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Enhancing community death notification in Uganda using a hackathon based approach to integrate mortality surveillance into the electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS)

Scientific Reports
Uganda faces persistent weaknesses in mortality surveillance, particularly in the notification of community deaths, which are frequently under-ascertained.
Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Martin Bulamu, Sarah Racheal Akello, Mariam Nambuya, Paul Edward Okello, Enock Tuhereze, Joseph Kitumba, Robert Kato, Nicholas Isabirye, Bwire Godfrey, Allan Muruta, Caroline Kyozira   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2017

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), the odorless, colorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is preventable. Despite the significant risk of morbidity and mortality associated with CO poisoning, there currently exists no
Gina Oda, Russell Ryono, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer, Mark Holodniy   +4 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland

BMC Public Health
Background Expansion of the current single hospital site Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance programme in Ireland, to create a SARI sentinel hospital network, commenced in 2023.
Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Health Strategy and Health Surveillance: knowledge of community and family physicians on Sanitary Surveillance, Environmental Health Surveillance and Surveillance of the Workers Health

, 2021
Introducción: La interacción entre los sectores del Sistema Único de Salud, en particular la Atención Primaria (AP) y la Vigilancia en Salud (VS), es fundamental para que las acciones que se enfocan en la integralidad sean operacionales en los servicios.
Ivancko, Giovanna Mendonça, Querino, Rosimár Alves, Silva, Gabrielly Cristiny Soares, Borges, Rafaela Defendi, Limongi, Jean Ezequiel   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction of self-reported BMI based on objective measurements: a Belgian experience

Archives of Public Health, 2018
Background Based on successive Health Interview Surveys (HIS), it has been demonstrated that also in Belgium obesity, measured by means of a self-reported body mass index (BMI in kg/m2), is a growing public health problem that needs to be monitored as ...
S. Drieskens, S. Demarest, S. Bel, K. De Ridder, J. Tafforeau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lessons Learned from Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) Preparedness in Rwanda: A Comprehensive Review and Way Forward

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023
Background Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe and often fatal illness that affects humans and has significant public health implications, including high mortality rates, strain on healthcare systems, and social and economic disruption. On 20 September
Edson Rwagasore, Olivier Nsekuye, Ziad El-Khatib, Adeline Kabeja, Valois H. Mucunguzi, Pacifique Nizeyimana, Edward Ruseesa, Laurent Ruyange, Isabelle B. Teta, Sandrine Uwamahoro, Solange Twahirwa, Denyse Mugawaneza, Leandre Ishema, Hugor Shema, Alfred Rutagengwa, Valens Ndagijimana, Ines Itanga, Alexis Kapiteni, Jean Luc Benimana, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Bruce Rwagitinywa, Claude Mambo Muvunyi   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations among Lebanese Adults ≥75 Years Old—Lebanon, April–May 2021

Epidemiologia, 2023
In Lebanon, the nationwide vaccination against COVID-19 was launched in February 2021 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and prioritizing elderly people, persons with comorbidities, and healthcare workers.
Zeina Farah, Nadine Haddad, Hala Abou El Naja, Majd Saleh, Pamela Mrad, Nada Ghosn   +5 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source