FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    Investigation of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV) type 2 outbreak, – Sierra Leone, December 2020

    Alfred Fomba, Joseph Bangura, Patrick Swaray, Idrissa Tarawalie, Salieu Jalloh, Sheku Samba, Leonard Hakizimana, Uzoma Ogbonna, Eboh Victor, Gebrekrstos Gebru, Kofi Nyarko, Alden Henderson, Tushar Singh
    Background:
    Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV), is a genetic mutation of the Sabin virus. Sierra Leone reported its last case of wild polio virus in 2010. In December 2020 the...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Healthcare related infections
    • Sierra Leone

    Investigation of newly identified COVID-19 clusters in Kalyanpuri, New Delhi, India, June–July, 2020

    Arvind Kamboj, Nishant Nirwan, Kanica Kaushal, Sushma Choudhary, Tanzin Dikid
    Background:
    COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic on 30 January 2020 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). In the early part of the pandemic, the transmission dynamics of...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • India

    Knowledge of Occupational Hazards and Prevalence of Injuries among Construction Workers Abuja, Nigeria, 2019

    Ahmad Njidda, Auwal Abubakar, Jamilu Nikau, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, Adamu Shehu
    Background:
    The health and safety profile of the construction industry in Nigeria is poor. The industry alone accounted for 39.2% of injuries and 34.9% of deaths at the workplace in Nigeria...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Injury
    • Nigeria

    Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices during a Brazilian Spotted Fever Outbreak in a municipality in southeastern Brazil, 2019

    Maria Isabella Haslett, Camila Fernanda Santana, Lidsy Fonseca, Juliana Fittipaldi, Junia Carrieri, Luciane Coutinho, Edmundo Flores, Isabela Veloso, José Renato Costa, Cibelle Cabral
    Background:
    Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is a febrile hemorrhagic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted by the Amblyomma sculptum tick. Between May and...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Public health surveillance
    • Brazil

    Mass Drug Administration Coverage and Determinants of Drug Uptake for Elimination of Onchocerciasis in Ulanga District, 2019

    Ambakisye Kuyokwa Mhiche, Dinah Gasarasi, Ahmed Abade, Oscar Kaitaba, Isaac Njau, Akili Kalinga
    Background:
    Ulanga district has been implementing Mass Drug Administration (MDA) intervention for the past 20 years. However, there has been limited evidence for transmission interruption while...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Public health surveillance
    • Republic of Tanzania

    Monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and reasons for vaccine acceptance, Finland - April to December 2020

    Charlotte Hammer, Veronica Cristea, Thimothee Dub, Jonas Sivelä
    Background:
    Vaccination is a cornerstone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Finland started vaccination against COVID-19 in December 2020. To better understand the impact of this control...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Other
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Finland

    Monitoring progress towards improvement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus care for those newly diagnosed in Queensland, Australia 2014–2018

    Elenor Kerr, Jonathan Malo, Emma Field, Damin Si, Robert Ware, Sonya Bennett, Stephen Lambert
    Background:
    Shortening the time to viral suppression after HIV diagnosis reduces morbidity and transmission. Current treatment indicators do not include the more relevant health outcome of viral...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Australia

    Outbreak of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus Type-2 Chienge District, Luapula Province, Zambia, September 2019

    Musole Chipoya, Nyambe Sinyange
    Background: Africa has seen a significant rise in circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks following the switch to bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) in 2016. In September...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Public health surveillance
    • Healthcare related infections
    • Zambia

    Post-cyclone rapid needs assessment, Puri Urban, Odisha, India–May 2019

    Ashish Tigga, Kevisetuo Dzeyie, Nihar Ranjan Ray, Sunil Dash, Rajesh Yadav, Pankaj Bhatnagar, Pauline Harvey
    Background:
    Extremely severe cyclonic storm “Fani” hit Odisha State on 3 May 2019, displacing 1.5 million and causing 64 deaths. We conducted a rapid needs assessment in highly affected Puri...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Injury
    • Public health surveillance
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • India

    Predictors of Viral Load Suppression among HIV Positive Female Sex Workers on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Harare, Zimbabwe 2019

    Blessing Mushangwe, Raymond Yekeye, Cleophas Chimbetete, Sherpherd Shamhu, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga
    Background:
    The estimated viral load suppression among female sex workers (FSWs) in Harare is 63% against 95% target for elimination of HIV. Virological non-suppression among FSWs living with HIV...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Public health surveillance
    • Zimbabwe

    Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Outpatients during a Period of Community Transmission—Zambia, July 2020

    Dabwiso Banda, Nyambe Sinyange
    Background:
    Zambia recorded its first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections in March 2020 and began regularly testing persons at health facilities in April 2020. We assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Zambia

    Prevalence of suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among the Zambian population – Zambia, 2020-2021.

    Nyambe Sinyange, Oliver Mweso
    Background:
    The onset of the second Covid-19 wave in December 2020 in Zambia coincided with detection of the B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant as the predominant strain among sequenced specimens in the...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Zambia

    Protective behavioral practices toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among health care workers in Sierra Leone, 2019

    Francis Foday Amara, Kadijatu Kamara, Abdul Sesay, Joseph Bangura, Patrick Swaray, Jeffery Macavoray, Mary Mansaray, Musu Abu, David Moses, Umaru Sesay, Idrissa Tarawalie, Salieu Jalloh, Sheku Samba, Alfred Fomba, Uzoma Ogbonna, Leonard Hakizimana, Kofi Nyarko
    Background:
    Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global public health threat. Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of infection because they treat COVID-19 patients. In Sierra Leone, HCWs...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Healthcare related infections
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Sierra Leone

    Results of The Largest Nationwide Campaign Targeting 60 Million Egyptians Above 18 Years For Reducing Mortality From Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018-2019: A Focus on Diabetes Mellitus

    Galal Elshishiney, Sahar Samy, Hanaa Abuelsood, Salma Afifi, Aysam Salah, Mohamed Hassany
    Background:
    Egypt is facing growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) driven by uncontrolled risk factors. Studies indicated that 15.1% of Egyptians aged 15-69 years are diabetics. A...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Chronic disease
    • Public health surveillance
    • Egypt

    Risk Factors Analysis of HIV Outbreak Among Children Under 15 Years, Sindh-Pakistan - June, 2019

    Adnan Khan, Muhammad Asif Syed
    Background:
    From April to June 2019, 909 new HIV infections were identified in Larkana, Pakistan; 86% were children age <15 years. To identify the possible transmission links in this outbreak...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Pakistan

    Risk factors associated with frequent outbreaks of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sindh Province, Pakistan: A Case-Control Study

    Nayar Nawaz, Muhammad Asif Syed, Adnan Khan, Aamir Hussain, Arslan Memon
    Background:
    Congo Crimean hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic infection that is enzootic in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Each year, it leads to many outbreaks and sporadic cases in...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Pakistan

    Risk factors for Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infections by Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria, Harare, Zimbabwe,  2019

    Marvellous Mhondoro, Nqobile Ndlovu, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Tsitsi Juru, Gerald Shambira, Notion Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga
    Background:
    Drug resistance is a major public health concern responsible for morbidity and mortality globally. In Harare, 3rd generation cephalosporins resistant E.coli in urines increased from...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Other
    • Zimbabwe

    Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Yemen, 2019: a case control study

    Khaled Al-Jamrah, Esam Mahyoub, Abdulaziz Al Aghbari, Labiba Anam
    Background:
    The emergence of Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a great challenge for TB control program in Yemen where estimated 2.3% of new TB cases and 18% of previously treated...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Other
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Yemen

    Saudi CDC COVID-19 Rapid Response Teams —A 4-Month Report, April 2020–July 2020

    Abdulaziz Almutairi, Sami Almudarra
    Background:
    Saudi Arabia reported its first COVID-19 cases on 2 March 2020. Cases continued to spread in the Kingdom, and existing public health infrastructure was unable to meet testing demands...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Public health surveillance
    • Saudi Arabia

    Skin cancer risk factors among black South Africans — The Johannesburg Cancer Study, 1995–2016

    Babongile Ndlovu, Wenlong Chen, Lazarus Kuonza, Mazvita Sengayi-Muchengeti, Elvira Singh
    Background:
    Persons with higher levels of melanin are assumed to have a lower risk of skin cancer (SC). However, sunlight exposure is not the only SC risk factor and lesions can occur on covered...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Other
    • South Africa

    Tuberculosis Screening among Contacts of Bacteriologically Confirmed TB Patients -- Rwanda, June 2016 to July 2019

    Edward Rusesa, Joseph Ntaganira, Patrick Migambi, Samuel Rwunganira
    Background:
    Although Rwanda has made substantial progress in tuberculosis (TB) control, it remains a major public health challenge. From July 2016 to June 2019, the TB surveillance system...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Rwanda

    Uganda’s Preparedness and Prompt Control of Imported Ebola Virus Disease, June 2019

    Sandra Nabatanzi, Alex Riolexus Ario, Allan Muruta, Issa Makumbi, Benon Kwesiga, Atek Kagirita, Doreen Gonahasa, Paul Mbaka, Innocent Komakech, Felix Ocom, Joseph Ojwang, Ida Marie Ameda, Simon Kyazze, Allan Mpairwe, Henry Mwebesa, Miriam Nanyunja
    Background:
    On 1 August 2018, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in North-Kivu province, 100km from the Uganda border. The World Health...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2021, USA)
    • Other
    • Uganda

    Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Kindergarten-Grade 12 Schools during the First Two Months of In-Person Instruction of 2021 – British Columbia, Canada

    Laurence Campeau, France Thistlethwaite, Jiayun Angela Yao, Li Rita Zhang, Christina Fung, Ariella Zbar
    Background:
    Further evidence around transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings in the Canadian context is needed to assess the effectiveness of current containment measures and inform...
    Conference: 11th TEPHINET Americas (2021, Canada)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Other
    • Public health surveillance
    • Canada

    Investigation of an Outbreak of ST-11 Serogroup W Invasive Meningococcal Disease – Alberta, Canada, 2021

    Katharine Fagan-Garcia, Gregory Tyrrell, Raymond Tsang
    Background:
    Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis most commonly presents as meningitis and/or meningococcemia with a high case fatality rate and severe sequelae....
    Conference: 11th TEPHINET Americas (2021, Canada)
    • Other
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Canada

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