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Uganda and Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program Case studies in Applied epidemiology No. 001 - 815
Content Type: Case Study
WHO designated yellow fever as an endemic disease in Ethiopia in the early 1950s. Yellow fever, a zoonotic hemorrhagic fever disease (sylvatic and urban types), are endemic in Ethiopia due to its geographical location and climatic conditions… read more -
Better, Stronger, Faster: Making the Case for Adding Data Fields to Syndromic Surveillance, NJ 2015
Content Type: Case Study
NJDOH created a custom classification in EpiCenter to detect synthetic cannabinoid-related ED visits using chief complaint data. DOH staff included the keywords black magic, black mamba, cloud 9, cloud 10,incense, k2, legal high, pot potpourri,… read more -
CEDESAP and REDesastres network with 'One Health" surveillance approach for the sanitary risk reduction in the agricultural sector
Content Type: Case Study
CEDESAP-REDesastres was developed as a result of the holistic approach needed to cope increases of sanitary disaster risks by emerging and reemerging diseases animal and plant diseases with high negative impact on human health, as well as other… read more -
Applications of Bayesian Statistics for Biosurveillance
Content Type: Webinar
For its January 2010 meeting, the ISDS Research Committee hosted a topical webinar on the "Applications of Bayesian Statistics for Biosurveillance," to address questions including:- How can I combine recent trends with historical data…
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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 -
Discover the 2014 ISDS Conference
Content Type: Webinar
Whether you are planning on attending the ISDS Conference for the first time this December or you have been attending since 2002, the ISDS Scientific Program Committee invites you to discover the 2014 ISDS Conference! This webinar will highlight the… read more -
Syndromic surveillance in animal health: public, animal and food safety
Content Type: Webinar
Early detection of diseases in animal populations is key to protecting the health of companion animals and livestock. Safeguarding the health of animals aims at protecting human populations from diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans… read more -
Cysticercosis associated epilepsy prevention and control
Content Type: Case Study
Cysticercosis is a frequent health problem in developing countries. The disease is due to infection by Taenia solium larvae and is predominant in areas where pigs and humans cohabite. Inappropriate breeding conditions and poor hygiene especially… read more