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  • Active Fever Surveillance During Malaria Outbreak in Western Jamaica

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    Malaria, major leading cause of morbidity and mortality in third world countries has been successfully eliminated from Jamaica since 1965. This, however, is being constantly challenged by lack of sustained vector control… read more
    … a confirmed case of malaria is identified, house to house visits were also made to the area where the case came from … surveillance - A total of approximately (1205) homes were visited by health teams and (65) fever cases were identified …
  • Syndromic Surveillance in Major Sporting Event- Jamaican Experience

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    This paper evaluates the expended and enhanced surveillance system specifically syndromic surveillance, which was implemented during the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 (ICC CWC WI 2007) in Western Jamaica.
    … 1124 (82%) were investigated. Emergency Room (ER) visits - The data revealed that there was no significant increase in ER visits during the period under surveillance. CONCLUSION … we did not see (1) major increase in Emergency Room visits (2) major infectious disease outbreaks (3) major food …