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Odisha State’s Malaria Reduction Success – Role of Information for Action
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Presentation identifies the Odisha State in eastern coastal India as a region in the country and world with exceptionally high rates of malaria infection. Odisha, which represents 3% of India’s population was… read more… Odisha Ph: (0671) 2443410 (R), 094370 29020 (M) E-mail: harapattnaikscb@gmail.com Director, Health Services, Odisha Vice-President, … CAMPS Inaccessible villages / hamlets having infrequent visit of ASHA Accessible villages/hamlets getting … -
Firework Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United States Independence Day holiday. Legality and slang for firework injuries will vary by region and some terms in this query are… read more… This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United … System - NSSP ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Chief Complaint History, Discharge … This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United … -
Carbon Monoxide Exposure - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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This syndrome was created to capture Kansas ED Visits with chief complaints related to carbon monoxide poisoning/exposure or similar diagnosis codes. The terms "heater" and "generator" are included to potentially capture cases of improper heater and… read more… This syndrome was created to capture Kansas ED Visits with chief complaints related to carbon monoxide … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - CCDD (an ESSENCE-concatenated field of … This syndrome was created to capture Kansas ED Visits with chief complaints related to carbon monoxide … -
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… the developing world. Washington, DC and Berkshire, UK, UN-Vodafone Foundation. 6. Chretien JP. Electronic public … MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53(RR05):1�11. *Vivek Singh E-mail: vivek.singh@iiphh.org (page number not for citation … -
National Health Insurance: a new application for non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island
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In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was mainly developed during A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in 2009. In March 2010, a new surveillance system was implemented from National Health Insurance data. This monitoring was based on the weekly… read more… was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Objective To assess the … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Methods The data based on … A(H1N1) v. Euro Surveill. 2009;14:19239. *Pascal Vilain E-mail: Pascal.VILAIN@ars.sante.fr (page number not for … -
Identifying and Modeling Spatial Patterns of Heat-Related Illness in New York City
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This paper describes the spatial pattern of New York City (NYC) heat-related emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in planning for and response to… read more… (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in … (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in … of meteorological variables in a model of expected visits allowing for the identification of heat waves with … -
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… of the Ministry of Agriculture (LMA) COUNTRY: Georgia Email: irinekal7@yahoo.com, tsira.napetvaridze@gmail.com, makakokhreidze@yahoo.com WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU … -
A Multidisciplinary One Health Approach to Mosquito Management
Content Type: Case Study
Large mosquito outbreaks mysteriously began to recur annually in Western Kentucky beginning in 2011. With up to 30 bites/minute in urban areas, these outbreaks warranted Governor-declared public health emergencies requiring expensive ($2 million… read more… Dept. Entomology, University of Kentucky COUNTRY: USA Email: gcbrown147@gmail.com WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK IN? ___x Human health …