A5059259508- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Disaster Response and Management
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Public Health Policies and Education
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Global Security and Public Health
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Disaster Management and Resilience
World Health Organization
2003-2018
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1999-2017
Service de Santé de la Jeunesse
2017
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2017
World Health Organization - Egypt
2016
World Health Organization - India
2016
World Health Organization - Denmark
2016
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
1999-2015
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
2006-2015
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
2015
In May 1995, an international team characterized and contained outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) in Kikwit, Democratic Republic the Congo. Active surveillance was instituted using several methods, including house-to-house search, review hospital dispensary logs, interview health care personnel, retrospective contact tracing, direct follow-up suspect cases. field, a clinical case defined as signs, plus with case-patient, or at least 3 10 symptoms. A total 315 cases EHF, 81% fatality,...
Background The ongoing West African Ebola epidemic began in December 2013 Guinea, probably from a single zoonotic introduction. As result of ineffective initial control efforts, an outbreak unprecedented scale emerged. 4 May 2015, it had resulted more than 19,000 probable and confirmed cases, mainly Guinea (3,529), Liberia (5,343), Sierra Leone (10,746). Here, we present analyses data collected during the identifying drivers transmission highlighting areas where could be improved. Methods...
Suggested citation for this article: Heyman DL, Rodier G. Global surveillance, national and SARS. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 2003 Feb [date cited]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no2/03-1038.htm
We conducted two antibody surveys to assess risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever in an area of confirmed virus transmission the Democratic Republic Congo. Questionnaires were administered and serum samples tested Marburg-specific antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Fifteen (2%) 912 participants a general village cross-sectional survey positive immunoglobulin G antibody. Thirteen (87%) these 15 men who worked local gold mines. Working as miner (odds ratio [OR] 13.9, 95%...
Emerging infectious diseases and the growth of information technology have produced new demands possibilities for disease surveillance response. Increasing numbers outbreak reports must be assessed rapidly so that control efforts can initiated unsubstantiated identified to protect countries from unnecessary economic damage. The World Health Organization has set up a process timely verification convert large amounts data into accurate suitable action. We describe context processes dissemination.
Abstract The percentage of the world's population living in urban areas will increase from 50% 2008 to 70% (4.9 billion) 2025. Crowded developing and industrialized countries are uniquely vulnerable public health crises face daunting challenges surveillance, response, communication. revised International Health Regulations require all have core surveillance response capacity by 2012. Innovative approaches needed because traditional local-level strategies may not be easily scalable upward...
Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional national levels to assess reform systems. These emphasized improved epidemic preparedness, response, highlighted standardized assessment reform. To standardize assessments, designed a conceptual framework for that categorized into eight core four support activities, measured with indicators. In application, country-level reformers measure presence performance of six activities...
The Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a consolidation of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Regulations 2005 (IHR 2005) Monitoring and Framework Global Security Agenda country assessment tool, is an objective, voluntary, independent peer-to-peer multisectoral country's health security preparedness response capacity across 19 IHR technical areas. WHO approved standardized JEE tool in February 2016. process wholly transparent; countries request are encouraged to make its findings...
Following the appearance of influenza A/H5 virus infection in several wild and domestic bird species Republic Azerbaijan February 2006, two clusters potential human avian due to A/H5N1 (HAI) cases were detected reported by Ministry Health (MoH) World Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe during first weeks March 2006. On 15 WHO led an international team, including control, clinical management, epidemiology, laboratory, communications experts, support MoH investigation response...
During the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, community resistance obstructed case investigation and response. We investigated a cluster of cases that were hiding forest, refusing external help, to identify sociocultural determinants related resistance.Participant observation, interviews focus group discussions carried out.Most villagers feared treatment centre (ETC) as there was belief people killed ETCs for organ trade. Four survivors accompanied back village from ETC shared their experiences...
The International Health Regulations (2005; IHR) is a legally binding instrument with purpose of "preventing, protecting against, controlling and providing public health response to the international spread diseases in ways that are commensurate restricted risks.1WHOInternational (2005). 3rd Edn. World Organization, Geneva2016http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246107/1/9789241580496-eng.pdf?ua=1Google Scholar IHR Review Committee on Second Extension recommended transition from...
"Seroprevalence Survey of Egyptian Tourism Workers for Hepatitis B Virus, C Human Immunodeficiency and Treponema pallidum Infections: Association Virus Infections with Specific Regions Egypt" published on Aug 1996 by The American Society Tropical Medicine Hygiene.
An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) began in Guinea December 2013 and has continued through September 2015. Health care workers (HCWs) West Africa are at high risk for infection owing to lack appropriate triage procedures, insufficient equipment, inadequate control practices. To characterize recent epidemiology infections among HCWs Guinea, national Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) surveillance data were analyzed HCW cases reported during January 1–December 31, 2014. During 2014, a total...
The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic the Congo, clearly signaled an end to days when physicians and researchers could work relative obscurity on problems international importance, it provided many lessons public health scientific communities. In particular, a need for stronger infectious disease surveillance control worldwide, improved preparedness provide support similar outbreaks occur, accommodating needs press providing valid information. A more...
The largest recorded Ebola virus disease epidemic began in March 2014; as of July 2015, it continued 3 principally affected countries: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Control efforts include contact tracing to expedite identification the suspect case-patients. We examined activities during September 20-December 31, 2014, 2 prefectures Guinea using national local data about case-patients their contacts. Results show less than one third (28.3% 31.1%) were registered contacts before case...
Zika virus disease is caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus, which transmitted to humans mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species. Around 80% infections are asymptomatic. (1) Symptomatic characterized mild fever lasting from four seven days, associated with maculopapular rash, arthralgia, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headache. Until recently, has never been deaths, intrauterine infections, or congenital anomalies. In 2013 2014, during an outbreak in French Polynesia, was linked...