Sentinel Health Unit Surveillance System [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1994 T HE CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTII SYSTEM lS CONSTANTLY challenged to develop disease prevention and control strategies for Canada. These strategies need to be developed using Canadian population-based data collected on the incidence of and the risk factors associated with selected diseases.
Cathy Anderson
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 ObjectivesWith vector-borne diseases emerging across the globe, precipitated by climate change and other anthropogenic changes, it is critical for public health authorities to have well-designed surveillance strategies in place. Sentinel surveillance has
Camille Guillot +10 more
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Characterizing adult asthma: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study from the canadian primary care sentinel surveillance network [PDF]
npj Primary Care Respiratory MedicineNational asthma prevalence data in Canada typically come from health surveys or administrative records. Since most asthma care is provided by family physicians, primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) may offer valuable insights into asthma ...
Sabrina Allarakhia +9 more
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Challenges in strengthening sentinel surveillance network during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe emergence of variants in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on healthcare systems in Africa. The Afroscreen project is strengthening national sentinel surveillance systems, combined with sequencing capabilities to identify potentially
Julien Poublan +14 more
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Influenza-like illness sentinel surveillance in Peru. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory illnesses and influenza-like illnesses (ILI) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the public health importance, little is known about the etiology of these acute respiratory illnesses in ...
V Alberto Laguna-Torres +22 more
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The Sentinel System as the Main Influenza Surveillance Tool [PDF]
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 2017 Poland has implemented the influenza surveillance system called Sentinel as of 2004. The system consists of both epidemiological and virological surveillance. It is an important tool for monitoring the situation in the entire country, coordinated by the National Influenza Center situated at the National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of ...
Lidia Brydak, K Cieslak, D Kowalczyk
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Comparison of COVID-19 Sentinel Surveillance and COVID-19 School Absentee Surveillance in Japan [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyBackground: In Japan, notifiable infectious disease surveillance ended and was replaced by sentinel surveillance following the COVID-19 reclassification in May 2023. Since COVID-19 sentinel surveillance is integrated into seasonal influenza surveillance,
Masaki Tanabe +6 more
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Balancing Human Mobility and Health Care Coverage in Sentinel Surveillance of Brazilian Indigenous Areas: Mathematical Optimization Approach [PDF]
JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceBackgroundOptimizing sentinel surveillance site allocation for early pathogen detection remains a challenge, particularly in ensuring coverage of vulnerable and underserved populations.
Juliane Fonseca Oliveira +6 more
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Use of Sentinel Surveillance Platforms for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Activity: Evidence From Analysis of Kenya Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data [PDF]
JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceBackgroundLittle is known about the cocirculation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of respiratory disease sentinel surveillance platforms for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 activity in sub ...
Daniel Owusu +13 more
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Utility of sentinel surveillance as an early warning system for emerging pathogens in a low-resource setting: Correlations of dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and COVID-19 trends between sentinel and passive surveillance systems in Puerto Rico, 2012-2023. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthThe representativeness and timeliness of sentinel surveillance for endemic and emerging arboviral and respiratory diseases in low-resource settings are understudied. We compared laboratory-confirmed epidemic dengue, non-epidemic dengue, Zika, chikungunya,
Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu +20 more
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