FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    Outbreak of Vancomycin resistant enterococci in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Canberra, Australia, January to May 2017

    Patiyan Andersson, Ming Chen, Wendy Beckingham, Karina Kennedy, Kathryn Daveson, Katrina Roper, Nicholas Coatsworth
    Background:
    Nosocomial infections with vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) cause of significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Colonisation usually precedes infections and therefore it is...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Australia

    Caracterización de la tuberculosis en población privada de la libertad, Colombia, 2014-2016

    Patricia Lopez
    Antecedentes/Background:
    La tuberculosis (TB) es una enfermedad infecciosa que se relaciona con factores de riesgo como: hacinamiento, poca ventilación y baja calidad de vida. En Colombia hay 92...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Colombia

    Using dried blood samples of universal newborn screening for detection of congenital rubella syndrome—Taiwan, 2016–2017

    Pei-Yuan Wu, Chia-Ping Su, En-tzu Wang, Fu-tien Lin
    Background:
    Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur in fetuses of rubella-infected pregnant women and causes multiple disabilities. Progress toward rubella elimination should be supported by...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Maternal and child health
    • Taiwan

    Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Respiratory Care Ward Associated with Frequent Unsafe Injections — Taiwan, 2017

    Pei-Yuan Wu, Min-Nan Hung, Hui-chen Lin, Chia-Ping Su
    Background:
    Healthcare-associated outbreaks of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been identified in Taiwan, and poses serious risks of harm to patients. During May‒July 2017, Taiwan FETP was...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2018, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Healthcare related infections
    • Taiwan

    Análisis de la vigilancia de tuberculosis multidrogorresistente – Guatemala 2012-2016

    Sandy Cano
    Antecedentes/Background:
    En 2015 la prevalencia a nivel mundial de tuberculosis multidrogorresistente (TB-MDR) fue 3% para enfermos nuevos (EN) y 20% para enfermos previamente tratados (PT); en...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Guatemala

    Leisure-time Exercise, Sedentary Behavior and Sleeping Time and Their Relationships with Hypertension and Diabetes among Adult Residents in Shandong province, 2013

    Yicheng Zhang, Xiaolei Guo, Peng Yin, Tao Shen
    Background:
    We conducted a survey to examine current status of leisure-time exercise, sedentary and sleeping time and their associations with the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Chronic disease
    • China

    Evaluación de Vigilancia, Prevención y Control de Infecciones Asociadas a la Atención de Salud en el Hospital de Huanta – Ayacucho, Perú, 2017

    Vanessa García, Indira Tenorio, Gualberto Segovia, Carmen Rosa Lozano
    Antecedentes/Background:
    En los tres últimos años la tendencia de la tasa de incidencia acumulada de infección de herida operatoria asociada a partos por cesárea en el hospital de Huanta fue alta...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Healthcare related infections
    • Peru

    The Injury Investigation of a Bus that Plunged into a Ravine, Uttaradit Province, 24-25 November 2016

    Tassana Thammaros
    Background:
    On 24-25 November 2016, the Bureau of Epidemiology and local authorities jointly conducted an investigation of an event where a bus plunged into a ravine along Highway No.11, Uttaradit...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Injury
    • Thailand

    Partograph utilization and its associated factors among obstetrics care givers in public health institutions - Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 2017

    Vijaykumar Wagh, Tarun Bhatnagar, Prabhdeep Kaur, Manoj Murhekar
    Background:
    Globally, prolonged and obstructed labor contributes to ~10% of maternal deaths. WHO recommends universal use of partograph during labor to improve maternal and fetal outcome....
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Maternal and child health
    • India

    A Study on Using SmartVA for Verbal Autopsy in China, 2017

    Yicheng Zhang, Peng Yin, Tao Shen
    Background:
    Nearly 80% of people die at home in China and deaths outside of health facilities create challenges for primary-level staff assigning cause of death. SmartVA can play an important role...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • China

    Evaluation of Fever Surveillance in the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program, Hosanagara, Shivamogga District, Karnataka, India-2016

    Raveesh P M, Rudresh Revannavar, Shah Hossain, Arunkumar Govindakarnavar, Shahin Sheik, CS Aggarwal, Sujeet Kumar Singh
    Background:
    In India, the large burden of emerging infectious diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential necessitates quality surveillance for acute febrile illnesses. We described and...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • India

    Evaluation of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme Surveillance system in Delhi, India, April 2016-March 2017

    Rakesh Gupta, Sunil D Khaparde, Raghuram Rao, Samir V Sodha, Ekta Saroha, CS Aggarwal
    Background:
    Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide from a single infectious agent. India accounts for 1/4 of the global burden. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • India

    Evaluation of Completeness and Data Quality of Death Registration - Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, 2016

    Yicheng Zhang, Peng Yin, Tao Shen
    Background:
    Accurate death registration data could provide information on patterns and trends for leading diseases of public health concern. Zaozhuang City has established a death registration...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • China

    Surveillance systems for the 9th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference, a key public health element for mass gathering events, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, August 2017

    Thanachol Wonghirundecha, Ba Soe Thet, Lei Chen, Khanuengnij Yueayai, Thanit Rattanathumsakul, Patcharin Tantiworrawit, Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
    Background:
    The 9th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference was held in Chiang Mai during 6-11 August 2017. Delegates came from 80 countries. Since mass gatherings increase risk of infectious...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Thailand

    Surveillance for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in South Korea, 2016/17

    Sukhyun Ryu, Jun Jai Kim, Chulhee Kim
    Background:
    In the aftermath of Middle-East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in Korea, a surveillance program was implemented to rapidly identify importations of MERS-CoV...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Republic of Korea

    Prevalence and determinants of delay in seeking medical care among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Bishkek city, Kyrgyzstan, 2016

    Sanzharbek Temirbekov, Ekaterina Malikova
    Background:
    Tuberculosis is a health problem in Bishkek city, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. During 2014-2015, the city annual notification rate (118/100,000) was higher than the overall country rate...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2018, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Kazakhstan

    Desarrollo de herramientas gráficas tecno-didácticas para el apoyo a la detección de enfermedades febriles con potencial epidémico en la República Dominicana, 2017

    Yosanly Cornelio, Farah Pena
    Antecedentes/Background:
    Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, numerosos factores ambientales, sociales y económicos son determinantes en la presentación de casos y brotes de enfermedades...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Dominican Republic

    Ownership and Usage of Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) Six Months after a Mass Distribution Campaign in Five Townships, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 2016

    San Kyawt Khine
    Background:
    Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) distribution is one of the preventive interventions used by the Myanmar National Malaria Control Programme with a policy of one net/two persons....
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Vector-borne
    • Myanmar

    The Elimination of Measles in Malaysia by 2018- How Close are We?

    Thilaka Chinnayah
    Background:
    Malaysia did not achieve the target for measles elimination programme (MEP) in 2010 resulting in a revised target being set for 2018. A study was conducted to determine the status of...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Malaysia

    Influenza A Outbreak among Inmates of a Rehabilitation Centre–Pahang, Malaysia, 2017

    Sahrol Azmi Termizi, Rohani Ismail
    Background:
    An outbreak of Influenza A occurred among inmates of a drug rehabilitation centre in Pahang in July 2017. The outbreak investigation was aimed at describing the epidemiology,...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Malaysia

    An intervention to measure and improve immunization coverage of one year old children in Kieta district, Central Bougainville - Papua New Guinea, 2016

    Roselyn Gatana, Alois Pukienei, Tony Merritt
    Background:
    In Kieta District the estimated coverage for Pentavalent3 (due at 6 months) was less than 65% in 2015. This study aimed to identify and address barriers to vaccination.

    Methods...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Papua New Guinea

    Outbreak investigation of measles among a migrant population, Shram Vihar, Delhi, India, February 2018

    Syed Qadri, Kevisetuo Anthony Dzeyie, Meera Dhuria, Samir V Sodha, Ekta Saroha, Suneet Kaur, Rajesh Yadav, Charu Prakash, Purva Sarkate, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Davendra Kumar, Ashok Talyan, Akhileshwar Singh, Rakesh Gupta, Preeti Madan, Ginisha Gupta, CS Aggarwal, Sujeet Singh
    Background:
    Although measles is targeted for elimination in India, 36% of measles-related deaths globally were from India in 2016 with outbreaks frequently reported. In March 2018, Shram Vihar,...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • India

    Pertussis outbreak in Saravan Province, Lao PDR, 2018

    Souny Keobounsy, Bounthanom Sengkeopraseuth, Pinkham Phanthavong, Manilay Phengxay, Bouaphanh Khamphaphongphane
    Background:
    Pertussis is one of the vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) under national surveillance, with previous outbreaks reported in the country every year particularly in remote difficult to...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    Mixed Rubella-Measles Outbreak in a Rural Community in Temanggung District, Central Java, Indonesia, 2016

    Putri Tiara Rosha, Khabib Mualim, Dibyo Pramono
    Background:
    On June 11, 2016, a public health centre officer reported an increasing number of fever with rash cases in Bonjor Village. We conducted an investigation to confirm the outbreak,...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Indonesia

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