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Population-based, pathogen-specific surveillance in Utah
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Epidemiological information realized by modern disease surveillance systems offers great potential for supporting clinical decision-making. Providing health practitioners with population-based, pathogen-specific information about regional… read more… and 2Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: Per.Gesteland@hsc.utah.edu Objective The objective of … -
SAGES: a suite of freely available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings
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Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more… Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA E-mail: Sheri.Lewis@jhuapl.edu Objective This paper describes … -
A bootstrapping method to improve cohort identification
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The research reported in this paper is part of a larger effort to achieve better signal-to-noise ratio, hence accuracy, in pharmacovigilance applications. The relatively low frequency of occurrence of adverse drug reactions leads to… read more… MA, USA; and 3Clinical Metrics LLC, Poland, ME, USA E-mail: sasi.kandula@utah.edu Objective ICD-9 codes are … -
Novel Conceptual Framework and Toolset for Country-wide Assessments of Opportunities and Challenges for Public Health Interventions
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Imbalances in wealth, education, infrastructure, socio-political leadership, healthcare, and demographics create opportunities and challenges when implementing public health interventions. Understanding these, while embracing "smart power," one can… read more… evaluation; assessment; SWOT; smart power *Scott McNabb E-mail: scottjnmcnabb@emory.edu (page number not for citation … -
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… Oyo State Ministry of Health COUNTRY: Nigeria Email: gbolaabbas@yahoo.com WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK IN? … -
Promoting and supporting wildlife surveillance for zoonotic pathogens in Rwanda
Content Type: Case Study
Rwanda government's leadership in embracing One health approach to mitigate and control infectious diseases can be a huge lesson to other developing countries to do the same with astounding results. Rwanda is a potential country for emerging… read more… Veterinary Project/Gorilla Doctors COUNTRY: Rwanda Email: jnziza@gorilladoctors.org WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK … -
First report on MRSA recovered from wild boars in the north of Portugal
Content Type: Case Study
Antibiotic resistance is an emerging public health concern and the scientific community recognizes the need to evaluate its epidemiology. Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a key to this problem. Often found in the natural flora of the skin, nose and… read more… Animal and Veterinary Sciences (CECAV) COUNTRY: Portugal Email: ppoeta@utad.pt WHAT DOMAIN(S) DO YOU WORK IN? __ _ … -
Identifying Current Practical Analytic Challenges - the Analytic Solutions Committee
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Presented September 21, 2017. The purpose of this webinar is to introduce the Analytic Solution Committees (ASC) to ISDS members, explaining how the committee works and how it… read more… Submitter name: Jurisdiction or affiliation: Phone: Email: Co-submitters and affiliations: PROBLEM DESCRIPTION …