disease outbreaks

..Although human-induced habitat disturbances are known to be the primary drivers of numerous infectious disease outbreaks and emergence events, the impact of global anthropogenic change on the wildlife ecology of diseases remains ..

..Although human-induced habitat disturbances are known to be the primary drivers of numerous infectious disease outbreaks and emergence events, the impact of global anthropogenic change on the wildlife ecology of diseases remains ..

..Although human-induced habitat disturbances are known to be the primary drivers of numerous infectious disease outbreaks and emergence events, the impact of global anthropogenic change on the wildlife ecology of diseases remains ..

..sub-Saharan Africa in 1997-98 and spread across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, causing devastating disease outbreaks in sheep and cattle. The RVFV has potential for use in bioterrorism, and its projected effect on U.S...

..Positive-strand RNA viruses cause a variety of diseases in humans. Strategies to control disease outbreaks caused by this category of viruses are needed...

..Positive-strand RNA viruses cause a variety of diseases in humans. Strategies to control disease outbreaks caused by this category of viruses are needed...

..of satellite remote sensing data to generate environmental measurements that can provide early warning of disease outbreaks, (2) Analyze the predictive capabilities of these remote sensing products using retrospective datasets of ..

..require less expertise to handle, and by contaminating food products, they have the potential to produce disease outbreaks in large groups of people and over broad geographic regions...

..detection methods would enable more effective responses to bio-terrorism and natural infectious disease outbreaks. Our goal is to engineer a reporter enzyme so that is inactive until it encounters a pathogen marker...

..Our goal is understand key forms of anthropogenic: change that influence disease outbreaks and to develop predictive models for the emergence and dynamics of amphibian trematode parasites in ..

..require less expertise to handle, and by contaminating food products, they have the potential to produce disease outbreaks in large groups of people and over broad geographic regions...

..by ticks are unknown, representing a significant gap in our knowledge relevant to prevention of disease outbreaks. I propose to study transmissible and non-transmissible strains of Anaplasma marginale as a model to ..

Timely implementation of appropriate disease control measures is facilitated by earlier detection of disease outbreaks whether due to bioterrorism or naturally occurring pathogens...

..of this modeling effort will be new insights into the spatial and temporal distribution of human tick-borne disease outbreaks. Insights into the distribution patterns can be helpful for notification of medical professionals to be ..

..of this modeling effort will be new insights into the spatial and temporal distribution of human tick-borne disease outbreaks. Insights into the distribution patterns can be helpful for notification of medical professionals to be ..

..of this modeling effort will be new insights into the spatial and temporal distribution of human tick-borne disease outbreaks. Insights into the distribution patterns can be helpful for notification of medical professionals to be ..

..genetic resource to be housed in the proposed swine unit is greater than ever while the risk of infectious disease outbreaks is escalating. The Institution is using large animal models for human disease(s) at an increasing rate...

..All specimens, including those from diarrheal disease outbreaks of unknown etiology in Minnesota or other FoodNet sites during the study period, will be analyzed with the ..

..It is rare that a week goes by without some troubling headline concerning new infectious disease outbreaks. Thus, far from gradual disappearance as a health concern, infectious diseases have emerged in the past ..

..It is rare that a week goes by without some troubling headline concerning new infectious disease outbreaks. Thus, far from gradual disappearance as a health concern, infectious diseases have emerged in the past ..

..The PFA maintains a colony of 61. The use of two sites provides security against disease outbreaks and natural disasters that could jeopardize the resource...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent highly publicized disease outbreaks illustrate the need to increase the capacity of the biomedical community to collect, manage and rapidly exchange data that spans basic biology and medicine ..

..The PFA maintains a colony of 61. The use of two sites provides security against disease outbreaks and natural disasters that could jeopardize the resource...

..The prevention of disease outbreaks relies on timely and efficient detection of disease-causing microorganisms...

..improved disease risk maps, new approaches to disease surveillance, and early warning systems to predict disease outbreaks resulting from environmental change. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available.

..latter activities include: (1) virus identification and characterization; (2) investigation and diagnosis of disease outbreaks; (3) preparation and distribution of certified virus stocks and reagents; (4) development of new animal ..

..as for infectious diseases, such as the daily monitoring of emergency room data for the early detection of disease outbreaks. As the number of users increase, with different types of data and different types of questions to be ..

..as for infectious diseases, such as the daily monitoring of emergency room data for the early detection of disease outbreaks. As the number of users increase, with different types of data and different types of questions to be ..

..Invasive infection was associated with intravascular lines and invasive procedures/surgery. Continuous surveillance is recommended to monitor the epidemiology of MRSA and the effectiveness of control measures...

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..The number and size of pertussis clusters in hospitals could be reduced through immunisation of health staff, and timely and adequate outbreak management...

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..Improved compliance with infection control and case-finding among patients and healthcare workers halted the outbreak...

..80-0.99]. Larger care units and those with higher throughput have increased rates of gastroenteritis outbreaks. These results should guide infection control policy and support the design of hospitals with smaller care units...

..Strict sanitation measures must be ensured in formula preparation and delivery, and bacterial pathogens should be included in the differential diagnosis for nosocomial gastroenteritis...

..CONCLUSION: The major infection control measures taken by the Taiwanese government over the course of the SARS epidemic, particularly those regarding infection control in hospitals, played a crucial role in containing the outbreak...

..The method by which surveillance for SARS was rapidly established provided an opportunity to examine Australia's planning and preparedness for future respiratory disease epidemics such as influenza...

..This confirms the value of the national influenza surveillance system as an essential public health component for monitoring the incidence and distribution of influenza and predominant strains in New Zealand...

..County-specific incidence of West Nile meningoencephalitis ranged from 0.6-15.9 cases per 100,000 people. The implemented system for enhanced West Nile virus surveillance will serve as a model for future epidemic years...

..This program of enhanced surveillance has demonstrated its capacity to nationally investigate and determine the causes of foodborne disease...

..Our time series predictive model was a good fit to actual incidence patterns. These variations should be accounted for in designing a system to detect bioterrorism and for surveillance of naturally occurring epidemics...

..At present, programmes targeted at risk groups for close contacts with infants are the most convenient for adult population, as more epidemiological and economic evidence is needed before a universal strategy can be discussed...

..This epidemic illustrates the relative incapacity for a developing country, to face and manage a flu epidemic caused by a classical influenza virus...

..Agricultural fair attendance is a risk factor for E. coli O157 infection in the United States and may contribute to the summer peak in incidence. Measures are needed to reduce transmission of enteric pathogens at agricultural fairs...

..For poliovirus type 3, the suboptimal antibody levels observed in teenagers and young adults suggest the need for a booster dose to minimise the risk of wild poliovirus importation...

..5 cases per 1 million population by 2005. Further decreases in listeriosis incidence will require continued efforts of industry and government to reduce contamination of food and continued efforts to educate consumers and clinicians...

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..Moreover, our study shows the usefulness of integrated human and animal surveillance in tracing the possible source of infection...

..Most of the cases were unvaccinated. This international health problem should be solved by strong leadership of Japanese public health professionals...

..pnemoniae infections so as to determine the appropriate vaccine strategies required for Nigerian children...

..The increase in 2002 was most marked in the 65 and older age group. CONCLUSION: This surveillance data challenges the view that Noroviruses infections exclusively have wintertime seasonality...

..Improvements in cryptosporidiosis surveillance such as detection, recording and reporting will help to recognise outbreaks and monitor interventions...

..Persistent shedders of RSV are an important potential source of nosocomial RSV infection within a PICU. Patients with co-morbidities are at increased risk of nosocomial RSV infection...

..CONCLUSIONS: In an area of low hepatitis A endemicity such as Austria, hospitalization incidence of children is still at a considerable level. Our findings contribute to an open discussion about universal childhood vaccination...

..Local RSV data are needed to accurately define the onset and offset of RSV seasons and to refine timing of passive immune prophylaxis therapy recommendations...

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..Our results reflect the considerable number of rotavirus-associated pediatric hospital in-patient days per year and the substantial annual direct costs of hospital care...

..The introduction of the acellular vaccine in 2000 does not appear to have played a significant role in the increase in disease incidence...

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..Locally produced pork meat is strongly suspected to have been the vehicle for the outbreaks, although the precise mechanisms remain unclear...

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..Nine cases belonged to Gypsy community and were less than 16 years of age. Remaining 3 cases were medical care workers of age 29-31. None of the children involved in the outbreak have been previously vaccinated against measles...