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Calculating the serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 in Lebanon using 2020 contact-tracing data

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Introduction The first detected case in Lebanon on 21 February 2020 engendered implementation of a nationwide lockdown alongside timely contact-tracing and testing.
Nadine Haddad, Hannah Eleanor Clapham, Hala Abou Naja, Majd Saleh, Zeina Farah, Nada Ghosn, Pamela Mrad, Natasha Howard   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontological representation of CDC Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Case Reports [PDF]

, 2014
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (CDC ABCs) Program is a collaborative effort betweeen the CDC, state health departments, laboratories, and universities to track invasive bacterial pathogens of particular
Cowell, Lindsay G., Goldfain, Albert, Smith, Barry   +2 more
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The Role of Village Surveillance Officer to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]

, 2016
Dengue is a major public health problem in Indonesia. The program of elimination of mosquito breeding places is still low. This study was aimed to analyze the effectiveness of village surveillance officer for decrease container index.
Kuntoro, K. (Kuntoro), Sunarsih, S. (Sunarsih), Susanto, N. (Nugroho), W, C. U. (Chatrin)   +3 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental Disorders in Children Recently Diagnosed With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurocognitive deficits in adult survivors of childhood cancer are well established, but less is known about developmental disorders (DD) arising shortly after cancer diagnosis. Using 2016–2019 linked Ohio cancer registry and Medicaid data, we compared DD among 324 children with cancer and 606,913 cancer‐free controls.
Jamie Shoag, Long Vu, Ritika Miryala, Jeffrey M. Albert, Molly McVoy, Siran M. Koroukian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Wales

Scientific Reports
Identification of factors contributing to tuberculosis (TB) transmission can guide targeted measures to reduce morbidity. Varying findings for factors associated with TB genomic clustering exist.
Nicole Pacchiarini, Felicity Simkin, Mark Postans, George Ahern, Jiao Song, Clare Brown, Josie Smith, Catie Williams, Matthijs Backx, Daniel Thomas, Thomas R. Connor, Christopher Williams   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

General practice patients treated for substance use problems: a cross-national observational study in Belgium

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background General Practitioners (GPs) are well placed to care for patients with (chronic) substance use problems. This pilot was carried out to study the feasibility and usefulness of a continuous surveillance of substance use problems among general ...
Nicole Boffin, Jerome Antoine, Sarah Moreels, Simeon Wanyama, Karin De Ridder, Lieve Peremans, Marc Vanmeerbeek, Viviane Van Casteren   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria vaccine coverage estimation using age-eligible populations and service user denominators in Kenya

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization approved the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine for wider rollout, and Kenya participated in a phased pilot implementation from 2019 to understand its impact under routine conditions.
Angela K. Moturi, Rose Jalang’o, Anitah Cherono, Samuel K. Muchiri, Robert W. Snow, Emelda A. Okiro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Outbreak of Aeromonas salmonicida in Juvenile Siberian Sturgeons (Acipenser baerii)

Animals, 2023
Aeromonas salmonicida is one of the major threats to world aquaculture, causing fish furunculosis and high mortality rates in cultured fish, particularly salmonids. Although Aeromonas spp.
Esther Vázquez-Fernández, Blanca Chinchilla, Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Lucas Domínguez, Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source