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The changing epidemiology of bacillary dysentery and characteristics of antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolated in China from 2004–2014

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background Bacillary dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella is a significant public health problem in developing countries such as China.
Zhaorui Chang, Jing Zhang, Lu Ran, Junling Sun, Fengfeng Liu, Li Luo, Lingjia Zeng, Liping Wang, Zhongjie Li, Hongjie Yu, Qiaohong Liao   +10 more
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Event-based surveillance during EXPO Milan 2015. Rationale, tools, procedures, and initial results [PDF]

, 2016
More than 21 million participants attended EXPO Milan from May to October 2015, making it one of the largest protracted mass gathering events in Europe.
Bastiampillai, Anan Judina, Caporali, Maria Grazia, Costanzo, Virgilio, Declich, Silvia, Gabrielli, Eugenia, Gramegna, Maria, Linge, Jens P., Manso, Martina Del, Mantica, Eleonora, Napoli, Christian, Piatti, Alessandra, Pompa, Maria Grazia, Riccardo, Flavia, Vellucci, Loredana, Verile, Marco   +14 more
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Mobile technologies for disease surveillance in humans and animals

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2014
A paper-based disease reporting system has been associated with a number of challenges. These include difficulties to submit hard copies of the disease surveillance forms because of poor road infrastructure, weather conditions or challenging terrain ...
Mpoki Mwabukusi, Esron D. Karimuribo, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Eric Beda   +3 more
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Trends in CD4+ Cell Counts, Viral Load, Treatment, Testing History, and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients in Osaka, Japan, From 2003 through 2017: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Epidemiology, 2023
Background: The CD4 cell count of patients during diagnosis and distribution of CD4 cell counts in the patient population are important to understand infection-diagnosis interval and incidence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
Fumiko Kagiura, Ryota Matsuyama, Dai Watanabe, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuhiko Kanou, Takuri Takahashi, Yusuke Matsui, Masayuki Kakehashi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Takuma Shirasaka   +9 more
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Characteristics of Seasonal Influenza Virus Activity in a Subtropical City in China, 2013–2019

Vaccines, 2020
Background: To optimize seasonal influenza vaccination programs in regions with potentially complicated seasonal patterns, the epidemiological characteristics of seasonal influenza activity in a subtropical city of China were explored.
Aiqin Zhu, Jianhua Liu, Chuchu Ye, Jianxing Yu, Zhibing Peng, Luzhao Feng, Liping Wang, Ying Qin, Yaming Zheng, Zhongjie Li   +9 more
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Evaluation of an ad hoc paper-based syndromic surveillance system in Ibaraki evacuation centres following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2018
Outbreaks of infectious diseases can occur after natural disasters as vital services are disrupted and populations move into evacuation centres. National notifiable disease surveillance may be inadequate in these situations because of resource-consuming ...
Matthew M Griffith, Yuichiro Yahata, Fujiko Irie, Hajime Kamiya, Aika Watanabe, Yusuke Kobayashi, Tamano Matsui, Nobuhiko Okabe, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Kazunori Oishi   +10 more
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Epidemiological and etiological characteristics of mild hand, foot and mouth disease in children under 7 years old, Nanjing, China, 2010–2019

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Mild hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases make up a relatively high proportion of HFMD while have often been overlooked. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of mild HFMD in Nanjing.
Junjun Wang, Songning Ding, Weijia Xie, Taiwu Wang, Ying Qin, Jiandong Zheng, Xiaokun Yang, Hongting Zhao, Zhibin Peng, Tao Ma   +9 more
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Regional Initiatives in Support of Surveillance in East Africa: The East Africa Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) Experience. [PDF]

, 2013
The East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) was formed in response to a growing frequency of cross-border malaria outbreaks in the 1990s and a growing recognition that fragmented disease interventions, coupled with weak laboratory
Bond KC, Gresham L, James Kariuki, Leonard E.G Mboera, Maurice Ope, Mayala BK, Mboera LEG, Miriam Schneidman, Mwihaki Kimura, Olago D, Ramana N.V Gandham, Shikanga O, Stanley Sonoiya, WHO, WHO   +14 more
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Molecular epidemiology of respiratory viruses in virus-induced asthma

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013
Acute respiratory illness (ARI) due to various viruses is not only the most common cause of upper respiratory infection in humans but is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality, leading to diseases such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia.
Hiroyuki eTsukagoshi, Taisei eIshioka, NODA eMasahiro, Kunihisa eKozawa, Hirokazu eKimura   +4 more
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Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte [PDF]

, 2018
The island of Mayotte is a department of France, an outermost region of the European Union located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Eastern Africa.
A Namatovu, C Cetre-Sossah, D Dekker, D Krackardt, D Krackhardt, DJ Watts, ESM Tuppurainen, JC Gibbens, JH Ward, K Dellagi, KD Stark, L Danon, LM Mansley, MJ Anderson, P Tortosa, R Metras, R Metras, RR Kao   +17 more
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