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Surveillance for Lyme disease in Canada: 2009-2015
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Lyme disease (LD), a multisystem infection that is manifested by progressive stages (1), is emerging in central and eastern provinces of Canada due to northward expansion of the geographic range of Ixodes scapularis, the main vector in these regions… read more -
Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses in Long Term Care Facilities
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Although residents of LTCFs have high morbidity and mortality associated with ARIs, there is very limited information on the virology of ARI in LTCFs.[1,2] Moreover, most virological testing of LCTF residents is reactive and is triggered by a… read more -
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 -
Surveilling Non-Opioid Substance Use: Utilizing Multiple Data Sources in Marion County, Indiana
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Cocaine, methamphetamine, and spice are addictive, non-opioid substances that negatively impact a person's health through direct and indirect means. Direct health concerns of non-opioid substance use include anxiety, paranoia, seizure, heart attack… read more -
Survey of Tick-borne-disease from Ornithodoros spp. in Uninhabited Islands of Korea.
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Ticks and tick-borne diseases have been thought global important issues, because it's affect to animal and human health and are the cause of significant economic losses. The genus Ornithodoros spp., which is included in Family Argasidae, is usually… read more -
Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 and road traffic injury surveillance, Nigeria West Africa,2013 - 2016
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Globally, road traffic crashes (RTCs) annually kill 1.3 million people and injure 20-50 million others. Nigeria accounts for an estimated 15% of RTC deaths in the WHO African Region. Objective: This study aimed to describe RTC… read more -
Syndrome definitions for drug overdose: How far down the rabbit hole do we go?
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State and local jurisdictions have been exploring the use of SyS data to monitor suspected drug overdose outbreaks in their communities. With the increasing awareness and use of SyS systems, staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… read more -
Syndrome Development to Assess IDU, HIV, and Homelessness in MA Emergency Departments
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In Massachusetts, syndromic surveillance (SyS) data have been used to monitor injection drug use and acute opioid overdoses within EDs. Currently, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) SyS captures over 90% of ED visits statewide. These… read more