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  • Comparison and diagnosis of Entamoeba in stool sample from rural community of Nepal

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nepal being a developing country has many health problems, which escalate in intensity at different times of the year or in epidemic form. Amebiasis is one of the infectious diseases that is highly seen in rural area of Nepal caused by Entamoeba… read more
    … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and … drinking untreated water, unsanitary habits and lack of basic health knowledge cause higher mortality and …
  • Use of Severity Indicators in a Public Health Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data streams related to case severity have been added to the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a disease-monitoring application used by the Department of Defense (DoD), as an additional… read more
    … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional … and death, but fatalities are rare and many DoD clinics lack admitting capability, so we sought to derive additional …
  • Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÒGrand Raid de La RŽunionÓ Ultra Trail

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 'Grand Raid de la Reunion' is one of the hardest ultra trails in the world (5,350 competitors in 2012). This one stage race takes place in Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Ultra trails and ultra marathons… read more
    … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, … marathons are intense long-distance running races pushing back human physical abilities' limits. In general terms, …
  • Indigenous Epidemiology: Identifying Health Disparities and Health Priorities

    Content Type: Abstract

    Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being of urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the United States. Furthermore, there has been limited data showing the increasing disparities that exists… read more
    … Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being … Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being …
  • Surveillance on Arboviral Infections in Georgia by using One Health Approach

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    Arbovirus infections are causing enormous global burden, while their geographic distribution expands and affects new regions and areas. West Nile virus (WNV), one of the most important pathogens among arboviruses, was historically associated with… read more
    … by the end of September. In Georgia, there is a lack of clinical suspicion on WNV because of the low … by the end of September. In Georgia, there is a lack of clinical suspicion on WNV because of the low …
  • Validation of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Respiratory Syndrome using Electronic Health Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    Effective and valid surveillance of syndromes can be extremely useful in the early detection of outbreaks and disease trends. However, medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult.… read more
    … medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. … medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. …
  • Development of an R Package for Syndromic Surveillance: Translating Research into Tools for the Veterinary Epidemiologist

    Content Type: Abstract

    A review of the development of veterinary syndromic surveillance in 2011 indicated that the field was incipient, but fast growing. Many countries are starting to explore different sources of data for syndromic surveillance. Some of the data streams… read more
    … current development of animal syndromic surveillance: The lack of standards in disease classification; The development … current development of animal syndromic surveillance: The lack of standards in disease classification; The development …
  • Development and Piloting of National Injury Surveillance System of Sri Lanka

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this data need, in 2006, Sri Lanka's Trauma Secretariat piloted an Injury Surveillance System (ISS) in four hospitals. This comprised… read more
    … In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this … In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this …