Announcing Selected Abstracts for the 2019 FETP International Nights
Header photo: Amalia Plotogea
TEPHINET is pleased to announce the list of abstracts selected for oral and poster presentation during the 2019 FETP International Nights at the 68th annual EIS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from April 30-May 1 (click the link for more information about this event and/or to download the following list as a PDF).
For the first time ever, two FETP abstracts have been selected for presentation during the daytime EIS Conference. Congratulations to Adine Marquis of Germany and Saed Assaf of Jordan for being chosen for this special opportunity. Their abstracts are in bold below.
Accepted abstracts:
Corresponding Author First Name |
Corresponding Author Last Name |
FETP Country |
Abstract Title |
Accepted Format for Presentation |
Roygue |
Alfredo |
Angola |
Risk factors for active Tuberculosis in HIV patients on ART: Hospital Esperança, Luanda, Angola 2018 |
Poster |
Lara Victoria |
Gomez |
Argentina |
Situation of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis - Argentina, 2016-2017 |
Poster |
Anthea |
Katelaris |
Australia |
Investigation and response to Australia’s largest outbreak of leptospirosis – New South Wales, Australia, 2018 |
Oral |
Severin |
Mefoug |
Cameroon |
Suspicion of Yaws-Buruli ulcer Co-morbidity in Pygmy Children at Lolodorf Health District, South Region Cameroon, December 2017 |
Poster |
Amalia |
Plotogea |
Canada |
Evaluation of the Enhanced Syphilis Surveillance System - British Columbia, Canada, 2018 |
Poster |
Yunting | Xia | China |
Contributing Factors to the Obesity Epidemic in China: Weight Perception and Control Behaviors |
Poster |
Mesay |
Gunta |
Ethiopia |
Re-emergence of Yellow Fever - Southern Ethiopia, 2018 |
Poster |
Ayanaw |
Mitkie |
Ethiopia |
Incidence and Predictors of Adverse Drug Reaction among HIV Positive Adult Patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy: Government Hospitals of Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, November 2018 |
Poster |
Adine |
Marquis |
Germany |
Impact of the recommendation for routine Rotavirus vaccination in infants and vaccine uptake in Germany, 2013-2018* |
Oral |
Daniel |
Agudey |
Ghana |
Foodborne disease of undetermined etiology among patrons of a local eatery, Bibiani Township, Western Region - 2018 |
Poster |
Ernest |
Akyereko |
Ghana |
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 outbreak in a correctional facility, Central Region, Ghana, July-August 2018 |
Poster |
Marcela |
Orozco |
Guatemala |
Evaluation of the Surveillance System for Acute Neurologic Syndrome Associated with Zika - Northwest and Southwest Regions, Guatemala, 2016-2017 |
Poster |
Akhileshwar |
Singh |
India |
Risk Factors for Melioidosis in Udupi district, Karnataka, India, January 2017-July 2018 |
Oral |
Kiran Kumar |
Maramraj |
India |
Outbreak of Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Including Necrotizing Fascitis, in a Village of Telangana state, India, August 2018 |
Poster |
Kaushik |
Roy |
India |
Cholera outbreak following a training camp: Shimoga district, Karnataka, India, 2018 |
Poster |
Asaad |
Asaad |
Iraq |
Cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, 2018 |
Oral |
Saed |
Assaf |
Jordan |
Prevalence, awareness, control, and trend of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia among adults in Jordan: a cross-sectional study, Jordan, 2018* |
Oral |
Qabale |
Golicha |
Kenya |
Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Interruption in Igembe South, Meru County, Kenya |
Oral |
Bola Biliaminu | Lawal | Nigeria | Risk Factors for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Unmatched Case-Control Study, Nigeria | Poster |
Anum |
Vighio |
Pakistan |
Risk factors of Extensive Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever among Children in Karachi: A Case Control Study, 2018 |
Poster |
Zabulon |
Mutabazi |
Rwanda |
Factors associated with home delivery among mothers in Nyanza district, Rwanda, 2017 |
Poster |
Bibiane | Uwamahoro | Rwanda | Factors associated with unsuppressed viral load among HIV-positive patients on anti-retroviral therapy, Gihundwe Hospital, Rusizi District, Rwanda, 2016-2017 | Poster |
Salman |
Jan |
Saudi Arabia |
A massive Scabies outbreak in Holy Makkah city, Western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018: Matched Case-Control Study |
Poster |
Ahmed |
Al Omran |
Saudi Arabia |
Hepatitis C outbreak in a hemodialysis center, Saudi Arabia 2017 |
Poster |
Yu-Neng |
Chueh |
Taiwan |
Salmonellosis outbreak in a restaurant associated with French toast sandwich — Chiayi County, Taiwan, 2018 |
Oral |
Irene |
Kokuhabwa Mukurasi |
Tanzania |
Linkage into Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Individuals in Njombe Region, Tanzania 2017-2018: A prospective cohort |
Oral |
Esther |
Kisaakye |
Uganda |
Outbreak of Human Anthrax Associated with Handling and Eating Meat from a Cow that Died from Unknown Causes: Kween District, Uganda, April 2018 |
Poster |
Godfrey |
Nsereko |
Uganda |
Malaria Outbreak Facilitated by Appearance of Vector-Breeding Sites after Heavy Rainfall and Inadequate Preventive Measures: Nwoya District, Uganda, March–May 2018 |
Poster |
Abdulkareem |
Nassar |
Yemen |
Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmania in Bani Oshb sub-district, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen, July 2018 |
Poster |
Francis |
Nanzaluka |
Zambia |
Risk factors for cholera during an outbreak - Lusaka, Zambia, December 2017 |
Poster |