.C., Tomita, A., Uchikawa, T., Konagaya, Y., Chen, K.M., Sobue, I., Plato, C.C. & Gibbs, C.J. Jr. (1984). Calcium and vitamin D metabolism in Guamanian Chamorros with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia. Annals of Neurology 15 (1), 42 - 48. DOI: 10.1002/ana.410150108.
Yang, S., and Lian, G. (2020(. ROS and diseases: Role in metabolism and energy supply. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 467 (1 - 2), 1 - 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-019-03667-9 (accessed 18.01.2021).
Yase, Y. (1972). The pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Lancet 2 (7772), 292 - 296. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(72)92903-0. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(72)92903-0/fulltext (accessed 28.01.2021).
Yasui, M., Kihira, T. & Ota, K. (1992). Calcium, magnesium and aluminum concentrations in Parkinson’s disease. Neurotoxicology 13 (3), 593 - 600.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Calcium%2C-magnesium-and-aluminum-concentrations-in-Yasui-Kihira/456590610cfe818c3744fdc1d884a348d3c598d1 (accessed 05.09.2021). [Abstract only].
Ye, X., Wolff, R., Yu, W., Vaneckova, P., Pan, X. & Tong, S. (2012). Ambient temperature and morbidity: A review of epidemiological evidence. Environmental Health Perspectives 120 (1), 19 - 28. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261930/ (accessed 11.01.2021).
Yeter, D., Portman, M.A., Aschner, M., Farina, M., Chan, W.C., Hsieh, K.S. & Kuo, H.C. (2016). Ethnic Kawasaki disease risk associated with blood mercury and cadmium in U.S. children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13 (1), 101. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/101/htm (accessed 30.12.2020).
Zhang, J., Li, X., Shen, L., Khan, N.U., Zhang, X., Chen, L., Zhao, H. & Luo, P. (2021). Trace elements in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis based on case-control studies. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 67, 126782. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.20.
Zhao, H.W., Lin, J., Wang, X.B., Cheng, X., Wang, J.Y., Hu, B.L., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. & Zhu, J.H. (2013). Assessing plasma levels of selenium, copper, iron and zinc in patients of Parkinson’s disease. PloS One 8 (12), e83060. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083060 (accessed 02.02.2021).
***************************************************************************