A5035767508- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Disaster Response and Management
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Public Health Policies and Education
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2005-2024
World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia
2013-2022
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques
2013-2022
World Health Organization
2005-2021
Department of Health
2020
Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
2020
San Beda University
2020
Caribbean Public Health Agency
2014-2017
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2015
Public Health England
2014
To review the effects of school closures on pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks.Systematic review.MEDLINE EMBASE, reference lists identified articles, hand searches key journals additional papers from authors' collections.Studies were included if they reported a or outbreak coinciding with planned unplanned closure.Of 2579 through MEDLINE 65 eligible for inclusion in along 14 other sources. Influenza incidence frequently declined after closure. The effect was sometimes reversed when...
Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is a major contemporary public health threat. Strategies to contain antimicrobial have been comprehensively set forth, however in developing countries where the need for effective antimicrobials greatest implementation has proved problematic. A better understanding of patterns and determinants antibiotic use emerging economies may permit more appropriately targeted interventions. Viet Nam, with large population, high burden infectious disease...
This study examines the distribution of selected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older people (aged >/=45 years) attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics West Midlands, UK.Analysis data from regional enhanced STI surveillance system for period 1996-2003. Selected STIs were chlamydia, genital herpes, warts, gonorrhoea and syphilis.Altogether, 4445 episodes reported among during period. Between 1996 2003 accounted 3.7% 4.3%, respectively, all GUM clinic attendances. The rate...
Local transmission of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first detected in the Americas December 2013, after which it spread rapidly throughout Caribbean islands and American mainland, causing a major fever epidemic. Previous phylogenetic analysis CHIKV from limited number countries suggests that an Asian genotype strain responsible, except Brazil where both East/Central/South African (ECSA) lineage strains were detected. In this study, we sequenced thirty-three complete genomes viruses isolated...
The aim of this study was to describe the findings from an outbreak investigation following several apparently unrelated community outbreaks gastroenteritis. Epidemiological, environmental, laboratory and traceback investigations were used identify source outbreak. We enrolled 23 (of 29) confirmed cases 24 neighbourhood case-nominated controls in a case-control which revealed that illness associated with consumption iceberg lettuce (matched odds ratio 8.0 (95% CI 1.1-355) contaminated...
Abstract Background Rapid and effective emergency response to address health security relies on a competent suitably trained local international workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that the workforce needs be well equipped tackle current future challenges. In this study, we explored whether training in applied epidemiology was meeting of Method We conducted cross-sectional online survey available English French. used purposive snowballing sampling techniques identify potential...
WHO works, on a daily basis, with countries globally to detect, prepare for and respond acute public health events. A vital component of response is the dissemination accurate, reliable authoritative information. The Disease Outbreak News (DON) reports are key mechanism through which communicates events public. decision produce DON report taken case-by-case basis after evaluating criteria, subsequent process producing highly standardised ensure robustness have been published since 1996, up...
Every winter, hospitals in the UK and other developed countries experience a surge respiratory admissions. Ecological studies suggest that social circumstances may be an important determinant.To establish most factors associated with winter hospital admissions among older people presenting acute disease, especially relative effect of factors.case-control study.Seventy-nine general practices central England.Of cohort patients consulting medical services lower tract infection or exacerbation...
When an outbreak of a novel pathogen occurs, some the most pressing questions from public-health point view relate to its transmissibility, and probabilities different clinical outcomes following infection, allow informed response. Estimates these quantities are often based on household data due high potential for transmission in this setting, but typically rich spectrum individual-level (from uninfected serious illness) simplified binary (infected or not). We address added benefit retaining...
Background Transporting over two billion passengers per year, global airline travel has the potential to spread emerging infectious diseases, both via transportation of cases and through in‐flight transmission. Current World Health Organization ( WHO ) guidance recommends contact tracing seated within rows a case influenza during air travel. Objectives The objectives this study were describe flight‐related transmission A( H 1 N 1)pdm09 commercial flight carrying first reported in United...
Abstract We describe the enhanced rumor surveillance during avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in 2004. The World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office identified 40 rumors; 9 were verified to be true. Rumor informed immediate public health action and prevented unnecessary costly responses.
Certain influenza outbreaks, including the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic, can predominantly affect school-age children. Therefore use of school absenteeism data has been considered as a potential tool for providing early warning increasing activity in community. This study retrospectively evaluates usefulness these by comparing them with existing syndromic surveillance systems and laboratory data. Weekly mean percentages 373 state schools (children aged 4-18 years) Birmingham, UK, from September...
To determine the challenges met by, and needs of, epidemiology emergency response workforce, with aim of informing development a larger survey, by conducting key informant interviews public health experts.We defined our study population as experts experience deployment. Using purposive sampling techniques, we applied random number to shortlists potential interviewees provided organizations obtain 10 participants; identified three additional through snowballing. The same interviewer conducted...
The global burden of dengue, an emerging and re-emerging mosquito-borne disease, increased during the 20-year period ending in 2019, with approximately 70% cases estimated to have been Asia. This report describes epidemiology dengue World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region 2013-2019 using regional surveillance data reported from indicator-based systems countries areas Region, supplemented by publicly available outbreak situation reports. total annual number 430 023 2013 1 050 285...
Following the confirmation of first two cases pandemic influenza on 27 April 2009 in United Kingdom (UK), syndromic surveillance data from Health Protection Agency (HPA)/QSurveillance and HPA/NHS Direct systems were used to monitor possible spread at local level during phase outbreak. During early weeks, indicators sensitive activity monitored through schemes remained low majority travel-related. The evidence community was seen West Midlands region following a school-based outbreak central...