Results 31 to 40 of about 381,632 (341)

Regional reports for the subnational monitoring of measles elimination in Italy and the identification of local barriers to the attainment of the elimination goal [PDF]

, 2018
Although most countries in the WHO European Region were verified in 2017 as having interrupted endemic measles transmission, nine countries were still endemic. Among these, Italy accounted for the second highest number of measles cases reported in Europe
Adamo, Giovanna, Baccolini, Valentina, Bella, Antonino, De Soccio, Pasquale, Iannazzo, Stefania, Magurano, Fabio, Marzuillo, Carolina, Prencipe, Grazia Pia, Sturabotti, Giulia, Villari, Paolo   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Cluster of legionnaires’ disease in an Italian prison [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Legionella pneumophila (Lp) is the most common etiologic agent causing Legionnaires’ Disease (LD). Water systems offer the best growth conditions for Lp and support its spread by producing aerosols.
Cala C., Capra G., Di Carlo P., Distefano S. A., Fasciana T., Giammanco A., Mascarella C., Palermo M., Rampulla A.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

A Geographically-Restricted but Prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Identified in the West Midlands Region of the UK between 1995 and 2008 [PDF]

, 2011
Background: We describe the identification of, and risk factors for, the single most prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain in the West Midlands region of the UK.Methodology/Principal Findings: Prospective 15-locus MIRU-VNTR genotyping of all M ...
A Fok, AD Jackson, AL Gibson, Andrea L. Gibson, Annette Wood, AR Moss, Babatunde Olowokure, CS Lambregts-van Weezenbeek, D Alland, D van Soolingen, DC Perlman, E. Grace Smith, G de Vries, Helen Jones, Ibrahim Abubakar, J Love, Jason T. Evans, JD van Embden, JE Oeltmann, Jonathan S. Mann, JT Evans, K Brudey, Laura Anderson, LC Lazzarini, LC Lazzarini, LS Cowan, MC Ruddy, MW Borgdorff, P Supply, P Supply, Pam Sonnenberg, Pere-Joan Cardona, Peter M. Hawkey, PM Hawkey, PM Small, R Frothingham, R Stavrum, Robert L. Serafino Wani, S Ghebremichael, Sarah Gardiner, SJ McNabb, SV Kik, Zaluckyj Sarah   +42 more
core   +4 more sources

Status and potential of bacterial genomics for public health practice : a scoping review [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is increasingly being translated into routine public health practice, affecting the surveillance and control of many pathogens.
Boon, Nele AM, Descamps, Tine, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Robert, Annie, Roosens, Nancy HC, Van Goethem, Nina, Van Oyen, Herman   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the reinforced integrated disease surveillance and response strategy using short message service data transmission in two southern regions of Madagascar, 2014–15

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy was introduced in Madagascar in 2007. Information was collected by Healthcare structures (HS) on paper forms and transferred to the central level by post or email.
Rado Randriamiarana, Grégoire Raminosoa, Nikaria Vonjitsara, Rivo Randrianasolo, Harena Rasamoelina, Harimahefa Razafimandimby, Arthur Lamina Rakotonjanabelo, Richard Lepec, Loïc Flachet, Ariane Halm   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy [PDF]

, 2018
Influenza A and B viruses are responsible for respiratory infections, representing globally seasonal threats to human health. The 2 viral types often co-circulate and influenza B plays an important role in the spread of infection.
Alicino C., Ansaldi F., Calamusa G., Canepa P., Colomba G. M. E., Orsi A., Pojero F., Tramuto F., Trucchi C., Vitale F.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Combining genomics and epidemiology to track mumps virus transmission in the United States. [PDF]

, 2020
Unusually large outbreaks of mumps across the United States in 2016 and 2017 raised questions about the extent of mumps circulation and the relationship between these and prior outbreaks.
Bankamp, Bettina, Barreira, Paul, Burns, Meagan, Byrne, Elizabeth H, Chak, Bridget, Fitzgerald, Susan, Fleming, Stephen, Gharib, Soheyla, Grad, Yonatan H, Hennigan, Scott, Krasilnikova, Lydia A, Lett, Susan, Lewnard, Joseph A, MacInnis, Bronwyn L, Madoff, Lawrence C, Matranga, Christian B, McNall, Rebecca J, Metsky, Hayden C, Park, Daniel J, Piantadosi, Anne, Qu, James, Rota, Paul A, Sabeti, Pardis C, Sabina, Brandon, Schaffner, Stephen F, Shah, Rickey R, Siddle, Katherine J, Smole, Sandra, Wohl, Shirlee, Yozwiak, Nathan L   +29 more
core   +1 more source

View of Military Epidemiologists on the Problem of Global Spread of a New Coronavirus Infection

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2021
Relevance. Despite the successes achieved in the fight against COVID-19 and the beginning of mass vaccination, the epidemiological situation remains quite tense, especially in foreign countries.
A. A. Kuzin, E. V. Lantsov, A. P. Yumanov, A. S. Kucherov, S. V. Artebyakin, D. A. Zharkov, P. V. Kulikov, I. O. Volinkov, D. Yu. Pishugin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Bovine cysticercosis in Europe has been known for centuries but the data showing the occurrence of this zoonosis are scarce. The aim of this paper is to review and present the current knowledge on bovine cysticercosis in Europe.
Allepuz, Alberto, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Laranjo-González, Minerva   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

The burden of injury in Brazil, 2003

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Since 1980, injuries have been the second biggest cause of death among the Brazilian population. This study aimed to analyze national data on fatal injuries and nonfatal injury hospitalization in Brazil, for 2003.
Vilma Pinheiro Gawryszewski, Eugênia Maria Silveira Rodrigues   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source