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Risk Assessment tool for Religious Mass Gathering Events of India
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In spite of the fact that mass gatherings are an undeniably regular element of our society attended by huge crowds yet such occasions are not very well understood. Even though such gatherings are accumulations of "well people", vast number of people… read more -
Root-cause analysis of bacteraemia increase and surveillance data in hemodialysis
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In 2017, the dialysis centre of East Reunion Hospital Group (ERHG) based in Saint-Benoit highlighted an increase in bacteraemia's rates. It was a significant rising compared to previous years. Indeed, ERHG is participating since 2013 to the France… read more -
Seeing Data in a New Light: Data Visualization Techniques to Improve Understanding
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In 2002, the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (Tracking Program) to address the challenges and gaps in the nation's environmental health… read more -
Selection of a geographic area of interest for syndromic surveillance
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Since 1 January 2016, the Auvergne and Rhone-Alpes regions have merged as part of the territorial reform. The new region is composed of 12 departments and accounts for more than 8 million inhabitants. Its territory is heterogeneous in population… read more -
Seroprevalence and factors associated with seropositivity to Rift Valley fever virus in livestock
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of antibodies to RVF virus (RVFV) in cattle, sheep, and goats in South Africa, near the 2010-2011 outbreak epicenter and identify factors… read more -
Short-term health impact assessment after Irma in French islands
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In Saint-Martin (31 949 inhabitants) and Saint-Barthelemy (9 625 inhabitants) islands in the French West Indies, the surveillance system is based on several data sources: (1) a syndromic surveillance system based on two emergency departments (ED) of… read more -
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in Ghana.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 virus causes a highly contagious disease in poultry with up to 100% mortality and occasionally causes sporadic human infection. The first outbreak of HPAI H5N1 in Africa was reported in Nigeria… read more -
Strategies for Clinical Decision Support for Electronic Case Reporting
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As the knowledge required to support case reporting evolves from unstructured to more structured and standardized formats, it becomes suitable for electronic clinical decision support (CDS). CDS for case reporting confronts two challenges: a) While… read more