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Population surveillance of sentinel anolalies

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 1989
Three types of indicator conditions, namely sentinel anomalies, Down syndrome and pair-wise evaluation of component congenital anomalies in unidentified multiple congenital abnormalities, are evaluated continuously in Hungary. This paper summarizes some data of the Hungarian Surveillance of Sentinel Anomalies (1980-1987).
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Maritime surveillance in Cyprus using Sentinel-1 SAR

Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2023, 2023
Maritime surveillance plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and effective management of maritime activities. This study focuses on the use of Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for marine surveillance in Cyprus which offers all-weather imaging capabilities and enables monitoring of marine activities such as vessels detection, oil ...
Kalogirou, Eleftheria, Melillos, George, Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G., Schwarz, Egbert, Wiehle, Stefan   +4 more
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Veterinary surveillance strategy: pilot sentinel network

Veterinary Record, 2005
SIR, - The veterinary surveillance strategy, launched in October 2003, identified a need to expand the veterinary surveillance network. It recognised that the information collected by private veterinary practitioners on animal health and welfare is of great importance in understanding the level ...
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Sentinel surveillance for HIV-1 infection

AIDS, 1993
When full-scale surveys of HIV-1 prevalence are not possible sentinel surveillance is conducted at specific sites with specific population groups. In this study 2 sentinel groups have been monitored since 1989 in the Mwanza region on the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania.
Martien Borgdorff, Longin Barongo, Ellen van Jaarsveld, Arnoud Klokke, Kesheni Senkoro, James Newell, Angus Nicoll, Frank Mosha, Heiner Grosskurth, Ronald Swai, Henri van Asten, Johan Velema, Richard Hayes, Lex Muller, Joas Rugemalila   +14 more
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Surveillance and sentinel systems.

Australian family physician, 1990
The research committee of the RACGP has urged authorities in each State to introduce sentinel practice schemes in order to provide information on selected conditions not normally notifiable to public health agencies. To date not all States have taken up the request. In this article the history and role of such schemes are examined. Special attention is
M, Dunstone, T, Macharper, S, Cameron, C, White   +3 more
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Grid-enabled sentinel network for cancer surveillance

2009
Recent developments of grid services for secured distributed data management open new perspectives for disease surveillance. In this paper, we report on our initiative to develop a surveillance network for breast cancer in the Auvergne region. The network gathers cytopathology laboratories, structures in charge of cancer screening and institutes in ...
Paul, De Vlieger, Jean-Yves, Boire, Vincent, Breton, Yannick, Legré, David, Manset, Jérôme, Revillard, David, Sarramia, Lydia, Maigne   +7 more
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West Nile Virus Surveillance using Sentinel Birds

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2001
Abstract: Captive and free‐ranging birds have been used for decades as living sentinels in arbovirus surveillance programs. This review summarizes information relevant to selecting sentinel bird species for use in surveillance of West Nile (WN) virus.
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Clinical Sentinel Surveillance of Equine West Nile Fever, Spain

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2014
West Nile fever (WNF) is a viral zoonotic infection caused by a mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Flaviviridae family. According to a comparative study, the passive surveillance of horses by equine veterinarians appeared to be the most cost-effective system in the European context of WNF.
Saegerman, Claude, Alba-Casals, A, Garcia-Bocanegra, I, Dal Pozzo, Fabiana, Van Galen, Gaby   +4 more
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Sentinel surveillance of occupational diseases: A quality improvement project

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2008
AbstractBackgroundOccupational diseases are generally underreported. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a sentinel surveillance project comprising motivated and guided occupational physicians would provide higher quality information than a national registry for a policy to prevent occupational diseases.MethodsA group of 45 occupational ...
Spreeuwers, D., de Boer, A. G. E. M., Verbeek, J. H. A. M., de Wilde, N. S., Braam, I., Willemse, Y., Pal, T. M., van Dijk, F. J. H.   +7 more
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