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A Value-Driven Framework For The Evaluation Of Biosurveillance Systems
Content Type: Abstract
Evaluation and strengthening of biosurveillance systems is acomplex process that involves sequential decision steps, numerous stakeholders, and requires accommodating multiple and conflicting objectives. Biosurveillance evaluation, the initiating… read more -
A Practitioner-Driven Research Agenda for Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT Syndromic surveillance has expanded since 2001 in both scope and geographic reach and has benefited from research studies adapted from numerous disciplines. The practice of syndromic surveillance continues to evolve rapidly. The… read more -
Management tool to guide rabies elimination programmes
Content Type: Abstract
Global targets for elimination of human rabies mediated by dogs have been set for 2030. In the Americas countries are progressing towards interruption of transmission and declaration of rabies freedom1. Guidance for managing elimination programmes… read more -
Building the Road to a Regional Zoonoses Strategy: a Survey of Zoonoses Programs in the Americas
Content Type: Abstract
Zoonoses account for over 70% of emerging infectious diseases in humans. In recent years, global public health security has been threatened by zoonotic disease emergence as exemplified by outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 influenza, SARS, and most recently… read more -
Prioritization: a difficult word, and technique, to master. A review of prioritization approaches to multi-dimensional problems in health settings
Content Type: Webinar
In a context of finite resources, multiple needs and growing demands of organizational accountability, there has been an increase in the number of multi-dimensional prioritization exercises (of diseases, interventions, etc) in the health arena. Not… read more -
Is There a Need for One Health Surveillance (OHS)?
Content Type: Abstract
As interest in One Health (OH) continues to grow, alternative surveillance infrastructure may be needed to support it. Since most population health surveillance is domain specific; as opposed to OH which crosses multiple domains, changes to… read more -
What's in Your Pocket? Trends in Mobile Apps for Biosurveillance and Decision-Making
Content Type: Abstract
To review current trends and issues in the development and use of mobile apps for public health surveillance and decision making in settings with different resource availability and technological development. The panel discussion will address cross-… read more -
A Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Surveillance Strategies: the Case of Scrapie in Great Britain
Content Type: Abstract
Multiple surveillance activities have been conducted in Great Britain (GB) with the objective of estimating the occurrence of scrapie, a fatal neurological infectious disease of small ruminants: statutory reporting of clinical cases, annual surveys… read more