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Types of Self-Surveillance: from abnormality to individuals ‘at risk’.

, 2002
The major objective of this article is to inquire into the kind of subjectivity produced by surveillance practices. The analysis begins by questioning a certain understanding, widespread in the literature of new surveillance technologies, of Foucault’s ...
Bruno, Fernanda, Vaz, Paulo
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Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other hand considered to be under-documented due to improper basic health and demographic record-keeping.
Ibrahim Kiche, Homan, Tobias, Mweresa, Collins, Di Pasquale, Aurelio, Kiche, Ibrahim, Onoka, Kelvin, Alexandra Hiscox, Mukabana, Wolfgang R., Nicolas Maire, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Kelvin Onoka, Kiche, I., Mweresa, C.K., Takken, W., Mukabana, W.R., Tobias Homan, Pasquale, A., di, Onoka, K., Takken, Willem, Maire, Nicolas, Homan, T., di Pasquale, A., Collins Mweresa, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Hiscox, Alexandra, Maire, N., Hiscox, A.F., Willem Takken   +27 more
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDE EXPOSURE IN FARMERS AROUND RICE FARMING AREA IN OGAN ILIR REGENCY, SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health
Introduction: Pesticides are chemical compounds that are toxic to the environment and humans. Approximately 89.8% of farmers in South Sumatra use chemical pesticides.
Maksuk, Intan Kumalasari, Maliha Amin, Masdalina Pane   +3 more
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Late Cytomegalovirus Infections After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis with posttransplant cyclophosphamide (ptCY) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis with letermovir have changed the clinical epidemiology of CMV infection. We studied the incidence, risk factors for, and outcomes of CMV infection after Day + 90 of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT ...
George L. Chen, Roland Bassett, Rohtesh S. Mehta, Betul Oran, Fareed Khawaja, Ella J. Ariza‐Heredia, Yosra Aljawai, Amanda Olson, May Daher, Portia Smallbone, Katayoun Rezvani, Partow Kebriaei, Uday Popat, Richard Champlin, Roy F. Chemaly, Elizabeth J. Shpall   +15 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship programs in a Mexican private healthcare system: a self-assessment of core elements

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) refer to a set of coordinated actions that improve the quality of care and combat antimicrobial resistance. Currently, information regarding the status of ASPs in Mexico is scarce. We aimed to describe
José Iván Castillo Bejarano, Dzoara Laura Lugo Ondarza, Juan O Galindo Galindo, Daniel Siller Rodríguez, Sara Paulina Rosales-González, Susana Patricia Cantú González, Jorge Alberto Vera Delgado   +6 more
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Allergic Rhinitis Amplifies Asthma Risk in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Large‐Scale Retrospective Cohort Analysis

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and allergic rhinitis (AR) are two highly prevalent airway diseases in the United States. While the coexistence of CRS and asthma is well recognized, less is known about the development of new‐onset asthma in CRS, particularly in the context of comorbid AR. This study assessed the impact of CRS and AR on
Austin J. Lee, Mohamad R. Chaaban
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Salmonellosis Among Children Aged 0–14 Years in Greece over the Period 2005–2024: Descriptive Analysis of Surveillance Data from the Mandatory Notification System

Microorganisms
Foodborne diseases remain a major public health challenge. Among them, salmonellosis is one of the most frequently reported illnesses, associated with clusters and outbreaks and with considerable morbidity, potentially severe in vulnerable populations ...
Lida Politi, Theologia Sideroglou, Eleni Triantafyllou, Georgia Mandilara, Anthi Chrysostomou, Kassiani Mellou, Theano Georgakopoulou, Karolina Akinosoglou   +7 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AIDS AND ORGANIZATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE

Relevance of the research: According to the World Health Organization, approximately 88.4 million people worldwide have been infected with AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, and 42.3 million of them have died. According to the United Nations, AIDS/HIV ranks as the 5th leading cause of death among diseases today.
Qaxxorova Shahnozabonu, Hamidova N.Q
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Female‐Specific Risk of TAS2R Variants in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Hospital‐Based Cohort Study From the Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) function in the innate immune defense of the sinonasal mucosa; however, the genetic association between the TAS2R gene family and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) remains understudied in Asian populations.
Rong‐San Jiang, Man‐Wei Hua, I‐Chieh Chen, Yi‐Ming Chen, Shun‐Hung Lin, Kuan‐Yu Lai, Yi‐Chen Chen   +6 more
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Pandemics of the future: Disease surveillance in real time

, 2014
This paper explores disease surveillance systems in relation to preparedness, a security paradigm that strives to make future catastrophic events available for “real time” intervention in the present.
Thomas, Lindsay
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