Infectious Disease

Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions. Despite this, there are a variety of reasons that VPDs continue to be seen in developed countries such as Canada. This analysis describes the recent trends in the burden of disease and mortality associated with VPDs for which publicly funded vaccination programs for infants or children are implemented across the country and for which national surveillance data are available.

Objective

To describe the recent trends in the burden of disease and mortality associated with vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).

Submitted by uysz on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 01:00

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness and the drivers of HFMD incidence are still not clear [1]. In mainland China, continuing and increasing HFMD epidemics have been recorded since 2008, causing millions of infections and hundreds of deaths annually. In Beijing, 28,667 cases were reported in 2015 and the incidence was 133.28/100,000. The variations in Beijing HFMD epidemics over population, space, and time that have been revealed [2] emphasize the need for further research about risk factors of HFMD occurrence. This study aims to explore local effects on HFMD incidence led by potential factors.

Objective

HFMD incidence varies between geographic regions at the township in Beijing. The objective of this study was to examine spatial heterogeneity for the association between HFMD incidence and demographic and socioeconomic factors.

Submitted by Magou on Fri, 05/26/2017 - 01:00

Every year nearly 12 million new cases of syphilis in the world are registered. Currently, in many countries of the world the stabilization or even reduction of the incidence of syphilis is marked, but this does not apply to Ukraine. The current stage of development of the syphilis problem in Ukraine is characterized by not only high morbidity, but also the fact that in the overwhelming number of cases, we are talking about the latent forms and atypical manifestations of the disease and resistance to therapy [1]. Preventive and prophylactic measures are important in maintaining the public health. Predicting the dynamics of disease spreading allows developing appropriate countermeasures and ensuring rational use of human and material resources. Qualitative forecast of syphilis spreading is possible to implement by means of mathematical modeling.

Submitted by uysz on Fri, 05/26/2017 - 01:00

"The UPMC Center for Health Security developed the Infectious Disease Cost Calculator (IDCC) to provide new national and global estimates of the economic burden of infectious diseases. Cost data provided by the IDCC can inform decisions about investments in preventing and controlling infectious diseases at the national and global levels. The IDCC is being launched with data for dengue and cholera, and other diseases will be added in the future."

Submitted by ctong on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 04:55

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that antibiotic-resistant infections affect 2 million people and cause 23,000 deaths annually in the United States. It is well documented that the primary driver of antibiotic resistance is the use of antibiotics, whether appropriate or inappropriate. The more that is known about how antibiotics are used in all healthcare settings, the more effective stewardship efforts can be to improve how antibiotics are used.

The topic of the August Literature Review was drug resistance. To follow this up, the October Literature Review will feature presentations by the first author of two publications identified by the Committee. The two papers are:

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