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

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
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Evaluation of the sentinel surveillance system for influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021–2023 [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic evaluation of influenza surveillance systems. Such information would enable countries to assess the performance of their surveillance systems, identify shortfalls for improvement, and ...
Tsegaye Berkessa, Adamu Tayachew, Ayele Gebeyehu, Gizaw Teka, Wolde Shure, Admikew Agune, Adane Woldeab, Lehageru Gizachew, Ayinalem Alemu, Leuleseged Chekol, Melaku Gonta, Fetlework Kugna, Aster Hailemariam, Fekede Itefa, Ergetu Gedefaw, Mandefro Kebede, Zelalem Mekuria, Desalegne Mengesha, Mesay Hailu, Melkamu Abte, Mesfin Wossen   +20 more
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Poor glycemic control and associated factors in diabetic people attending a reference outpatient clinic in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2021
Objective. To identify the proportion of poor of glycemic control and associated factors among people with type 2 diabetes attending a regional reference outpatient clinic in Mato Grosso (Brazil). Methods.
Mariano Martínez Espinosa, Vitesinha Rosa dos Santos Almeida, Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento   +2 more
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Criteria for selecting sentinel unit locations in a surveillance system for vector-borne disease: A decision tool

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, Camille Guillot, Camille Guillot, Catherine Bouchard, Catherine Bouchard, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Philippe Berthiaume, Philippe Berthiaume, François Milord, Patrick A. Leighton, Patrick A. Leighton   +10 more
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Sentinel surveillance and occupational disease [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2015
Improving collection and analysis of data to measure trends in occupational diseases (ODs) has long been, and continues to be, a strategic aim of past and future European Union strategies for health and safety at work. precision in terminology has traditionally influenced the gradual growth of science, including in the discipline of medicine ...
Samant, Yogindra, Wannag, Axel, Urban, Pavel, MATTIOLI, STEFANO   +3 more
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Recent increase in the detection of human parainfluenza virus during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in the Republic of Korea

Virology Journal, 2022
Background Since the onset of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the prevalence of respiratory infectious diseases, particularly, the flu epidemic, has considerably decreased.
Heui Man Kim, Jee Eun Rhee, Nam-Joo Lee, Sang Hee Woo, Ae Kyung Park, Jaehee Lee, Cheon Kwon Yoo, Eun-Jin Kim   +7 more
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Design of effective outpatient sentinel surveillance for COVID-19 decision-making: a modeling study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Decision-makers impose COVID-19 mitigations based on public health indicators such as reported cases, which are sensitive to fluctuations in supply and demand for diagnostic testing, and hospital admissions, which lag infections by up to two ...
Kok Ben Toh, Manuela Runge, Reese AK Richardson, Thomas J Hladish, Jaline Gerardin   +4 more
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Partner notification and partner treatment for chlamydia: attitude and practice of general practitioners in the Netherlands; a landscape analysis

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background Chlamydia prevalence remains high despite scaling-up control efforts. Transmission is not effectively interrupted without partner notification (PN) and (timely) partner treatment (PT).
Ingrid V. F. van den Broek, Gé A. Donker, Karin Hek, Jan E. A. M. van Bergen, Birgit H. B. van Benthem, Hannelore M. Götz   +5 more
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Influenza Sentinel Surveillance in Rwanda, 2008–2010 [PDF]

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012
In 2008, Rwanda established an influenza sentinel surveillance (ISS) system to describe the epidemiology of influenza and monitor for the emergence of novel influenza A viruses. We report surveillance results from August 2008 to July 2010.We conducted ISS by monitoring patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection ...
Thierry, Nyatanyi, Richard, Nkunda, Joseph, Rukelibuga, Rakhee, Palekar, Marie Aimée, Muhimpundu, Adeline, Kabeja, Alice, Kabanda, David, Lowrance, Stefano, Tempia, Jean Baptiste, Koama, David, McAlister, Odette, Mukabayire, Justin, Wane, Pratima, Raghunathan, Mark, Katz, Corine, Karema   +15 more
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Identification of Frailty using EMR and Admin data: A complex issue

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Frailty is a state of vulnerability to diverse stressors emphasizing the importance of identifying the frail to support them. The burden of frailty in Canada is steadily growing.
Alan Katz, Sabrina Wong, Tyler Williamson, Carole Taylor, Sandra Peterson   +4 more
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