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The Politics of Epidemiological Surveillance
Politics and the Life Sciences, 1992 Mark Wheelis makes a thoroughly scientific case for deterring the covert use of biological weapons through a program of global epidemiological surveillance, thoughtfully laid out in terms of function, organization, and goals. In tactical terms, however, it seems a bit like the tail of biological weapons control wagging the dog of the “other benefits ...
Barbara Hatch Rosenberg
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Evaluation of WGS-subtyping methods for epidemiological surveillance of foodborne salmonellosis [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Salmonellosis is one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide. Although human infection by non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) enterica subspecies enterica is associated primarily with a self-limiting diarrhoeal illness, invasive bacterial ...
Thapa, S., Mohammed, M.
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Epidemiology of and Surveillance for Postpartum Infections [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 We screened automated ambulatory medical records, hospital and emergency room claims, and pharmacy records of 2,826 health maintenance organization (HMO) members who gave birth over a 30-month period. Full-text ambulatory records were reviewed for the 30-day postpartum period to confirm infection status for a weighted sample of cases.
Deborah S. Yokoe +6 more
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Phage typing or CRISPR typing for epidemiological surveillance of Salmonella Typhimurium? [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Salmonella Typhimurium is the most dominant Salmonella serovar around the world. It is associated with foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks but has recently been associated with invasive illness and deaths. Characterization of S. Typhimurium is
Manal Mohammed, Mohammed, M.
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Epidemiologic Surveillance In Developing Countries [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 1991 developed countries in many ways. Most people are poorer, less educated, more likely to die at a young age, and less knowledgeable about factors that cause, prevent, or cure disease. Biological and physical hazards are more common, which results in greater incidence, disability, and death. Although disease is common, both the people and government have
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Epidemiology and Surveillance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
Liver Cancer, 2012 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancies and has a high mortality rate. The incidence of HCC differs greatly according to the geographic area. East and Southeast Asia, as well as middle and West Africas have the highest prevalence of HCC. The risk factors for developing HCC are well known and include cirrhosis,
Do Young, Kim, Kwang-Hyub, Han
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Malaria genotyping for epidemiologic surveillance [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 Malaria control and elimination have, for more than a century, relied on traditional surveillance methods: catching mosquitoes or examining blood slides under a light microscope. Recent technological advances have started to change the game, including high-quality rapid diagnostic tests for malaria.
Bryan, Greenhouse, David L, Smith
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Epidemiology: surveillance of fungal infections [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2000 Surveillance for fungal diseases is essential to improve our understanding of their epidemiology and to enable research and prevention efforts to be prioritized. In order to conduct better surveillance for fungal diseases, it is important to develop more accurate and timely diagnostic tests, to follow rigorous epidemiological methods and to have ...
D, Ellis +5 more
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Archives of Public Health, 2021 Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic represents a serious worldwide threat. Stranded Lebanese citizens abroad appealed to the Lebanese government to embark on citizen repatriation missions.
Dalal Youssef +6 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2023 The health emergency resulting from the current COVID-19 pandemic forced the governments of most countries to implement measures to restrict human mobility in order to control the spread of the virus causing this disease (SARS-CoV-2), including the ...
Bruno Ramírez-Aguilar +3 more
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