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Modernization of Epi Surveillance in Kazakhstan: Transition to Risk Assessment and Real-Time Monitoring Based on Situational Center
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The sanitary-epidemiological monitoring system in Kazakhstan is passive and statistical in nature. Due to the modern threats, activation and emergence of new and recurring diseases (corona virus, Ebola, etc.) it is vital to transition from current… read more -
Strengthening Community Surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone
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Communities and sections that are consistently underreporting both illness and death pose a significant risk to surveillance and their efficacy is dependent upon the reporting of community structures such as government structures (primary health… read more -
Surveillance of Anthrax Foci Across Pipeline Constructions in Georgia, 2003-2014
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Anthrax is a widely distributed endemic infection in Georgia, affecting nearly the entire country. Many of the human cases that are annually registered are agriculturally acquired. Anthrax remains a public health risk due to active, resistant soil… read more -
One Health in Action: Lyme Disease
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Lyme disease is an emerging disease in Michigan and is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness. The bacterium causing Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted to humans or dogs through the bite of an infected tick. In the spring of… read more -
Surveillance Systems that Include Deprivation Indices & Social Determinants of Health
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In 2012, Canada and other World Health Organization Member States endorsed the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health, a global commitment to address health inequities by acting on the social, economic, environmental, and other… read more -
Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance
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Existing EVD surveillance strategies in Sierra Leone use a centralized live alert system to refer suspect cases from the community to Ebola treatment centers. As EVD case burden declined in Port Loko District, so did the number of reported alerts.… read more -
Using Bayesian Networks to Assist Decision-Making in Syndromic Surveillance
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Syndromic surveillance systems often produce large numbers of detections due to excess activity (alarms) in their indicators. Few alarms are classified as alerts (public health events that may require a response). Decision-making in syndromic… read more -
Evaluation of Legionellosis Surveillance in Michigan Focusing on Diagnostic Testing
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In Michigan, both presentations of legionellosis, Pontiac Fever (PF) and Legionnaires’ Disease (LD), are reportable through the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS), a web-based electronic database. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is… read more