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Cancer notification in India

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2014
In many developed countries, notification of cancer cases is compulsory. Developing countries including India accounts for more than half of new cancer cases in the world, however notification of cancer is not yet mandatory.
K C Lakshmaiah, B Guruprasad, K N Lokesh, V S Veena   +3 more
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Tuberculosis in prison and aspects associated with the diagnosis site

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is highly endemic in prison environments, and requires special attention in the population deprived of liberty (PDL). Thus, we aimed to describe the epidemiological situation of TB among PDL in a large municipality of the
Melisane RL Ferreira, Rafaele O Bonfim, Tatiane C Siqueira, Rubia L de P Andrade, Aline A Monroe, Tereza CS Villa, Nathalia H Orfão   +6 more
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Partner notification for reduction of HIV-1 transmission and related costs among men who have sex with men: A mathematical modeling study [PDF]

, 2015
Background Earlier antiretroviral treatment initiation prevents new HIV infections. A key problem in HIV prevention and care is the high number of patients diagnosed late, as these undiagnosed patients can continue forward HIV transmission.
Boucher, C.A.B. (Charles), Gorp, E.C.M. (Eric) van, Götz, H.M. (Hannelore), Nichols, B.E. (Brooke), Rokx, C. (Casper), Verbon, A. (Annelies), Vijver, D.A.M.C. (David) van de   +6 more
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Global Capacity for Emerging Infectious Disease Detection, 1996–2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
The speed with which disease outbreaks are recognized is critical for establishing effective control efforts. We evaluate global improvements in the timeliness of outbreak discovery and communication during 2010–2014 as a follow-up to a 2010 report.
Sheryl A. Kluberg, Sumiko R. Mekaru, David J. McIver, Lawrence C. Madoff, Adam W. Crawley, Mark S. Smolinski, John S. Brownstein   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012: a cross-national survey [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the levels of chlamydia control activities including primary prevention, effective case management with partner management and surveillance were assessed in 2012 across countries in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU ...
Amato-Gauci, AJ, Andersen, B, Götz, HM, Herrmann, B, Low, N, Redmond, SM, Sfetcu, O, Uusküla, A, Van Bergen, JE, Van den Broek, IV, Van der Sande, MA, Ward, H, Woodhall, SC   +12 more
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Early implementation challenges in electronic referral and feedback mechanism for patients with tuberculosis using Nikshay – A mixed-methods study from a medical college TB referral unit of Delhi, India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Background: Diagnosis, notification and timely initiation of treatment is an important cornerstone for the elimination of tuberculosis (TB). The referral and feedback mechanism under National Tuberculosis Programme of India has been changed from paper ...
Reema Arora, Ashwini Khanna, Nandini Sharma, Vishal Khanna, Kalpita Shringarpure, Soundappan Kathirvel   +5 more
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On the association between outdoor PM 2.5 concentration and the seasonality of tuberculosis for Beijing and Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2016
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a serious public health problem in various countries. One of the long-elusive but critical questions about TB is what the risk factors are and how they contribute for its seasonality.
Dai, Yanjun, Neoh, Koon Gee, Tong, Yen Wah, Wang, Chi-Hwa, You, Siming   +4 more
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Estimating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infectious disease notifications in Klang district, Malaysia, 2020–2022

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted disease surveillance systems globally, leading to reduced notifications of other infectious diseases. This study aims to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the infectious disease surveillance system
Vivek Jason Jayaraj, Diane Woei-Quan Chong, Faridah Binti Jafri, Nur Adibah Binti Mat Saruan, Gurpreet Kaur Karpal Singh, Ravinkanth Perumal, Shakirah Binti Jamaludin, Juvina Binti Mohd Janurudin, Siti Rohana Binti Saad   +8 more
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Better than nothing? Patient-delivered partner therapy and partner notification for chlamydia: the views of Australian general practitioners [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Genital chlamydia is the most commonly notified sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia and worldwide and can have serious reproductive health outcomes.
Bowden, Francis, Chen, Marcus Y, Fairley, Christopher K, Hocking, Jane S, Hopkins, Carol A, Parker, Rhian M, Pavlin, Natasha L, Piggin, Anna K, Pitts, Marian K, Russell, Darren B, Temple-Smith, Meredith J, Tomnay, Jane E   +11 more
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The epidemiology of notifiable diseases in Australia and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2012–2022

BMC Global and Public Health
Background Infectious disease surveillance tracks disease epidemiology and informs prevention and control. Public health measures implemented in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 to 2022) affected infectious disease epidemiology.
Asma Sohail, Allen C. Cheng, Sarah L. McGuinness, Karin Leder   +3 more
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