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Available evidence on integrating COVID-19 into sentinel surveillance systems: A scoping review

Medwave
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses of epidemiological surveillance systems and highlighted the need to integrate new respiratory viruses into sentinel surveillance systems.
Jorge Gualotuña-Suntaxi, Diana Pérez-Muñoz, Raynier Zambrano-Villacres, Ana Karina Zambrano, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Jaime Angamarca-Iguago   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing Use of Multistream Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
We applied time-series methods to multivariate sentinel surveillance data recorded in Hong Kong during 1998-2007. Our study demonstrates that simultaneous monitoring of multiple streams of influenza surveillance data can improve the accuracy and timeliness of alerts compared with monitoring of aggregate data or of any single stream alone.
Cowling, BJ, Lau, EHY, Ho, LM, Leung, GM
openaire   +5 more sources

Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Week 41 2003

, 2003
The first positive cases of influenza virus (4 influenza A H3N2) reported through the GP sentinel surveillance scheme for the 2003/2004 season were identified in week 41.
National Disease Surveillance Centre (NDSC), National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL), Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)   +2 more
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Sonographic localisation of lymph nodes suspicious of metastatic breast cancer to surgical axillary levels

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 119-138, March 2025.
Sonographic imaging is used to identify the presence, number and location of malignant lymph nodes. Axillary lymph nodes suspicious of harbouring breast cancer metastasis can be localised to three surgical axillary levels. This paper will unpack the axillary anatomy, muscular sonographic landmarks, surgical axillary lymph node levels and the ...
Michelle Fenech, Tracey Burke, Grace Arnett, Alisha Tanner, Natasha Werder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Week 40

, 2001
This is the first weekly influenza surveillance report of the 2001/2002 influenza season. This report is produced by the National Disease Surveillance Centre, in collaboration with the Virus Reference Laboratory, the Irish College of General ...
National Disease Surveillance Centre (NDSC), National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL), Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)   +2 more
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Inside the Black Box: Understanding Organizational Decision Making Processes in VC Funds

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizational decision making within venture capital (VC) funds remains an unexplored “black box” despite its critical role in navigating investment uncertainty. This paper develops a conceptual framework that integrates established theories of organizational decision making and adapts them to the VC context. By synthesizing Buying Center (BC)
Anna Khoroshylova, Norbert Linn, Carolin Bock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nowcasting methods to improve the performance of respiratory sentinel surveillance: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports
Respiratory diseases, including influenza and coronaviruses, pose recurrent global threats. This study delves into the respiratory surveillance systems, focusing on the effectiveness of SARI sentinel surveillance for total and severe cases incidence ...
Sandra Flores-Alvarado, María Fernanda Olivares, Natalia Vergara, Christian García, Mauricio Canals, Cristóbal Cuadrado   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of fireworks-related injury surveillance in Metro Manila, Philippines, 2023–2024

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Many countries record high rates of fireworks-related injuries, especially during national celebrations. In the Philippines, increases in the number of injuries reported around the New Year period in recent years have highlighted the importance of ...
Kenneth Paul Ong
doaj   +1 more source

Oncoplastic Surgery Versus Total Breast Reconstruction in Locally Advanced and Multicentric Carcinomas. A Matched Comparative Cohort Study of Oncologic and Aesthetic Outcomes

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objective This study aimed to compare extreme oncoplastic surgery (EO‐partial breast reconstruction for tumors > 5 cm or multicentric lesions) with extreme reconstruction (ER‐mastectomy with reconstruction for tumors >5 cm or multicentric lesions).
Aline Regina Nunes‐Reis, Regis Resende Paulinelli, Rosemar Macedo Sousa Rahal, Luiz Fernando Jubé Ribeiro, Ruffo de Freitas Júnior   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geospatial technologies and the nursing process in a sentinel unit: experience report

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2018
Aim: to report a research incorporation of suspected cases of Dengue, Zika virus and Chikungunya to the nursing process in a Sentinel Surveillance unit of Zika virus. Method: experience report which used geospatial technologies as teaching-learning tools
Jane Kelly Oliveira Friestino, Magda Fantin, Thaísa Carla Sfredo, Grasiele Fátima Busnello   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source