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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 … -
Qatar experience on MERS-CoV One Health Surveillance and Response, 2012 - 2015
Content Type: Case Study
The emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) in 2012 had placed a great concern on the public health institutions globally and in particular in the Arab region. The gaps in knowledge related to the novel virus put… read more… _x__ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration _x_ Training and Resources _x__ Technologies and Methodologies … slaughter house, camel race, and at the ports of entry, training of animal and human health practitioners on early … -
Human-learned lessons about machine learning in public health surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
Presented December 13, 2018. For public health surveillance, is machine learning worth the effort? What methods are relevant? Do you need special hardware? This talk was motivated by these and other questions asked by ISDS members. It will focus… read more… What methods are relevant? [cont'd] A good baseline: Train a model using Random Forests, Boosted Trees, or … sophisticated methods may perform. • A nice discussion of training a single model for multiple outcomes vs discrete … • For autism classification, we got similar performance training on 1162 observations vs ~3000. • More complex … -
Obtainable and Sustainable: Open Source Solutions for the Future of Public Health
Content Type: Webinar
Public health can harness the power of increasingly available health population data to improve practice and effectively allocate resources to areas of need. The driving forces of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Meaningful Use are changing… read more… return comes from additional implementation services, training and software update maintenance 3 Open Source v. … Most all financial returns based on charges for services, training and ongoing support – Source code belongs to the … -
The "One Health" experience in India: A partnership among veterinarians, pysicians and other healthcare professionals in curbing Vector Borne Zoonoses
Content Type: Case Study
Kyasannur Forest Disease (KFD) is a tick borne viral disease first reported in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. On January 6th 2015, the disease has spread to neighbouring state, Kerala and a forest guard from Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad who had… read more… _x__ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration ___ Training and Resources ___ Technologies and Methodologies … Centre for One Health Education, Advocacy, Research and Training (COHEART) organized a stakeholder workshop and …