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Not all surveillance data are created equal—A multi‐method dynamic occupancy approach to determine rabies elimination from wildlife [PDF]

, 2019
1. A necessary component of elimination programmes for wildlife disease is effective surveillance. The ability to distinguish between disease freedom and non‐detection can mean the difference between a successful elimination campaign and new epizootics ...
Cliquet F., Gelman A., Glueck T. F., Gruen B., Homer C., MacKenzie D. I., Manning S. E., Mörner T., R Core Team, Ronald G., Rupprecht C.   +10 more
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Evaluation of potential miticide toxicity to Varroa destructor and honey bees, Apis mellifera, under laboratory conditions

Scientific Reports, 2020
The honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is the world’s most important managed pollinator of agricultural crops, however, Varroa mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman, infestation has threatened honey bee survivorship.
Rassol Bahreini, Medhat Nasr, Cassandra Docherty, Olivia de Herdt, Samantha Muirhead, David Feindel   +5 more
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Livestock trade networks for guiding animal health surveillance [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Trade in live animals can contribute to the introduction of exotic diseases, the maintenance and spread endemic diseases. Annually millions of animals are moved across Europe for the purposes of breeding, fattening and slaughter.
A Bouma, A Carter, A Carter, A Nardo Di, B Häsler, Barbara Häsler, DJ Carolan, DJ Watts, DM Green, ESRI, European Commission, European Union, European Union, European Union, European Union, European Union Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005, European Union Council Regulation (EC) 623/2003, European Union Council Regulation (EC) 853/2004, European Union Council Regulation (EC) 854/2004, European Union. Council Regulation (EC) 722/2013, G Robins, H Roberts, J Frössling, J Storz, JJ McGlone, JM Read, Jo L Hardstaff, Jonathan R Rushton, JT Schnute, KL VanderWaal, KS Howe, LinkTAD, LJ Hoinville, M Bigras-Poulin, M Braks, M Ercsey-Ravasz, M Nöremark, M Werner, N Fegan, N Tadich, PLM Van Horne, PN Grigor, R Bivand, R Core Team: R, RP Smith, S Dee, S Rautureau, SS Chen, SW Ashworth, V Gewest   +49 more
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Risk prediction to inform surveillance of chronic kidney disease in the US Healthcare Safety Net: a cohort study. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundThe capacity of electronic health record (EHR) data to guide targeted surveillance in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. We sought to leverage EHR data for predicting risk of progressing from CKD to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to help ...
Chertow, Glenn M, Hall, Yoshio N, Himmelfarb, Jonathan, Maziarz, Marlena, Tuot, Delphine S, Xie, Yuxiang   +5 more
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