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The role of regional surveillance networks in enhancing global outbreak reporting [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) is a moderated electronic reporting system dedicated to the rapid, global dissemination of outbreak reports.
Carrion, Malwina +6 more
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, 2009 The aim of outbreak epidemiology is to study an epidemic in order to gain control over it and to prevent further spread of the disease. Generally outbreak means a “sudden occurrence,” while in the epidemiological sense an outbreak is defined as a sudden increase in the disease frequency, related to time, place, and observed population.
Reintjes, Ralf +4 more
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2020 Background: The evolving outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is requiring social distancing and other measures to protect public health. However, messaging has been inconsistent and unclear.
M. Wolf +17 more
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Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel +2 more
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The outbreak of SARS at Tan Tock Seng Hospital--relating epidemiology to control. [PDF]
, 2006 INTRODUCTION: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began after the index case was admitted on 1 March 2003. We profile the cases suspected to have acquired the infection in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), focussing on major ...
Ang, Brenda SP +4 more
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Optimal Vaccine Allocation to Control Epidemic Outbreaks in Arbitrary Networks
, 2013 We consider the problem of controlling the propagation of an epidemic outbreak in an arbitrary contact network by distributing vaccination resources throughout the network.
Enyioha, Chinwendu +4 more
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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: The world is affected by the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Because of their direct contact with patients, health workers, especially nurses, play critical roles in the prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak through proper care and ...
Marzieh Nemati, B. Ebrahimi, F. Nemati
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Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
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Development of Multi-Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis for Outbreak Detection of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]
, 2006 Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of septicemia and meningitis worldwide. Traditional typing methods like pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) for identifying outbreaks are subjective and time consuming.
Price, Alicia Anne
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The Zika outbreak of the 21st century. [PDF]
, 2016 The Zika virus outbreak has captivated the attention of the global audience and information has spread rapidly and wildly through the internet and other media channels.
Ansari, Aftab +3 more
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