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Population surveillance for microcephaly. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2016
Surveillance is an essential part of the response to Zika and must be ...
Kirby RS.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Use of the Demographic and Health Survey framework as a population surveillance strategy for COVID-19. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Glob Health, 2020
Governments worldwide are currently deliberating the feasibility of a national shutdown strategy to contain and mitigate the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on their country’s population.
Subramanian SV, James KS.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Population Surveillance of Dementia Mortality [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011
Geographic and temporal variation in occurrence of dementia within the US has received little attention despite its importance for generation of new etiologic hypotheses and health services research. We examine methodological problems in the use of vital
R. Gillum, Ralston Yorrick, T. Obisesan
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Progression of the epidemiological transition in a rural South African setting: findings from population surveillance in Agincourt, 1993-2013. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
BackgroundVirtually all low- and middle-income countries are undergoing an epidemiological transition whose progression is more varied than experienced in high-income countries.
Kabudula CW   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Socioeconomic differences in mortality in the antiretroviral therapy era in Agincourt, rural South Africa, 2001-13: a population surveillance analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Glob Health, 2017
Summary Background Understanding the effects of socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes is important to implement specific preventive actions. We assessed socioeconomic disparities in mortality indicators in a rural South African population over the
Kabudula CW   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multiplexed Micronutrient Array for Population Surveillance

open access: yesThe FASEB Journal, 2016
Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron and iodine affect a significant portion of the world's population and are often associated with adverse health outcomes, particularly among pregnant women and children. Efforts to characterize deficiency patterns have been
Lorraine Lillis   +6 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Exploring alternative methods for population surveillance

open access: yes, 2014
Swine disease surveillance is of great importance to the swine industry in order to raise and provide healthy animal populations. In order to insure timely disease intervention for optimal animal health, surveillance methods and sampling options need to be readily available.
B. Pepin
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Innovations in Population Health Surveillance: Using Electronic Health Records for Chronic Disease Surveillance.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 2017
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (
S. Perlman   +5 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Self-reported Severe and Nonsevere Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes: Population Surveillance Through the BETTER Patient Engagement Registry: Development and Baseline Characteristics.

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Diabetes, 2022
OBJECTIVES The BETTER (BEhaviors, Therapies, TEchnologies and hypoglycemic Risk in Type 1 diabetes) registry is a type 1 diabetes population surveillance system codeveloped with patient-partners to address the burden of hypoglycemia and assess the impact
A. Brazeau   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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