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  • Large Scale Mobile Medical Service Programme: Data Insights for strengthening local surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    India has an Integrated Disease Surveillance project that reports key communicable and infectious diseases at the district and sub-district level. However, recent reviews suggest structural and functional deficiencies resulting in poor data quality… read more
    … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. …
  • Enhancing Provider Reporting of Notifiable Diseases using HIE-enabled Decision Support

    Content Type: Abstract

    Traditionally, public health agencies (PHAs) wait for hospital, laboratory or clinic staff to initiate case reports. However, this passive approach is burdensome for reporters and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment… read more
    … and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment of disease in the community and … and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment of disease in the community and …
  • Phylogenetic analysis of Ukrainian Bacillus anthracis strains from various sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Anthrax is a widely spread zoonotic disease with natural transmissive cycle involving wildlife, livestock and humans [1]. It is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a highly pathogenic gram-positive, spore-producing bacterium, which poses a serious threat… read more
    … the need for reliable anthrax diagnosis and trace-back methods. This comprises bio forensic capabilities … of B. anthracis strains. Objective : Due to the lack of information about the phylogenetic origins of … the need for reliable anthrax diagnosis and trace-back methods. This comprises bio forensic capabilities …
  • Leptospirosis, Climate and Satellite-based Environmental Factors: A Temporal Modeling

    Content Type: Abstract

    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

    Content Type: Abstract

    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 …
  • Knowledge of Malaria and Antimalarial Drug Dispensing Practices in Buea Community

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of knowledge of rational use of antimalarial drugs among dispensers is a serious problem, especially in areas of intense transmission thus increasing the risk of resistance and adverse drug reactions. Objective: This study… read more
    … Lack of knowledge of rational use of antimalarial drugs … Lack of knowledge of rational use of antimalarial drugs …
  • An Evaluation of Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits Based on Differences in Heat Syndrome Definitions in Northern Illinois

    Content Type: Abstract

    Comparison of heat-related health effects across regions or among different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. While a national standard for common heat-related syndromes… read more
    … syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. … syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. …
  • A machine-learning algorithm to identify hepatitis C in health insurance claims data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. Monitoring the burden of chronic HCV infection requires robust methods to identify patients with infection. Insurance claims… read more
    … source of information about disease burden, but often lack the laboratory results necessary to define chronic HCV … source of information about disease burden, but often lack the laboratory results necessary to define chronic HCV …