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• HEALTH : BIRD FLU: COMMISSION STEPS UP SURVEILLANCE IN ITALY

  From:European Social PolicyPeer-Reviewed

  Sept. 11, 2013264 words Brief article 1420LThe European Commission proposes to expand the zones under surveillance in Italy following the detection of three cases of highly pathogenic H7N7 avian influenza in this country. It adopted, on 27 August, an...

• Method for surveillance of bovine brucellosis

  Authors:Sim Tin and Viroj WiwanitkitFrom:Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (Vol. 8, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2015589 words Report 1350LByline: Sim. Tin, Viroj. Wiwanitkit Dear Sir, Bovine brucellosis is an important infection that can be a public health threat. It is an important concern in tropical animal health and production. Prevention is a...

• Recommendations for an expert team investigating a case of cluster endophthalmitis

  Authors:Shachi Desai, Purvi Bhagat, and Dipali ParmarFrom:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 66, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20183,576 words Report 1270LByline: Shachi. Desai, Purvi. Bhagat, Dipali. Parmar Occurrence of postoperative cluster endophthalmitis is a nightmare for the operating surgeon, the involved hospital, and the patients. Due to its multifactorial...

• Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January-June 2018/Rapport mensuel des cas de dracunculose, janvier-juin 2018

  From:Weekly Epidemiological Record (Vol. 93, Issue 32)

  Aug. 10, 201895 words Report 1520LIn order to monitor the progress accomplished towards dracunculiasis eradication, district-wise surveillance indicators, a line list of cases and a line list of villages with cases are sent to WHO by the national...

• Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer

  Authors:Peter L. Choyke and Stacy LoebFrom:Oncology (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20172,529 words Article 1740LIntroduction Prostate cancer is a major global healthcare issue. Last year, in the United States alone, there were over 180,000 new diagnoses of prostate cancer and more than 26,000 deaths from the disease, making it...

• Timeliness of nongovernmental versus governmental global outbreak

  Authors:Luke Mondor, John S. Brownstein, Emily Chan, Lawrence C. Madoff, Marjorie P. Pollack, David L. Buckeridge, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 18, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20121,818 words Report 1600LTo compare the timeliness of nongovernmental and governmental communications of infectious disease outbreaks and evaluate trends for each over time, we investigated the time elapsed from the beginning of an outbreak to...

• Multiple introductions of Avian influenza viruses (H5N1), Laos, 2009-2010

  Authors:Stephanie Sonnberg, Phouvong Phommachanh, Tri Satya Putri Naipospos, Joanna McKenzie, Chintana Chanthavisouk, Som Pathammavong, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 18, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20121,734 words Report 1400LAvian influenza viruses (H5N1) of clades 2.3.4.1, 2.3.4.2, and 2.3.2.1 were introduced into Laos in 20092010. To investigate these viruses, we conducted active surveillance of poultry during March 2010. We detected...

• Survey and Diagnostic Challenges after Transmission-Stop: Confirming Elimination of Schistosomiasis haematobium in Morocco.

  Authors:Amarir Fatima, Balahbib Abdelaali, Paul L.A.M. Corstjens, Sadak Abderrahim, Adlaoui El Bachir, and Rhajaoui MohamedFrom:Journal of Parasitology Research (Vol. 2019) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20204,611 words Report 1540LClinical cases of Moroccan residents have been recorded since 2004, indicating successful interruption of transmission of S. haematobium infection at national level. The first national survey initiated in 2009 for...

• Eliminating malaria should not be the end of vigilance.

  Author:Kamini MendisFrom:Nature (Vol. 573, Issue 7772) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2019979 words Article 1210LThree years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns Kamini Mendis. Three years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns...

• MAVSCOT: A fuzzy logic-based HIV diagnostic system with indigenous multi-lingual interfaces for rural Africa

  Authors:Olugbenga Oluseun Oluwagbemi, Folakemi Etseoghena Oluwagbemi, Abdulwahab Jatto, and Cang HuiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 6, 20208,977 words Report 1350LHIV still constitutes a major public health problem in Africa, where the highest incidence and prevalence of the disease can be found in many rural areas, with multiple indigenous languages being used for communication...

• Evaluation of the early warning, alert and response system after Cyclone Winston, Fiji, 2016/Evaluation du systeme d'alerte et d'intervention rapides apres le passage du cyclone Winston--Fidji, 2016/Evaluacion del sistema de alerta temprana, alerta y respuesta tras el ciclon Winston, Fiji, 2016.

  Authors:Meru Sheel, Julie Collins, Mike Kama, Devina Nand, Daniel Faktaufon, Josaia Samuel, et al.From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 97, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20195,565 words Report 1570LObjective To assess the performance of an early warning, alert and response system (EWARS) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)--EWARS in a Box--that was used to detect and control disease outbreaks after...

• Intensified tuberculosis and HIV surveillance in a prison in Northeast India: Implementation research

  Authors:Tarun Bhatnagar, Malsawmtluangi Ralte, Lalhriatzuali Ralte, Chawnglungmuana, L. Sundaramoorthy, and Lily ChhakchhuakFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 29, 20194,426 words Report 1510LStructural and individual level factors in prisons create challenges towards detection and management of HIV/tuberculosis. WHO and India's HIV/tuberculosis control programs recommend intensified case finding in prisons....

• Sera selected from national STI surveillance system shows Chlamydia trachomatis PgP3 antibody correlates with time since infection and number of previous infections

  Authors:Paula B. Blomquist, Stephanie J. Mighelsen, Gillian Wills, Eleanor McClure, Anthony E. Ades, Daphne Kounali, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 17, 20184,844 words Report 1470LBackground Seroprevalence surveys of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) antibodies are promising for estimating age-specific CT cumulative incidence, however accurate estimates require improved understanding of antibody...

• Applying particle filtering in both aggregated and age-structured population compartmental models of pre-vaccination measles

  Authors:Xiaoyan Li, Alexander Doroshenko, and Nathaniel D. OsgoodFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2, 201810,994 words Report 1560LMeasles is a highly transmissible disease and is one of the leading causes of death among young children under 5 globally. While the use of ongoing surveillance data and-recently-dynamic models offer insight on measles...

• Analysis of HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Liangshan Prefecture, China, from 2009 to 2015

  Authors:Shujuan Yang, Chao Yang, Qiang Liao, Wenwen Zhai, Gang Yu, Lin Xiao, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 7, 20174,650 words Report 1420LBackground Yi people make up about 50% of the population in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, but accounted for 88.07% of new HIV cases in the prefecture from 2011 to 2013. This study evaluated HIV...

• Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter isolates from small scale and backyard chicken in Kenya

  Authors:Tuan Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Helmut Hotzel, John Njeru, Joyce Mwituria, Hosny El-Adawy, Herbert Tomaso, et al.From:Gut Pathogens (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 27, 20166,014 words Report 1430LBackground Thermophilic Campylobacter species are a major cause of bacterial foodborne diarrhoea in humans worldwide. Poultry and their products are the predominant source for human campylobacteriosis. Resistance of...

• Correlation between national influenza surveillance data and search queries from mobile devices and desktops in South Korea

  Authors:Soo-Yong Shin, Taerim Kim, Dong-Woo Seo, Chang Hwan Sohn, Sung-Hoon Kim, Seung Mok Ryoo, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 8, 20164,055 words Report 1400LBackground Digital surveillance using internet search queries can improve both the sensitivity and timeliness of the detection of a health event, such as an influenza outbreak. While it has recently been estimated...

• Viral causes of severe acute respiratory infection in hospitalized children and association with outcomes: A two-year prospective surveillance study in Suriname.

  Authors:Amadu E. Juliana, Ming-Jan Tang, Lex Kemps, Albert C. Noort, Sandra Hermelijn, Frans B. Plötz, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19, 20214,656 words Report 1510LBackground Viruses are the most frequent cause of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in children. It is currently unknown whether presence of a virus, the number of viruses, or type of virus, are associated with...

• A comparison of self-report and health care provider data to assess surveillance definitions of influenza-like illness in outpatients

  Authors:Angela M. Barbara, Mark Loeb, Lisa Dolovich, Kevin Brazil, and Margaret L. RussellFrom:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 103, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 20124,621 words Report 1570LObjective: Several surveillance definitions of influenza-like illness (ILI) have been proposed, based on the presence of symptoms. Symptom data can be obtained from patients, medical records, or both. Past research has...

• Mucopolysaccharidosis type II detection by Naïve Bayes Classifier: An example of patient classification for a rare disease using electronic medical records from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network.

  Authors:Behrouz Ehsani-Moghaddam, John A. Queenan, Jennifer MacKenzie, and Richard V. BirtwhistleFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19, 20186,919 words Report 1550LIdentifying patients with rare diseases associated with common symptoms is challenging. Hunter syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis type II is a progressive rare disease caused by a deficiency in the activity of the...