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Epidemiology, transmission dynamics and control of SARS: the 2002-2003 epidemic [PDF]

, 2004
This paper reviews current understanding of the epidemiology, transmission dynamics and control of the aetiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Hedley, A, Leung, Gabriel M, Ghani, Azra C, Christophe Fraser, Lam, T, Anderson, RM, Ghani, AC, Lam, TH, Azra C. Ghani, Donnelly, C, Leung, GM, Fraser, C, Ferguson, Neil M, Fraser, Christophe, Donnelly, CA, Hedley, AJ, Christl A. Donnelly, Anderson, Roy M, Ferguson, NM, Riley, Steven, Roy M. Anderson, Leung, G, Hedley, Anthony J, Anthony J. Hedley, Ghani, A, Ferguson, N, Anderson, R, Donnelly, Christl A, Steven Riley, Riley, S, Neil M. Ferguson, Gabriel M. Leung, Tai H. Lam   +32 more
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A large outbreak of serovar Thompson infections associated with chocolate cake in Busan, Korea [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2019
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to reveal the epidemiologic characteristics of the outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Thompson in Busan Metropolitan City and to identify points for improvement to prevent of food-borne disease ...
Youngduck Eun, Hyesun Jeong, Seungjin Kim, Wonseo Park, Byoungseon Ahn, Dongkeun Kim, Eunhee Kim, Eunhee Park, Sunhee Park, Inyeong Hwang, Hyunjin Son   +10 more
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Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission. [PDF]

, 2001
To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a prospective hospital-based, matched case- control study, with analysis based on the first 180 cases ...
Jordi Vila, Pedro L. Alonso, Casals, C, Urassa, H, Alonso, P L, Marcel Tanner, Fred Lwilla, Manuel Corachán, Camilo J. Acosta, Hassan Mshinda, Claudia M. Galindo, Galindo, C M, Acosta, C J, Honorathy Urassa, Kesheni Senkoro, Kimario, J, John Kimario, Acosta, CJ, N. Eseko, Vila, J, Mshinda, H, Eseko, N, Tanner, M, Alonso, PL, Climent Casals, Senkoro, K, Corachán, M, Lwilla, F, Galindo, CM, Corachán Cuyás, Manuel, Casals Pascual, Climent, Urassa, Honorathy, Vila Estapé, Jordi, Senkoro, Kesheni, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Alonso, Pedro, Galindo, Claudia M., Acosta, Camilo J., Kimario, John, Eseko, N., Lwilla, Fred   +41 more
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Preventing and Controlling Epidemics Through Blockchain-Assisted AI-Enabled Networks [PDF]

IEEE Network, 2021
Accepted in IEEE Network ...
Safa Otoum, Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, Hussein T. Mouftah   +2 more
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Immunity in the ABM-DSGE Framework for Preventing and Controlling Epidemics—Validation of Results [PDF]

Entropy, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions on how to manage an epidemiological and economic crisis around the world. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and policy makers have been asking how effective lockdowns are in preventing and controlling the spread of the virus.
Jagoda Kaszowska-Mojsa, Przemysław Włodarczyk, Agata Szymańska   +2 more
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Evaluating risk factors associated with COVID-19 infections among vaccinated people early in the U.S. vaccination campaign: an observational study of five states, January–March 2021

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background COVID-19 vaccines are an effective tool to prevent illness due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, infection after vaccination still occurs. We evaluated all infections identified among recipients of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID ...
Katrin S. Sadigh, Kiersten J. Kugeler, Sara Bressler, Stephanie C. Massay, Emma Schmoll, Lauren Milroy, Alyson M. Cavanaugh, Allison Sierocki, COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Characterization Team, Marc Fischer, Leisha D. Nolen   +10 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in a Rural District of West China

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
BACKGROUND: Parasitic infections are widespread in rural areas of West China. The remote and humid environment, traditional ways of life, contaminated potable water and limited health services all contribute to the transmission and persistence of fecal ...
Ning Tang, Nian Ji Luo
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WHO competency framework for health authorities and institutions to manage infodemics: its development and features

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background In April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Information Network for Epidemics produced an agenda for managing the COVID-19 infodemic. “Infodemic” refers to the overabundance of information—including mis- and disinformation.
Sara Rubinelli, Tina D. Purnat, Elisabeth Wihelm, Denise Traicoff, Apophia Namageyo-Funa, Angus Thomson, Claire Wardle, Jaya Lamichhane, Sylvie Briand, Tim Nguyen   +9 more
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Addressing contact tracing challenges—critical to halting Ebola virus disease transmission

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Delayed and ineffective contact tracing contributed to the extensive transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the 2014–2015 West African outbreak. Understanding and addressing the challenges to implementing and managing contact tracing is
Ashley L. Greiner, Kristina M. Angelo, Andrea M. McCollum, Kelsey Mirkovic, Ray Arthur, Frederick J. Angulo   +5 more
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Association between frequency of dairy product consumption and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2022
Background Hypertension, a well-known risk factor, contributes to millions of deaths from cardiovascular and renal diseases worldwide. However, evidence on the association between frequency of dairy product consumption and hypertension is inconsistent ...
Hao Wang, Lingli Chen, Yuan Cao, Kaixu Xie, Chunmei Wang, Pei Pei, Yu Guo, Fiona Bragg, Min Yu, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li   +10 more
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