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Examining the Human Element in Lab Biosafety
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A laboratory biosafety program (LBP) is essential to ensure the health and safety of laboratory staff and the general public from hazardous materials and infectious agents. In the US, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets… read more -
Features of Varicella Outbreak in Primary Schools in an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China
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Since April 2012, an integrated syndromic surveillance system (ISSC) has been established in health facilities, pharmacies and primary schools in two rural counties of Jiangxi Province, China (1). The objective of ISSC is to integrate syndromic… read more -
Federal Interagency Interactions During Outbreaks of H7N9 Influenza and MERS-CoV
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Chartered by the 'Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007' ® (Public Law 110-53), the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) is housed within the Department of Homeland Security. The mission of NBIC is to enable… read more -
From Noise to Characterization Tool: Assessing Biases in Influenza Surveillance Methods Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model
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Infectious disease surveillance is a process, the product of which reflects both real illness and public awareness of the disease (Figure 1). According to our previous research studies [1,2], decisions made by patients, healthcare providers, and… read more -
Geospatial Reporting of Health Demographic Surveillance in a Peri Urban Setting
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The department of Paediatrics is conducting a HDSS with focus on maternal and child health at peri - urban sites located in Karachi, Pakistan. The study catchment area is 19 sq km with a population of around 274,856. Females between 15 to 49 years… read more -
GIS Analysis of Tularemia Outbreaks in Armenia, 1996-2013
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The Armenian landscape is composed of a complex mountainous relief (400-4095 m above sea level) with several landscape-ecological zones. Fauna diversity is conditioned by ecological factors, 13 families of rodents, and 12 types of vectors. Because… read more -
Antibiotic Susceptibility of Salmonellosis Pathogens
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It is increasingly critical to test antibiotics on local bacterial strains, due to the continuously growing resistance of microflora to extensively administered antibacterial medications. For this study, we examined the development of antimicrobial… read more -
Application of a Bayesian Spatiotemporal Surveillance Method to NYC Syndromic Data
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As technology advances, the implementation of statistically and computationally intensive methods to detect unusual clusters of illness becomes increasingly feasible at the state and local level [2]. Bayesian methods allow for the incorporation of… read more