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Communicable disease outbreaks: Ethics in an outbreak

Australian Journal of General Practice, 2020
This fifth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks explores ethical aspects of public health action, information disclosure and research in an epidemic.
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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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Failure of vaccination to prevent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease [PDF]

, 1996
Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease persist in dairy cattle herds in Saudi Arabia despite revaccination at intervals of 4-6 months. Vaccine trials provide data on antibody responses following vaccination.
A. Pearson, Ada, Anderson, Berger, D. T. Haydon, Kitching, M. E. J. Woolhouse, Mackett, McCullough, Nokes, Papoulis, R. P. Kitching, Sokal   +12 more
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Epidemiological dynamics of Ebola outbreaks [PDF]

, 2014
Ebola is a deadly virus that causes frequent disease outbreaks in the human population. Here, we analyse its rate of new introductions, case fatality ratio, and potential to spread from person to person.
Althaus, Athreya, Ball, Blumberg, Chowell, Diekmann, Drake, Ferrari, Gilks, Legrand, Lloyd-Smith, Médecins Sans Frontières, World Health Organisation, World Health Organisation   +13 more
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Transmission factors and exposure to infections at work and invasive pneumococcal disease

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 65-74, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Working in close contacts with coworkers or the general public may be associated with transmission of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We investigated whether crowded workplaces, sharing surfaces, and exposure to infections were factors associated with IPD.
Kjell Torén, Maria Albin, Magnus Alderling, Linus Schiöler, Maria Åberg   +4 more
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Viruses in sanctuary chimpanzees across Africa

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 85, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Infectious disease is a major concern for both wild and captive primate populations. Primate sanctuaries in Africa provide critical protection to thousands of wild‐born, orphan primates confiscated from the bushmeat and pet trades. However, uncertainty about the infectious agents these individuals potentially harbor has important implications ...
Emily Dunay, Leah A. Owens, Christopher D. Dunn, Joshua Rukundo, Rebeca Atencia, Megan F. Cole, Averill Cantwell, Melissa Emery Thompson, Alexandra G. Rosati, Tony L. Goldberg   +9 more
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Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 408-429, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from December 2020‐January 2021.
Michael Leach, Julien Barbara, Ioana Chan Mow, Sina Vaai, Christopher Mudaliar, Patila Amosa, Louise Mataia, Susana Tauaa, Taema Imo, Vernetta Heem   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Size of Outbreaks Near the Epidemic Threshold [PDF]

Phys. Rev. E 69, 050901R (2004), 2004
The spread of infectious diseases near the epidemic threshold is investigated. Scaling laws for the size and the duration of outbreaks originating from a single infected individual in a large susceptible population are obtained. The maximal size of an outbreak n_* scales as N^{2/3} with N the population size.
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Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Objectives To compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers (HCWs) in transmission, and evaluate outbreak management practices.
M. Abbas, T. Robalo Nunes, Romain Martischang, W. Zingg, A. Iten, D. Pittet, S. Harbarth   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigating the Relationship Between World Development Indicators and the Occurrence of Disease Outbreaks in the 21st Century: A Case Study [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The timely identification of socio-economic sectors vulnerable to a disease outbreak presents an important challenge to the civic authorities and healthcare workers interested in outbreak mitigation measures. This problem was traditionally solved by studying the aberrances in small-scale healthcare data. In this paper, we leverage data driven models to
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