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Usage of Syndromic Surveillance Information to Assist Clinical Decision-Making
Content Type: Webinar
Speakers will be practicing clinician-researchers discussing needs for and ongoing usage of recent, local epidemiological information for decision support. Presenters Andrea Dugas, MD, Attending Physician… read more -
Facilitating Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Through One Health Country-Level Work Groups
Content Type: Case Study
Zoonotic diseases compose a large proportion of the disease burden faced by African countries (e.g. Ebola). A One Health approach to disease control has been embraced across the continent, yet public health and veterinary surveillance systems in… read more -
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 -
Modeling surveillance networks for Human African Trypanosomiasis control in Northern Uganda
Content Type: Case Study
The multiple forms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (human T.b. gambiense and zoonotic T.b. rhodesiense, as well as the several strains which cause disease in animals) that occur in Uganda make coordinating the scientific and developmental, human… read more -
One Health Concept: Building educational and translation research capacity of graduate and post-graduate students in India
Content Type: Case Study
Food safety is a global issue with diverse challenges along various critical points in the food production chain. In India, food safety programs including establishment of surveillance programs and quantitative approaches through integration of… read more -
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 -
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 -
Potential elimination of rabies from Pemba Island, Tanzania
Content Type: Case Study
A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies control program is currently in use across southern Tanzania and was implemented in Pemba since 2011. The system allows for near real-time reporting of information on: patients with… read more