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Errors in Units of Measure and Reference Value for Laboratory Tests and Numbers of Patients in Study of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

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Errors in Units of Measure and Reference Value for Laboratory Tests and Numbers of Patients in Study of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 180 (7) – Jul 11, 2020

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2020 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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2168-6106
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2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1576
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Abstract

Letters effective method of exposure, and therefore those sleeping guidelines show no evidence of cardiovascular toxic effects. under pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are perhaps in less Furthermore, exposure limits are orders of magnitude lower danger. However, these pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are than the acceptable daily intake, and real-world exposures are regularly used as fishing nets. It remains to be seen how py- typically orders of magnitude lower than the acceptable daily rethroid-treated mosquito nets entering the waterways might intake. bioaccumulate and affect human health, but the implica- Modern insecticides, including pyrethroids, are critical to tions are grim. public health, with more than 80% of the global population at risk of vector-borne diseases. Urban expansion has in- David A. Larsen, PhD creased the transmission of diseases such as dengue and Zika virus. Pyrethroids prevent these diseases, as well as treat sca- Author Affiliation: Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, bies and lice. They also protect homes from termites, bed- Syracuse, New York. bugs, and other insect pests. This study must be interpreted Corresponding Author: David A. Larsen, PhD, Department of Public Health, with caution. The sensationalized media attention is surpris- Syracuse University, 344D White Hall, Syracuse, NY 13210 (dalarsen@syr.edu). ing and

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 11, 2020

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