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Extracting the time-dependent transmission rate from infection data via solution of an inverse ODE problem [PDF]
, 2012 The transmission rate of many acute infectious diseases varies significantly in time, but the underlying mechanisms are usually uncertain. They may include seasonal changes in the environment, contact rate, immune system response, etc.
Anderson R. M. +10 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Objectives: To understand the perceptions of the private HIV physicians regarding HIV case management and reporting practices followed by the National AIDS Control Programme, India.
Rashmi Pant +4 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease in the Veneto region of Italy: A capture-recapture analysis for assessing the effectiveness of an integrated surveillance system [PDF]
, 2017 open8noBACKGROUND: Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis has been changing since the introduction of universal vaccination programmes against meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) and meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) has now become dominant.
Baldo, Vincenzo +7 more
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A socio-psychological investigation into limitations and incentives concerning reporting a clinically suspect situation aimed at improving early detection of classical swine fever outbreaks [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of this study was to identify limitations and incentives in reporting clinically suspect situations, possibly caused by classical swine fever (CSF), to veterinary authorities with the ultimate aim to facilitate early detection of CSF outbreaks ...
Elbers, A.R.W. +4 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012 BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is considered a major public health issue in developing countries.
Manoel Wilkley Gomes de Sousa +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Objectives: This paper presents the results of the design and implementation process for the policy of compulsory notification of chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian state of Goiás (Resolution No. 004/2013-GAB/SES-GO).
Liliane da Rocha Siriano +5 more
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International Health Regulations—What Gets Measured Gets Done
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome highlighted the need to detect and control disease outbreaks at their source, as envisioned by the 2005 revised International Health Regulations (IHR).
Kashef Ijaz +4 more
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Gram-positive Rod Surveillance for Early Anthrax Detection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Connecticut established telephone-based gram-positive rod (GPR) reporting primarily to detect inhalational anthrax cases more quickly. From March to December 2003, annualized incidence of blood isolates was 21.3/100,000 persons; reports included 293 ...
Elizabeth M. Begier +4 more
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Time trends of positivity rates from foodborne pathogen testing in Switzerland, 2003 to 2012 [PDF]
, 2017 Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are important foodborne diseases in Europe, including in Switzerland. In 2014, notification rates for Switzerland were 92.9 per 100 000 population for campylobacteriosis and 15.2 per 100 000 population for ...
Bless, Philipp Justus +3 more
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Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção, 2014 Backgound and Objectives: The Compulsory Notification of diseases are those with potential to cause outbreaks and epidemics. The notification of the occurrence of a disease is tool for planning prevention and control of epidemics.
Geraedson Aristides da Silva +1 more
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