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Estimation of the basic reproduction number of measles during an outbreak in a partially vaccinated population [PDF]
, 2000 From March to July 1996 a measles outbreak occurred in northern Luxembourg with 110 reported cases centered around two primary schools (85 cases) and the surrounding community (25 cases). Eighty four suspected cases were confirmed serologically.
Muller, C. P. +3 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
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A systematic review to guide measles exposure periods for contact tracingResearch in context
EBioMedicineSummary: Background: This systematic review examined the duration of measles virus airborne transmissibility after a source case is no longer present to identify evidence gaps in measles contact tracing exposure window guidelines.
Haley F. Wellham +7 more
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Malaria Journal, 2017 Background Malaria is ranked as the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are co-endemic. The incidence of P. vivax is usually considered to be less seasonal than P. falciparum.
Lemu Golassa, Michael T. White
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, 2005 By 3 October 2005, 157 cases of infection had been reported in an outbreak of verotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 in south Wales in the United ...
Collective Outbreak control team +1 more
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Modelling the utility of body temperature readings from primary care consults for SARS surveillance in an army medical centre. [PDF]
, 2006 INTRODUCTION: There is interest in surveillance systems for outbreak detection at stages where clinical presentation would still be undifferentiated. Such systems focus on detecting clusters of syndromes in excess of baseline levels, which may indicate ...
Tan, Iain BH, Ng, Yih-Yng, Chen, Mark IC
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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, 2001 This report describes the investigation and management of an outbreak of severe illness among injecting drug users in Scotland.
Outbreak Management Team
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