Legionnaires' disease: when an 'outbreak' is not an outbreak
During August 2006, there was a large increase in non-travel related legionella cases throughout England and in the ...
J. V. Lee+9 more
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Make science evolve into a One Health approach to improve health and security: a white paper
The World One Health Congresses are biennial gatherings of approximately 1500 professionals from relevant international organisations, OIE, FAO, WHO, World Bank, leading scientific experts and researchers in the field of One Health, animal production and
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus+21 more
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Genomic dissection of the 1994 Cronobacter sakazakii outbreak in a French neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]
Background: Cronobacter sakazakii is a member of the genus Cronobacter that has frequently been isolated from powdered infant formula (PIF) and linked with rare but fatal neonatal infections such as meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis.
Dickins, B+6 more
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A retrospective review of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis queries, South Africa, 2016–2019
Background: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICDs) of South Africa (SA) provides technical support to healthcare workers (HCWs) with regard to infectious diseases through the NICD clinician hotline.
Trisha A. Whitbread+7 more
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A long-lasting measles epidemic in Maroua, Cameroon 2008-2009: mass vaccination as response to the epidemic. [PDF]
A measles outbreak occurred in Maroua, Cameroon, from January 2008 to April 2009. In accordance with recent World Health Organization guidelines, an outbreak-response immunization (ORI) was conducted in January 2009.
Anker+30 more
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Background The international spread of wild poliomyelitis outbreaks continues to threaten eradication of poliomyelitis and in 2014 a public health emergency of international concern was declared.
Kathleen M. O’Reilly+5 more
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Classifying Vietnamese Disease Outbreak Reports with Important Sentences and Rich Features [PDF]
Text classification is an important field of research from mid 90s up to now. It has many applications, one of them is in Web-based biosurveillance systems which identify and summarize online disease outbreak reports. In this paper we focus on classifying Vietnamese disease outbreak reports.
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An Outbreak of Dysentery [PDF]
On February 10th, 1911, the attention of the Medical Officer of Health was called by the practitioner in charge to an outbreak of diarrhoea in a family named R. residing in Paddington. The note made at the interview was to the effect that cases had occurred on the 8th, 9th, and 10th (2 cases) of the month, the four patients having violent diarrhoea and
R. Dudfield, F. A. Bainbridge
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Projections of epidemic transmission and estimation of vaccination impact during an ongoing Ebola virus disease outbreak in Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as of Feb. 25, 2019. [PDF]
BackgroundAs of February 25, 2019, 875 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hoff, Nicole A+12 more
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This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on colorectal cancer treatment in Japan, that was not fully understood. The COVID‐19 pandemic has reduced the number of colonoscopies and surgeries for colorectal cancer and hindered the detection of asymptomatic early‐stage cancers.
Masaaki Miyo+20 more
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