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Waterborne Disease Outbreaks, 1986–1988
Journal of Food Protection, 1991 From 1986 to 1988, 24 states and Puerto Rico reported 50 outbreaks of illness due to water that people intended to drink, affecting 25,846 persons. The protozoal parasite Giardia lamblia was the agent most commonly implicated in outbreaks, as it has been for the last 10 years; many of these outbreaks were associated with ingestion of chlorinated but ...
William C, Levine +2 more
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UK Foot and Mouth disease: a systemic risk assessment of existing controls [PDF]
, 2016 This article details a systemic analysis of the controls in place and possible interventions available to further reduce the risk of a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United Kingdom.
Longhurst, Philip J. +2 more
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Epidemiological analysis and prevention strategies in response to a shigellosis cluster outbreak: a retrospective case series in an alternative school in the Republic of Korea, 2023 [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research PerspectivesObjectives In March 2023, an alternative school in the Republic of Korea reported 12 cases of shigellosis. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological characteristics in order to determine the cause of the cluster outbreak of shigellosis and to ...
Yeongseo Ahn +8 more
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Traits and risk factors of post-disaster infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review
Scientific Reports, 2021 Infectious disease outbreaks are increasingly recognised as events that exacerbate impacts or prolong recovery following disasters. Yet, our understanding of the frequency, geography, characteristics and risk factors of post-disaster disease outbreaks ...
Gina E. C. Charnley +3 more
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A multi-city outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to bakery products, Republic of Korea [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research PerspectivesObjectives In May 2025, clusters of salmonellosis were identified in 7 cities in the Republic of Korea, all associated with consumption of identical bakery products.
Da Seul Kim +11 more
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Early warning signals in plant disease outbreaks [PDF]
, 2018 Infectious disease outbreaks in plants threaten ecosystems, agricultural crops and food trade. Currently, several fungal diseases are affecting forests worldwide, posing a major risk to tree species, habitats and consequently ecosystem decay.
Baggaley, A.W. +6 more
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Training for Foodborne Outbreak Investigations by Using Structured Learning Experience
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 We created a free and interactive training activity based on playing cards (disease detective cards) that introduces foodborne outbreak investigations to public health professionals and students.
Florian Burckhardt, Esther Kissling
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Tracking disease outbreaks [PDF]
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2002 Scientists have come one step closer to tracking outbreaks of bartonellosis, a potentially fatal vector‐borne disease. Outbreaks of the disease, which was once thought to be found primarily in the high Andes Mountains of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, may be related to El Ni˜no events, according to researchers with NASA and the U.S.
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Real-time decision-making during emergency disease outbreaks. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2018 In the event of a new infectious disease outbreak, mathematical and simulation models are commonly used to inform policy by evaluating which control strategies will minimize the impact of the epidemic.
William J M Probert +10 more
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Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023 This paper is being written at a time when the recent pandemic, namely COVID-19, has shaken the entire world in a manner that has never been seen in modern history.
Roland Ngom +8 more
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