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Characterising COVID-19 school and childcare outbreaks in Canada in 2021: a surveillance study

BMJ Public Health
Background In January 2021, the Public Health Agency of Canada launched the Canadian COVID-19 Outbreak Surveillance System to monitor outbreaks by setting. Schools and childcare centres were identified as settings of interest, as children play a key role
Kaitlin Patterson, Erin McGill, Demy Dam, Anna Bellos, Cameron Mark Coulby, Rachel McCormick   +5 more
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Setting research priorities for global pandemic preparedness: An international consensus and comparison with ChatGPT’s output

Journal of Global Health
Background In this priority-setting exercise, we sought to identify leading research priorities needed for strengthening future pandemic preparedness and response across countries. Methods The International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) used the Child
Peige Song, Davies Adeloye, Yubraj Acharya, D. A. Bojude, Sajjad Ali, Rowalt C. Alibudbud, S. Bastien, Francisco Becerra-Posada, Monika Berecki, Adams Bodomo, Florencia Borrescio-Higa, Marie Buchtova, Harry Campbell, K. Chan, S. Cheema, Mickey Chopra, D. A. Cipta, L. D. Castro, K. Ganasegeran, T. Gebre, Anton Glasnović, Christopher J Graham, C. Igwesi-Chidobe, Per Ole Iversen, B. Jadoon, Giuseppe Lanza, Calum Macdonald, Chulwoo Park, Mohammad Mainul Islam, Suleiman E Mshelia, H. Nair, Z. Ng, M. Htay, K. Akinyemi, Michelle Parisi, S. Patel, Prince Peprah, O. Polašek, Renata L Riha, E. Rotarou, Emma Sacks, K. Sharov, S. Stankov, Wenang Supriyatiningsih, R. Sutan, Mark Tomlinson, Alexander C. Tsai, Dialechti Tsimpida, S. Vento, J. V. Glasnović, Liang Wang, Kerri Wazny, Jingyi Xu, S. Yoshida, Yanfeng Zhang, Jin Cao, Yajie Zhu, A. Sheikh, Igor Rudan   +58 more
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The pharmaceuticalisation of security: molecular biomedicine, antiviral stockpiles, and global health security [PDF]

, 2014
Pharmaceuticals are now critical to the security of populations. Antivirals, antibiotics, next-generation vaccines, and antitoxins are just some of the new ‘medical countermeasures’ that governments are stockpiling in order to defend their populations ...
Elbe, Stefan
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The aftermath of coronavirus disease of 2019: devastation or a new dawn for nephrology? [PDF]

, 2020
The acute crisis with the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) is the largest biomedical catastrophe of our lifetimes. Like so many other disasters in the past,
Agarwal, Rajiv
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Implementation and fidelity of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Public Health
Introduction To achieve malaria elimination, case-based surveillance and response systems have been developed in endemic countries. This study systematically reviews the different types of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria, how ...
Win Han Oo, Win Htike, Julia C Cutts, Kaung Myat Thu, May Chan Oo, Freya J I Fowkes, Nilar Aye Tun, Ei Phyu Htwe, Aung Khine Zaw, Paul Anthony Agius   +9 more
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The pathogenesis of zoonotic viral infections: Lessons learned by studying reservoir hosts

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Zoonotic viral infections that cause severe disease or even death in some people may be asymptomatic or mild in reservoir hosts. Comparison of the pathogenesis of these two host categories may potentially explain the difference in disease.
Lineke Begeman, Debby van Riel, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Thijs Kuiken   +4 more
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A practical agenda for incorporating trust into pandemic preparedness and response

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Despite widespread acknowledgement that trust is important in a pandemic, few concrete proposals exist on how to incorporate trust into preparing for the next health crisis.
Thomas J. Bollyky, M. B. Petersen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Point-of-care testing for disasters: needs assessment, strategic planning, and future design. [PDF]

, 2009
Objective evidence-based national surveys serve as a first step in identifying suitable point-of-care device designs, effective test clusters, and environmental operating conditions.
Bangs, Bulut, Cazacu, de la Hoz, Dighe, Diiulio, Ender, Farfel, Gerald J. Kost, Ginocchio, Grandjean, Grondhal, Hiransuthikul, Hurt, Ivers, Kazancioglu, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kost, Kristin N. Hale, Lam, Louie, Lupisan, Millie, MMWR, Nam K. Tran, Nicole L. Gentile, Nishiura, Pabbaraju, Qadri, Rajendran, Richard F. Louie, Schneider, Shaman, Shaman, Sinigalliano, T. Keith Brock, Tao, Thomas, Tyler K. Kitano, Uckay, Vernon, Vollaard   +44 more
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When indicators fail: SPAR, the invisible measure of pandemic preparedness

Policy & Society, 2022
Recent literature on indicators as technology of global governance has shown the power of numbers in shaping knowledge and policy priorities. But not all indicators have powerful effects; some remain invisible.
S. Fukuda‐Parr
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi, Naseeh Backer Kannanthodi, Alice Nicole Casling, Babar Ali, Samira Lakouraj Mansouri, Alessandro Giuseppe D'aloia, Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi, Maria Sabrina Sarto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source