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Whole-genome sequencing for national surveillance of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 [PDF]

, 2015
Background. National surveillance of gastrointestinal pathogens, such as Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157), is key to rapidly identifying linked cases in the distributed food network to facilitate public health interventions.
Adak, Goutam, Ashton, Philip M., Byrne, Lisa, Cowley, Lauren A, Dallman, Timothy J, Ellis, Richard J, Elson, Richard, Grant, Kathie, Green, Jonathan, Hanage, William P, Jenkins, Claire, Perry, Neil T, Petrovska, Liljana, Underwood, Anthony, Wain, John   +14 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease in the Veneto region of Italy: A capture-recapture analysis for assessing the effectiveness of an integrated surveillance system [PDF]

, 2017
open8noBACKGROUND: Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis has been changing since the introduction of universal vaccination programmes against meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) and meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) has now become dominant.
Baldo, Vincenzo, Baldovin, Tatjana, Bertoncello, Chiara, Cocchio, Silvia, Furlan, Patrizia, Lazzari, Roberta, Russo, Francesca, Saia, Mario   +7 more
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New approach for tuberculosis contact tracing implemented in the two regions of Kyrgyz Republic during 2017-2018

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation as a proved approach for finding new TB cases, is not fully performed in Kyrgyzstan. In 2018, the country started aligning the National Guidelines for tracking contacts with the WHO recommendations ...
Bakyt Dzhangaziev, Aizat Kulzhabaeva, Nune Truzyan, Abdykadyr Zhoroev, Dinagul Otorbaeva, Sanzharbek Temirbekov, Elina Shahumyan, Karapet Davtyan, Tolo Isakov   +8 more
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Epidemiological surveillance of capybaras and ticks on warning area for Brazilian spotted fever [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2015
Aim: The vulnerability of tropical developing countries to the emerging disease constitutes a critical phenomenon in which the invasion of wild niches by human hosts, contributes to expansion of zoonotic diseases, such as the Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)
José Brites-Neto, Jardel Brasil , Keila Maria Roncato Duarte   +2 more
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Population-based study of influenza and invasive meningococcal disease among Greek children during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Background Aiming to the containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide have implemented a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Theoklis Zaoutis, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Danai Ktena, Eleni Kourkouni, Flora Kontopidou, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Kalliopi Papadima, Theano Georgakopoulou, Ioanna Magaziotou, Anastasia Andreopoulou, Georgina Tzanakaki   +10 more
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The need to improve implementation and use of lifestyle surveillance systems for planning prevention activities: an analysis of the Italian Regions [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: To describe the level of use of lifestyle surveillance systems in Italy and to identify predictors of their use by the Italian Regions for planning and monitoring purposes.
D'Andrea, Elvira, DE VITO, Corrado, Marzuillo, Carolina, Massimi, Azzurra, Rosso, Annalisa, Unim, BRIGID ANDOUNIMYE, Villari, Paolo   +6 more
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Epidemiological surveillance of meningeal and encephalic syndrome in the Mexican Social Security Institute, 2012–2014

Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2017
Objective: To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of meningitis and cephalic disorder from 2012 to 2014 at the Mexican Social Security Institute (MSSI).
D.A. Cabrera-Gaytán, G.F. Pérez-Pérez, L. Arriaga-Nieto, A. Vallejos-Parás, R. Padilla-Velázquez, C. Grajales-Muñiz   +5 more
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Excess deaths directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 using routinely reported mortality data, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2020: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Studies on excess deaths (ED) show that reported deaths from COVID-19 underestimate death. To understand mortality for improved pandemic preparedness, we estimated ED directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 and ED by age groups.Design
Ronald L Moolenaar, Yekaterina Bumburidi, Altynai Dzhalimbekova, Marina Malisheva, Roberta Horth, Daniel Singer, Dinagul Otorbaeva   +6 more
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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: 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, D, Marriott, R A, Hajjeh, D, Warnock, W, Meyer, R, Barton   +5 more
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