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Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, 2009
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A seroprevalence survey carried out in four counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco) provided an estimate of cumulative incidence of infection due to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) as of the end of that year… read more -
Real-time Forecasting of the 2014 Dengue Fever Season in Thailand
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Dengue is a major cause of morbidity in Thailand. Annual outbreaks of varying sizes provide a particular challenge to the public health system because treatment of severe cases requires significant resources. Advanced warning of increases in… read more -
Interest of Prospective Spatio-Temporal Analysis from ED Data to Detect Unusual Health Events
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Many syndromic surveillance systems use spatio-temporal analysis to detect local outbreaks such as gastrointestinal illnesses and lower respiratory infections. In Reunion Island, the syndromic surveillance system is based mainly on ED visits.… read more -
Interplay of Socio-Cultural and Environmental Factors on Microbial Contamination of Food in Samaru, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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In most disadvantaged communities in Northern Nigeria, adolescent girls engage in economic activities so that they can save money for household items to be bought for them when they are given out for marriage. These girls right from before they… read more -
Investigating a Syndromic Surveillance Signal with Complimentary Data Systems
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From June 4-8, 2015, the New York City (NYC) syndromic surveillance system detected five one-day citywide signals in sales of over-the-counter (OTC) antidiarrheal medications using the CUSUM method with a 56-day moving baseline. The OTC system… read more -
Is There a Need for One Health Surveillance (OHS)?
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As interest in One Health (OH) continues to grow, alternative surveillance infrastructure may be needed to support it. Since most population health surveillance is domain specific; as opposed to OH which crosses multiple domains, changes to… read more -
Key Challenges for Eradication of Poliomyelitis in Ukraine
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the epidemic situation on poliomyelitis in the world is not good. Ukraine is on the list of countries certified by WHO as the territory free of polio, and previously, population coverage with… read more -
CIPARS: A One-Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
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AMR has been identified as a global threat to public health. Resistant bacteria and associated genes can move within and between populations of people and animals, making AMR a very complex and contentious issue. Credible, multi-sectoral… read more