Emerging and re-emerging infections
... and health workers are at especially high risk of emerging and reemerging infections. Outbreaks of Marburg, Ebola, and recently of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), provide clear examples of the potential for health workers to become infected, and in some instances to sustain and amplify tra ...
... and health workers are at especially high risk of emerging and reemerging infections. Outbreaks of Marburg, Ebola, and recently of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), provide clear examples of the potential for health workers to become infected, and in some instances to sustain and amplify tra ...
Febrile respiratory illness in the intensive care unit setting
... SARS provides an example of the complexity of respiratory virus transmission. Initial reports suggested that SARS was transmitted by the droplet route [10,11]. However, in the Amoy Gardens outbreak, SARS cases appeared rapidly in several different apartment buildings in a manner atypical of contact ...
... SARS provides an example of the complexity of respiratory virus transmission. Initial reports suggested that SARS was transmitted by the droplet route [10,11]. However, in the Amoy Gardens outbreak, SARS cases appeared rapidly in several different apartment buildings in a manner atypical of contact ...
`Flu Near You` Wants To Track Influenza Trends in US
... The CDC's national surveillance program is based on weekly reports from 3,000 health clinics that count the number of patients with a fever and a cough or a sore throat. But it takes up to two weeks for these numbers to be compiled into meaningful and publicly available information about flu trends, ...
... The CDC's national surveillance program is based on weekly reports from 3,000 health clinics that count the number of patients with a fever and a cough or a sore throat. But it takes up to two weeks for these numbers to be compiled into meaningful and publicly available information about flu trends, ...
Avian influenza virus, Streptococcus suis serotype 2, severe acute
... includes some viruses isolated from human cases, such as H5N1 infection in a pregnant woman in Anhui Province (Shu et al. 2006). Viruses from Clades 2.4 and 2.5 were from some sporadic cases mainly in the east and central parts of Mainland China and in Japan and Korea (isolates 2003 – 2004). The vir ...
... includes some viruses isolated from human cases, such as H5N1 infection in a pregnant woman in Anhui Province (Shu et al. 2006). Viruses from Clades 2.4 and 2.5 were from some sporadic cases mainly in the east and central parts of Mainland China and in Japan and Korea (isolates 2003 – 2004). The vir ...
Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak
... framework can account for a distributed delay between onset of clinical symptoms and admission to hospital for isolation (in other words, delays in implementation), within the definition of . The effect of delays is always to increase . In the SARS epidemic, for example, there were significant del ...
... framework can account for a distributed delay between onset of clinical symptoms and admission to hospital for isolation (in other words, delays in implementation), within the definition of . The effect of delays is always to increase . In the SARS epidemic, for example, there were significant del ...
with a person who is a suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1 case
... Identify all possible cases in a community Treat affected persons, determine exposure sources, and prevent further transmission ...
... Identify all possible cases in a community Treat affected persons, determine exposure sources, and prevent further transmission ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Beginning of the 21st Century
... The Ebola and Marburg viruses are the only known members of the filovirus family. They can cause severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. There is no specific treatment. Ebola virus is better known to the public as a result of discussion in the popular media, such as in the book by Richard ...
... The Ebola and Marburg viruses are the only known members of the filovirus family. They can cause severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. There is no specific treatment. Ebola virus is better known to the public as a result of discussion in the popular media, such as in the book by Richard ...
16. Greater Priority for Infectious Disease Control
... because it is somehow more important than a variety of other things that public health gets involved with and so I think there would be others that would argue, and perhaps myself, that there are going to be more people that are going to be adversely affected by our rising epidemic [of ] obesity and ...
... because it is somehow more important than a variety of other things that public health gets involved with and so I think there would be others that would argue, and perhaps myself, that there are going to be more people that are going to be adversely affected by our rising epidemic [of ] obesity and ...
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... acceptable to the public Cancellation of public gatherings will happen regardless of public health recommendations Multiple partners need to be involved in the implementation of public health measures Education and information dissemination ...
... acceptable to the public Cancellation of public gatherings will happen regardless of public health recommendations Multiple partners need to be involved in the implementation of public health measures Education and information dissemination ...
Bioaerosol Exposure Controls for Laboratory Workers
... Eight cases (50%) were fatal– or 50%(compared to 1015 % fatality in community –acquired infections.) All cases occurred among clinical microbiologists. In 15 cases (94%), isolate manipulation was performed without respiratory protection on the open bench. ...
... Eight cases (50%) were fatal– or 50%(compared to 1015 % fatality in community –acquired infections.) All cases occurred among clinical microbiologists. In 15 cases (94%), isolate manipulation was performed without respiratory protection on the open bench. ...
The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of a highly contagious
... beneficial effect, both reducing the geographical spread and the total and local incidence. This holds true for all three levels of inter-community infectiousness simulated, γ. γ is influenced by many factors, most notably by total travel intensity, but also by the medium of travel, the behavior of ...
... beneficial effect, both reducing the geographical spread and the total and local incidence. This holds true for all three levels of inter-community infectiousness simulated, γ. γ is influenced by many factors, most notably by total travel intensity, but also by the medium of travel, the behavior of ...
Risk management of febrile respiratory illness in Emergency
... naturally emerging - i.e. XDR-TB - or deliberately released life-threatening, highly transmissible respiratory infections) strongly suggest applying the Precaution Principle as suggested by WHO and CDC (WHO, 2006; CDC, 2004), i.e. a syndromic approach with a high index of clinical awareness, as the ...
... naturally emerging - i.e. XDR-TB - or deliberately released life-threatening, highly transmissible respiratory infections) strongly suggest applying the Precaution Principle as suggested by WHO and CDC (WHO, 2006; CDC, 2004), i.e. a syndromic approach with a high index of clinical awareness, as the ...
New Emerging Diseases in the 21 Century
... Ebola virus infection was first recognized during a human outbreak in 1976 with almost simultaneous outbreaks in both the Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Peters & LeDuc, 1999) The Ebola virus is now known ...
... Ebola virus infection was first recognized during a human outbreak in 1976 with almost simultaneous outbreaks in both the Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Peters & LeDuc, 1999) The Ebola virus is now known ...
Pandemic Influenza
... Easily transmitted from person to person Highly infectious virus Most of population has no experience (immunity) May also infect animals other than humans Limited or no vaccine Limited antiviral medications available Limited excess capacity in health care system ...
... Easily transmitted from person to person Highly infectious virus Most of population has no experience (immunity) May also infect animals other than humans Limited or no vaccine Limited antiviral medications available Limited excess capacity in health care system ...
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 14, Number 4, Week 7
... with a male-to-female ratio of 1.9:1. About half of the cases were known to have pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, chronic lung disease, chronic renal disease and immunodeficiency.At least 677 deaths were recorded with a case fatality rate of about 36%. Among the 1 841 cases reported ...
... with a male-to-female ratio of 1.9:1. About half of the cases were known to have pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, chronic lung disease, chronic renal disease and immunodeficiency.At least 677 deaths were recorded with a case fatality rate of about 36%. Among the 1 841 cases reported ...
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases
... investigations. The PHLSB is coordinating with other countries in the use of standardized protocol for DNA “fingerprinting” of foodborne bacterial pathogens, e.g. in the PulseNet Asia Pacific network of laboratories. A genetic database for three foodborne bacterial pathogens, namely salmonella, E. c ...
... investigations. The PHLSB is coordinating with other countries in the use of standardized protocol for DNA “fingerprinting” of foodborne bacterial pathogens, e.g. in the PulseNet Asia Pacific network of laboratories. A genetic database for three foodborne bacterial pathogens, namely salmonella, E. c ...
Effectively Controlling Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Comparing
... In the aftermath of the SARS epidemic much was made of China’s effective efforts at disease control and prevention. China’s perceived success in controlling SARS stands in stark contrast with Taiwan’s troubled response to its own SARS outbreak. Why does Taiwan, a geographically small, yet densely po ...
... In the aftermath of the SARS epidemic much was made of China’s effective efforts at disease control and prevention. China’s perceived success in controlling SARS stands in stark contrast with Taiwan’s troubled response to its own SARS outbreak. Why does Taiwan, a geographically small, yet densely po ...
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... How would you ensure that the new way of working during the SARS outbreak remains a permanent way of responding to infectious diseases with international spread? ...
... How would you ensure that the new way of working during the SARS outbreak remains a permanent way of responding to infectious diseases with international spread? ...
Environmental Factors and Spread of Communicable Diseases
... Compare the threat posed by new diseases to that posed by the potential for biochemical ...
... Compare the threat posed by new diseases to that posed by the potential for biochemical ...
Eurosurveillance Weekly, funded by Directorate General Health and
... comprised 539 children aged 7 and 8 years in Bristol, England (1). Carriage was estimated using mouth and stool specimens. None of 105 children about whom information was available had received tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, or an extended spectrum cephalosporin in the previous year. ...
... comprised 539 children aged 7 and 8 years in Bristol, England (1). Carriage was estimated using mouth and stool specimens. None of 105 children about whom information was available had received tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, or an extended spectrum cephalosporin in the previous year. ...
Infectious Disease
... Outbreak Control (9) • Quarantine – Applies to propagated epidemics – Places restrictions on the activities of well people who (may) have been exposed to a communicable disease during its period of communicability. – Quarantine for the longest usual incubation period – Often at least two incubation ...
... Outbreak Control (9) • Quarantine – Applies to propagated epidemics – Places restrictions on the activities of well people who (may) have been exposed to a communicable disease during its period of communicability. – Quarantine for the longest usual incubation period – Often at least two incubation ...
Emerging viral infections in a rapidly changing world
... and severe atypical pneumonia in humans. This syndrome, named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), became a global health problem within two months and prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a global alert for the first time in more than a decade [2]. Most cases occurred in mainl ...
... and severe atypical pneumonia in humans. This syndrome, named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), became a global health problem within two months and prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a global alert for the first time in more than a decade [2]. Most cases occurred in mainl ...
Syndromic Surveillance Systems: Overview and the BioPortal System
... Research Test Bed Training Dataset Chief Complaints from a large hospital in Phoenix from Aug. 22, 2005 to Sep. 1, 2005 Total 2256 records Testing Dataset Random sample of 1000 records from the same hospital during July 2005 to Nov. 2005 No overlap with training dataset Generate the g ...
... Research Test Bed Training Dataset Chief Complaints from a large hospital in Phoenix from Aug. 22, 2005 to Sep. 1, 2005 Total 2256 records Testing Dataset Random sample of 1000 records from the same hospital during July 2005 to Nov. 2005 No overlap with training dataset Generate the g ...
I. Introduction II. Overview of reported outbreaks in WHO African
... Leone, Nigeria, Senegal and Mali during the period under review. As of 30 December 2014, a cumulative total of 20 506 cases and 8 050 deaths were reported (Table 2). A total of 830 cases including 495 deaths were reported among health care workers. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone continue to report ...
... Leone, Nigeria, Senegal and Mali during the period under review. As of 30 December 2014, a cumulative total of 20 506 cases and 8 050 deaths were reported (Table 2). A total of 830 cases including 495 deaths were reported among health care workers. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone continue to report ...
Understanding Epidemiology
... calls from a health provider or citizens that know of “several cases” of a particular disease. ...
... calls from a health provider or citizens that know of “several cases” of a particular disease. ...
Timeline of the SARS outbreak
The following is a timeline of the 2002–04 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).