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Developing a National Database of Radon Test Data in Collaboration with EPA: a Pilot Project to Ascertain Feasibility
Content Type: Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. with radon exposure as the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates… read more -
Development and Piloting of Asariasis Surveillance System of Children in Sri Lanka
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Ascariasis is one of the most common intestinal nematode infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, especially in the tropics and subtropics where warm, wet climates favor year-round transmission of infection. Humans become infected by ingesting… read more -
PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data, Release 1.1 (August 2012),Testing Clarification Release 1.2 (February 2013)
Content Type: Messaging Standard
This document provides testing clarification for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic… read more -
Facilitating Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Through One Health Country-Level Work Groups
Content Type: Case Study
Zoonotic diseases compose a large proportion of the disease burden faced by African countries (e.g. Ebola). A One Health approach to disease control has been embraced across the continent, yet public health and veterinary surveillance systems in… read more -
Georgia's Choice: Moving One Health Forward
Content Type: Case Study
Anthrax is endemic and enzootic in Georgia with cases being registered since 1881 with over 2000 foci identified. Since 2005, 439 laboratory confirmed and 211 probable human cases and 190 laboratory confirmed animal cases have been registered. A… read more -
Modeling surveillance networks for Human African Trypanosomiasis control in Northern Uganda
Content Type: Case Study
The multiple forms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (human T.b. gambiense and zoonotic T.b. rhodesiense, as well as the several strains which cause disease in animals) that occur in Uganda make coordinating the scientific and developmental, human… read more -
One Health Concept: Building educational and translation research capacity of graduate and post-graduate students in India
Content Type: Case Study
Food safety is a global issue with diverse challenges along various critical points in the food production chain. In India, food safety programs including establishment of surveillance programs and quantitative approaches through integration of… read more -
One Health Harmful Algal Bloom-related Illness Surveillance
Content Type: Case Study
Cyanobacteria and marine algae are ubiquitous in the earth's freshwaters and oceans. Under the right circumstances, these organisms can proliferate, causing harmful algal blooms (HABs) which may produce toxins that threaten human and animal health… read more