Epidemiology of Outbreaks in Ireland, 2007
... Table 3 outlines the responsible pathogens and numbers ill. Tuberculosis was the most common cause of non-IID outbreaks notified. An outbreak notified by HSE-S in March 2007 resulted in 21 cases of tuberculosis (18 children and 3 adults) and involved two crèches. The vast majority of child cases wer ...
... Table 3 outlines the responsible pathogens and numbers ill. Tuberculosis was the most common cause of non-IID outbreaks notified. An outbreak notified by HSE-S in March 2007 resulted in 21 cases of tuberculosis (18 children and 3 adults) and involved two crèches. The vast majority of child cases wer ...
Coronavirus
... research groups. The three labs are still arguing over which one discovered the virus first and has the right to name it. Early in 2005, a research team at the University of Hong Kong reported finding a fifth human coronavirus in two patients with pneumonia. They named it Human coronavirus HKU1. In ...
... research groups. The three labs are still arguing over which one discovered the virus first and has the right to name it. Early in 2005, a research team at the University of Hong Kong reported finding a fifth human coronavirus in two patients with pneumonia. They named it Human coronavirus HKU1. In ...
Infectious Diseases in Finland 2008
... to children, adults fell ill with hand, foot, and mouth disease with exceptional symptoms during the severe hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak in the autumn of 2008. Food- and water-borne outbreaks included the first extensive Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak in Finland and a normal Yersinia pseud ...
... to children, adults fell ill with hand, foot, and mouth disease with exceptional symptoms during the severe hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak in the autumn of 2008. Food- and water-borne outbreaks included the first extensive Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak in Finland and a normal Yersinia pseud ...
Outbreak Communication - World Health Organization
... the 21st century – was a watershed event. It revealed how much the world has changed in terms of the impact that outbreaks can have in a highly mobile and closely interconnected world. During a fortunately brief stay in its new human host, the SARS virus travelled rapidly along the routes of interna ...
... the 21st century – was a watershed event. It revealed how much the world has changed in terms of the impact that outbreaks can have in a highly mobile and closely interconnected world. During a fortunately brief stay in its new human host, the SARS virus travelled rapidly along the routes of interna ...
Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Cholera in Hong Kong
... For the past decade, cholera has been largely confined to developing countries in the tropics and subtropics, especially in parts of Asia, Africa, and South and Central America where clean water and sanitation measures are lacking. The global incidence of cholera has been on steady increase in recen ...
... For the past decade, cholera has been largely confined to developing countries in the tropics and subtropics, especially in parts of Asia, Africa, and South and Central America where clean water and sanitation measures are lacking. The global incidence of cholera has been on steady increase in recen ...
Outbreak Management Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
... colleagues regarding not working when ill with symptoms that are likely attributable to an infectious disease. This includes staff with influenza-like illness, febrile respiratory illness, gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis. All employees should be educated on the importance of reporting illness (in ...
... colleagues regarding not working when ill with symptoms that are likely attributable to an infectious disease. This includes staff with influenza-like illness, febrile respiratory illness, gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis. All employees should be educated on the importance of reporting illness (in ...
Entry and exit screening measures - ECDC
... The unprecedented magnitude and geographic extent of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has overwhelmed the local response capacity, posing an extreme challenge for outbreak containment. As the number of new cases continues to rise in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone [1], there is ...
... The unprecedented magnitude and geographic extent of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has overwhelmed the local response capacity, posing an extreme challenge for outbreak containment. As the number of new cases continues to rise in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone [1], there is ...
Outbreak Management - A Quick Reference Guide
... Emphasize the importance of hand hygiene Provide education to staff on routine practices, additional precautions, environemental cleaning and disinfection Cohort staffing if possible (i.e., assign to a floor/unit that either contains or does not contain active cases) Report illness to charge person; ...
... Emphasize the importance of hand hygiene Provide education to staff on routine practices, additional precautions, environemental cleaning and disinfection Cohort staffing if possible (i.e., assign to a floor/unit that either contains or does not contain active cases) Report illness to charge person; ...
the updated version of this presentation/briefing
... (For nasal induced flu it takes 330 infectious flu viruses (TCID50) to get infected versus 1-3 infectious flu viruses for airborne infection in the lung.) “To assess the relative effect of natural versus experimental (intranasal) influenza illness on pulmonary function, we compared 43 normal adults ...
... (For nasal induced flu it takes 330 infectious flu viruses (TCID50) to get infected versus 1-3 infectious flu viruses for airborne infection in the lung.) “To assess the relative effect of natural versus experimental (intranasal) influenza illness on pulmonary function, we compared 43 normal adults ...
Local Health Department Administrators and Infectious Diseases
... may also be issued by the local health department or IDPH. For the purposes of this guideline, LTCF includes Assisted Living Facilities, Community Living Facilities (i.e., 77 Illinois Administrative Code 370), Illinois Veterans Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, In ...
... may also be issued by the local health department or IDPH. For the purposes of this guideline, LTCF includes Assisted Living Facilities, Community Living Facilities (i.e., 77 Illinois Administrative Code 370), Illinois Veterans Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, In ...
Notification System in Sri Lanka
... Surveillance and notification of diseases in the community is central to the management of public health. Without accurate and complete information on the nature and the amount of disease presenting to the curative services, there is no clear picture of the health of the community to guide healthcar ...
... Surveillance and notification of diseases in the community is central to the management of public health. Without accurate and complete information on the nature and the amount of disease presenting to the curative services, there is no clear picture of the health of the community to guide healthcar ...
Modeling Responses to Anthrax and Smallpox Attacks
... Vaccination was long used to provide immunity but was discontinued in the United States in 1972 because the risk of complications, including death, outweighed the risk of contracting the disease naturally. The same vaccine that provides immunity can also be an effective treatment if administered wit ...
... Vaccination was long used to provide immunity but was discontinued in the United States in 1972 because the risk of complications, including death, outweighed the risk of contracting the disease naturally. The same vaccine that provides immunity can also be an effective treatment if administered wit ...
Hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex
... the majority of cases for whom sequence information was available, were infected with strain RIVMHAV16–090. This strain had only been detected once before in 2010 and was absent in the Netherlands until it was detected in two MSM cases who attended the EuroPride in 2016. The strain is identical with ...
... the majority of cases for whom sequence information was available, were infected with strain RIVMHAV16–090. This strain had only been detected once before in 2010 and was absent in the Netherlands until it was detected in two MSM cases who attended the EuroPride in 2016. The strain is identical with ...
Reporting Testing Measles PDF
... Outbreaks in countries to which Americans often travel can directly contribute to an increase in measles cases in the United States. In recent years, measles importations have come from frequently visited countries, including, but not limited to, England, France, Germany, India, and the Philippines, ...
... Outbreaks in countries to which Americans often travel can directly contribute to an increase in measles cases in the United States. In recent years, measles importations have come from frequently visited countries, including, but not limited to, England, France, Germany, India, and the Philippines, ...
Mumps in Yakima County 12-13-16
... o MMR--two doses for school-age children and health care workers. o Prior physician-documented mumps infection. o Serologic evidence of immunity (IgG positive) o Birth before 1957 (not applicable for use among healthcare workers in an outbreak setting) Exclusion o Students, childcare and non-healthc ...
... o MMR--two doses for school-age children and health care workers. o Prior physician-documented mumps infection. o Serologic evidence of immunity (IgG positive) o Birth before 1957 (not applicable for use among healthcare workers in an outbreak setting) Exclusion o Students, childcare and non-healthc ...
Meeting of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
... in the past three decades, including SARS, avian influenza A (H5Nl), Nipah virus and drug-resistant malaria. With a population approaching 3.5 billion people, the presence of emerging diseases and their impact on health and economic growth has been underscored by a rash of high-profile epidemiologic ...
... in the past three decades, including SARS, avian influenza A (H5Nl), Nipah virus and drug-resistant malaria. With a population approaching 3.5 billion people, the presence of emerging diseases and their impact on health and economic growth has been underscored by a rash of high-profile epidemiologic ...
- LSHTM Research Online
... eLife digest Ebola virus disease commonly causes symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. It may also cause muscle pain, headaches, and bleeding, and often leads to death. There have been seven outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 1976. Th ...
... eLife digest Ebola virus disease commonly causes symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. It may also cause muscle pain, headaches, and bleeding, and often leads to death. There have been seven outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 1976. Th ...
OzFoodNet 2016, 1st quarterly report (Word 1.3 MB)
... each year at a cost of $1.2 billion per year1. This is likely to be an underestimate of the total burden of gastrointestinal illness as not all enteric infections are caused by foodborne transmission. Other important modes of transmission include person-to-person, animal-toperson and waterborne tran ...
... each year at a cost of $1.2 billion per year1. This is likely to be an underestimate of the total burden of gastrointestinal illness as not all enteric infections are caused by foodborne transmission. Other important modes of transmission include person-to-person, animal-toperson and waterborne tran ...
Chikungunya Fever in the United States: A
... Of the 109 CHIK cases identified, 76 (70%) had diagnostic testing performed at CDC, 3 (3%) at Wadsworth Center, and 30 (28%) at the commercial laboratory (Figure 1). CHIKV RNA was detected by RT-PCR in 13 (12%) of the 109 cases. All viremic cases were tested ,7 days after illness onset, and all had ...
... Of the 109 CHIK cases identified, 76 (70%) had diagnostic testing performed at CDC, 3 (3%) at Wadsworth Center, and 30 (28%) at the commercial laboratory (Figure 1). CHIKV RNA was detected by RT-PCR in 13 (12%) of the 109 cases. All viremic cases were tested ,7 days after illness onset, and all had ...
Novel Antimicrobial Surface Coatings And The Potential For
... stachybotrys and other mycotoxin-producing molds have led to the abandonment of many buildings,7 but most healthcare facility contamination events are not so dramatic. In a healthcare facility, occult contamination events are common, as endemic, epidemic, or emerging illness frequently enters a heal ...
... stachybotrys and other mycotoxin-producing molds have led to the abandonment of many buildings,7 but most healthcare facility contamination events are not so dramatic. In a healthcare facility, occult contamination events are common, as endemic, epidemic, or emerging illness frequently enters a heal ...
Reprint
... communicable diseases, emerging; disease outbreaks; epidemiologic methods; patient isolation; quarantine; SARS virus ...
... communicable diseases, emerging; disease outbreaks; epidemiologic methods; patient isolation; quarantine; SARS virus ...
Pandemic Flu and Anesthesia
... solutions are effective in controlling influenza or SARS virus. Must be done prior to patient contact, after removing masks, gloves and gowns Health Care Workers (HCW) who consistently washed their hands during care for SARS patients had lower infection rates* ...
... solutions are effective in controlling influenza or SARS virus. Must be done prior to patient contact, after removing masks, gloves and gowns Health Care Workers (HCW) who consistently washed their hands during care for SARS patients had lower infection rates* ...
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus MERS-CoV
... The genetic diversity of available sequences in public bioinformatics databases indicates multiple introductions from a presumed zoonotic source, with subsequent human-to-human transmission. Genetic sequence analyses have estimated that the MERS-CoV probably first emerged into human populations some ...
... The genetic diversity of available sequences in public bioinformatics databases indicates multiple introductions from a presumed zoonotic source, with subsequent human-to-human transmission. Genetic sequence analyses have estimated that the MERS-CoV probably first emerged into human populations some ...
Measure If You Can, Simulate If You Must
... believed to have been exposed to the SARS virus. • They were quarantined in 3 isolated wards in TTSH. ...
... believed to have been exposed to the SARS virus. • They were quarantined in 3 isolated wards in TTSH. ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus
... We carried out stochastic simulations of this transmission model to project the size of the outbreak in Nigeria if interventions (index case identification, contact tracing and isolation of those infected) had been started at different dates (range of 3 to 50 days after the index case arrived in Nig ...
... We carried out stochastic simulations of this transmission model to project the size of the outbreak in Nigeria if interventions (index case identification, contact tracing and isolation of those infected) had been started at different dates (range of 3 to 50 days after the index case arrived in Nig ...
Timeline of the SARS outbreak
The following is a timeline of the 2002–04 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).