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Dengue hemorrhagic fever One Health Surveillance approach effectiveness in Saudi Arabia
Content Type: Case Study
Dengue hemorraghic fever (DHF) is affecting more than 50 million people globally and still remains a persistent public health challenge in Saudi Arabia [1]. Althougth there has been available financial resource, limitations and deficiencies in… read more… __x Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration __x_ Training and Resources _x__ Technologies and Methodologies … education outreach -Building capacity development and training through graduate (master and PhD) degree pogrammes … -
Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more… how+much+staff,+which+what+training?+ Syndromic%surveillance% Epidemiologists% … Public%Health%Nurses% Limited%formal%training%–%% Experience%based% … hospital relationships, and local protocols n Level of training Expectations of ED-based Syndromic Surveillance n … -
Outbreak Response and Active Surveillance for Avian Influenza among Human Contacts in Nigeria, 2015: One Health Approach
Content Type: Case Study
H5N1 virus occurs mainly in birds. It is highly contagious and deadly among them. However, transmission in human is rare. The first and only confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza H5N1 virus in Nigeria was in 2006. Sporadic infection… read more… x___ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies … Ibadan, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) residents and WHO officials … -
Dengue Outbreak in Punjab, Pakistan, 2011; Foundation for One Health Approach
Content Type: Case Study
During 2011, dengue fever emerged as a serious public health problem in Punjab, Pakistan. This crisis highlighted gaping holes in the health system. It was realized that the present system is unlikely to have the capacity in responding to an… read more… ___ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies … for execution of those policies. The DOH provided training on diagnosis and clinical management of patients … -
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… __X_ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration __X_ Training and Resources _X__ Technologies and Methodologies … An OHHABS coordinator was hired in May 2015 to oversee training development and the OHHABS launch. Please list and … -
Hepatitis A Surveillance Evaluation in Mafraq Health Directorate, Jordan 2010
Content Type: Abstract
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is usually mild in childhood but more severe in adolescents and adults'. An estimated 1.4 million cases of HAV infection occur annually in the world. The case-fatality rate among patients of all ages is… read more… on laboratory test. Surveillance does not require complex training, equipments or fulltime working personnel. … -
An evaluation of mobile phone technology use for Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Andhra Pradesh, India
Content Type: Abstract
Public health surveillance systems are constantly facing challenges of epidemics and shortage in the health care workforce. These challenges are more pronounced in developing countries, which bear the greatest burden of disease and where new… read more… lack of guidelines for usage and lack of systematic training of workforce for using the system. Conclusions Use … and guidelines for deployment and usage, systematic training plans and adequate resources for the technology to … -
Anthrax in Human and Livestock: Investigation and Response, Turkana-Kenya, 2012
Content Type: Case Study
Timely outbreak response requires effective early warning and surveillance systems. This investigation points out the important role that livestock keepers can play in veterinary surveillance. The investigation revealed that pastoralists had good… read more… Obonyo ORGANIZATION: Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program COUNTRY: Kenya Email: mobonyo@feltp.or.ke … x___ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies …