PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundBecause mass gatherings create environments conducive for infectious disease transmission, public health officials may recommend postponing or canceling large gatherings during a moderate or severe pandemic.
Jeanette J Rainey +2 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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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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Historical parallels, Ebola virus disease and cholera: understanding community distrust and social violence with epidemics [PDF]
, 2016 In the three West African countries most affected by the recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, resistance to public health measures contributed to the startling speed and persistence of this epidemic in the region.
Cohn, Samuel, Kutalek, Ruth
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The Stafford outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease [PDF]
Epidemiology and Infection, 1990 SUMMARYA large outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was associated with Stafford District General Hospital. A total of 68 confirmed cases was treated in hospital and 22 of these patients died. A further 35 patients, 14 of whom were treated at home, were suspected cases of Legionnaires’ disease. All these patients had visited the hospital during April 1985.
M. C. O'Mahony +11 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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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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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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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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