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  • Leptospirosis, Climate and Satellite-based Environmental Factors: A Temporal Modeling

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    Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogenic Leptospira bacteria and is ubiquitously distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Leptospirosis transmission driven by complex factors include climatic, environmental and local… read more
    … in these two areas is far from clear and thus hinder the efficacy of control strategies. Hence, it is … in these two areas is far from clear and thus hinder the efficacy of control strategies. Hence, it is …
  • Increased Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Services among Older Men Following Mobile Technology Demand Creation in Shinyanga and Simiyu, Tanzania

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    In 2007, the United Nations recommended provision of VMMC in settings with high HIV prevalence and low rates of male circumcision (MC). This recommendation was based on randomized studies in Africa, which demonstrated that MMC reduces HIV… read more
    … however, significant cultural and attitudinal barriers hinder MC acceptance and uptake in this population. For … however, significant cultural and attitudinal barriers hinder MC acceptance and uptake in this population. For …
  • Re-emerging Infectious Disease (RED) Alert tool

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    Definitions of “re-emerging infectious diseases” typically encompass any disease occurrence that was a historic public health threat, declined dramatically, and has since presented itself again as a significant health problem. Examples include… read more
    … the conventional practice, this has the potential to hinder effective public health responses. Defining … the conventional practice, this has the potential to hinder effective public health responses. Defining …
  • Real-time estimation and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan

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    Unfortunately, confirmation and notification of all A/H1N1 (2009) patients in Japan was ceased on 24 July when the cumulative number of patients was about 5000. After that, as all suspected patients are not necessarily confirmed or reported, the… read more
    … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … in Japan, we can assume that all symptomatic patients visit a doctor to receive oseltamivir or zanamivir on onset …
  • Surveillance in the Cloud: A New Platform for Disease Search and Situational Awareness

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    Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited ability to detect outbreaks of specific and rare diseases. To generate situational awareness surveillance results… read more
    … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … the original data consisting of zip codes and time of visit were randomized. The set of chief complaint data used …
  • Identification of features for detection and prediction of homelessness from VA clinical documents

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    Homelessness in general is a major issue in the US today. The risk factors of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to… read more
    … of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to … homelessness are myriad, including inade- quate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance …
  • Development of National Disability Surveillance System in Sri Lanka

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    A major drawback in disability prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National disability surveys conducted as a part of the decennial census lack complete and scientifically accurate… read more
    … prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National … surveys conducted as a part of the decennial census lack complete and scientifically accurate information. … prevention and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. National …
  • An evaluation of mobile phone technology use for Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Andhra Pradesh, India

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    Public health surveillance systems are constantly facing challenges of epidemics and shortage in the health care workforce. These challenges are more pronounced in developing countries, which bear the greatest burden of disease and where new… read more
    … IDSP in AP is facing many operational constraints like lack of human resource, irregular supply of logistics, hard … IDSP in AP is facing many operational constraints like lack of human resource, irregular supply of logistics, hard … and surveillance. Scand J Public Health. 2001;29:81�3. 4. Binder S, Levitt AM, Sacks JJ, Hughes JM. Emerging …