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Epidemiological Characteristics of Pandemic Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2021
Objectives: The aim of the current study was to describe COVID-19’s epidemiological characteristics in Oman during the initial stages of the outbreak and compare findings with other countries’ reports. Methods: Data were drawn from a descriptive, records-
Bader Al-Rawahi, Prakash KP, Adil Al-Wahaibi, Amina Al-Jardani, Khalid Al-Harthy, Padmamohan J Kurup, Ali Al-Moqbali, Mohammad Al-Tubi, Zayid Al-Mayahi, Amal Al-Maani, Seif Al-Abri   +10 more
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COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEILLANCE (CBS) OF ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS CASES, IN SECURITY CHALLENGED SETTINGS IN FAR NORTH REGION OF CAMEROON

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: As a nouveau approach for active surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Cameroon, community-based surveillance (CBS) of AFP has been implemented in security challenged settings in Far North Region of Cameroon since 2015.
N. Nkem, A.M.-E. Tchalla Abalo, K. Mugenyi, J. Magoola, A. Asanji, D. Ekosso, C. Ngouateu, J.P. Six Moke, C.D. Apollo, H. Samba, A.H. Aboubacar, S. Abdoulaye Seid, C.A. Zabré, N. Ayebazibwe, D. Kazambu   +14 more
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Seeing Surveillance: Twenty Years of Surveillance & Society

, 2022
This paper reflects on the development of surveillance studies over the twenty years since the first publication of Surveillance & Society. It starts by pointing to key contextual changes that have provided fertile ground for surveillance-focused ...
Fussey, Pete
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Surveillance and monitoring [PDF]

Obesity Reviews, 2007
Background: The UK Government has identified obesity as a priority area, as it is thought to present a serious public health problem. Although it is a highly complex multifactorial disease, it has been hypothesized that obesity, in particular morbid obesity, may decrease life by up to 9 years and significantly increase the risk of many other ...
Wilkinson, J. R., Walrond, S., Ells, L.J., Summerbell, C.D.   +3 more
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Surveillance, Surveillance, Surveillance

Culture and Cosmos, 2012
This presentation is a compilation of my three video installations, Your Universe – Inner Dome, Star Dome and Clear Clear Clear Target Star (2009). The collection of video-work shows the hidden and usually unseen aspects of astronomical exploration collected while at the Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia.
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Enhancing community death notification in Uganda using a hackathon based approach to integrate mortality surveillance into the electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS)

Scientific Reports
Uganda faces persistent weaknesses in mortality surveillance, particularly in the notification of community deaths, which are frequently under-ascertained.
Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Martin Bulamu, Sarah Racheal Akello, Mariam Nambuya, Paul Edward Okello, Enock Tuhereze, Joseph Kitumba, Robert Kato, Nicholas Isabirye, Bwire Godfrey, Allan Muruta, Caroline Kyozira   +11 more
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Clinical Course and Gross Pathological Findings in Wild Boar Infected with a Highly Virulent Strain of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II

Pathogens, 2020
African swine fever (ASF) is a notifiable disease that in recent years has spread remarkably in Europe and Asia. Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) plays a key role in the maintenance and spread of the pathogen. Here we examined gross pathology of infection
Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos, Estefanía Cadenas-Fernández, Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Néstor Porras-González, Francisco J. Mayoral-Alegre, Lucía Barreno, Aleksandra Kosowska, Irene Tomé-Sánchez, José A. Barasona, José M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno   +9 more
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Proportion and reasons for loss to follow-up in a cohort study of people who inject drugs to measure HIV and HCV incidence in Kerman, Iran

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Understanding the reasons for loss to follow-up (LTFU) in cohort studies, especially among marginalized groups such as people who inject drugs (PWID), is needed to strengthen the rigor of efficacy trials for prevention and treatment ...
Ghazal Mousavian, Nima Ghalekhani, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Willi McFarland, Armita Shahesmaeili, Heidar Sharafi, Mehrdad Khezri, Soheil Mehmandoost, Jasem Zarei, Hamid Sharifi, Ali Mirzazadeh   +10 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland

BMC Public Health
Background Expansion of the current single hospital site Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance programme in Ireland, to create a SARI sentinel hospital network, commenced in 2023.
Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan   +3 more
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