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Electronic Infectious Disease Surveillance System during Humanitarian Crises in Yemen
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Effective communicable disease control through rapid detection and prompt response to outbreaks is one of the priorities during a humanitarian crisis, as communicable diseases can be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in emergencies,… read more -
An evaluation of mobile phone technology use for Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Andhra Pradesh, India
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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 -
Inventory of syndromic surveillance systems in Europe by the Triple-S Project
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Triple-S (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period. Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the project is coordinated by… read more -
Use of the National Poison Data System after the 2011 Japan Radiological Incident for Surveillance of Incident-related Exposures in the United States
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NPDS is a national database of detailed information collected from each call, uploaded in near real-time, from the 57 participating regional poison centers (PCs) located across the US. NPDS is owned and operated by the American Association of Poison… read more -
Use of Cell-Phones to Strengthen Malaria Surveillance-Response Systems of Bangka/Belitung, Indonesia - A proposal
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The Government of Indonesia (GoI) aims to eliminate Malaria by 2030 in 4 stages (Wismarini, 2009. To reach the elimination phase High Case Incidence (HCI) areas go through a pre-elimination phase. The aim of the proposed project is to support one of… read more -
Identification of a measles case using syndromic surveillance in Salt Lake County, Utah
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In March-April, 2011, Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) investigated an outbreak of measles (N=9) resulting from a single imported case from Europe. Syndromic surveillance was used to identify measles-like illness (MLI) and enhance early… read more -
An exploratory analysis of the 2010 measles outbreak in Zimbabwe
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This report describes an exploratory analysis of the 2009-2010 Zimbabwe measles outbreak based on data publicly available in the World Health Organization's Zimbabwe cholera epidemiological bulletin archive. As of December 12th 2010, the outbreak… read more -
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