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A two-component model for counts of infectious diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
We propose a stochastic model for the analysis of time series of disease counts as collected in typical surveillance systems on notifiable infectious diseases.
Schmid, V   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Ongoing local transmission of dengue in Japan, August to September 2014

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2014
No ...
Yuzo Arima   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case-control study of risk factors for incident syphilis infection among men who have sex with men in Tokyo, Japan

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019
Introduction: In Japan, syphilis notifications have increased. Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tokyo have contributed substantially to the increase in syphilis notifications. We thus aimed to determine the correlates of incident syphilis among them.
Masahiro Ishikane   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bringing together emerging and endemic zoonoses surveillance: shared challenges and a common solution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Early detection of disease outbreaks in human and animal populations is crucial to the effective surveillance of emerging infectious diseases. However, there are marked geographical disparities in capacity for early detection of outbreaks, which limit ...
Knobel, Darryn   +16 more
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBMC 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Initiatives in Support of Surveillance in East Africa: The East Africa Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) Experience. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
Schneidman, Miriam   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Mobile technologies for disease surveillance in humans and animals

open access: yesOnderstepoort 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surveillance and response systems for elimination of tropical diseases : summary of a thematic series in infectious diseases of poverty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The peer-reviewed journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty provides a new platform to engage with, and disseminate in an open-access format, science outside traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Zhou, Xiao-Nong   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Infectious disease surveillance needs for the United States: lessons from Covid-19. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Lipsitch M   +29 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of an ad hoc paper-based syndromic surveillance system in Ibaraki evacuation centres following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

open access: yesWestern 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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