FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    The Spatial-temporal Dynamics of Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H7N9) in Mainland China from 2013 to 2017

    Ruoxi Sun, Lei Zhan, Chao Li, Jian Zhao, Ruiqi Ren, Huilai Ma, Qun Li, Daxin Ni
    Background:
    The fifth-wave epidemic of avian influenza A (H7N9) in mainland China emerged in the second half of 2016. The spread of H7N9 epidemic showed significant spatial-temporal...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • China

    Estimates of influenza-associated excess hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza in Taiwan, 2009–2017

    Yi-Chen Tsai, Min-Hau Lin, Chia Wei, Hung-Wei Kuo
    Background:
    Influenza virus infection could cause severe illnesses which lead to a substantial burden. In order to identify the health impact of the influenza virus circulation in Taiwan, the...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Taiwan

    Pandemic Influenza Severity Assessment – Singapore’s Experience

    Rachael Pung, Peng Lim Ooi, Vernom Lee
    Background:
    We report our experience in evaluating the severity of local influenza epidemics based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic influenza severity assessment framework.

    ...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Singapore

    Probable pertussis outbreak among unvaccinated population in three hard-to-reach satellite Communities - Pru District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana-2017

    Samuel Dapaa, Ernest Akyereko, George Kuma, Samuel Sackey, Edwin Afari, Konne Kofi Ameme, Ernest Kenu
    Background: Pertussis vaccine, a component of the pentavalent vaccine in Ghana’s routine childhood vaccination schedule is given in three doses at ages 6, 10 and 14 weeks. On 30th October 2017, Pru...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2018, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Ghana

    Cost-effectiveness analysis of SMS and home visit reminders in reducing missed childhood immunization clinic appointments in Rivers State – Nigeria, 2017

    Uche Katchy, AbdulHakeem Olorukooba, Saheed Gidado, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku
    Background: Vaccine-preventable diseases account for 22% of child mortality in Nigeria and vaccination dropout rate above 10% undermines vaccine coverage efforts. To improve coverage, home visits and...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2018, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Nigeria

    Neisseria meningitidis C isolated during an Outbreak in a Prison: investigation and response - Cameroon, 2017.

    Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Franck Amabo Chi, Grace Alake, Nzouankeu Ariane, Paul Onambele, Kevin Nkem Efon, Donald Adegono, Linda Essoh, Mathieu Els, Georges Alain Etoundi
    Background: In March 2017, Cameroon’s Ministry of Health was informed that Central Prison in Yaounde crossed the epidemic threshold for meningitis, 05 cases /4600 inmates.We investigated to confirm...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2018, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Cameroon

    Perfil Epidemiológico da Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave – SRAG por Influenza, Umuarama, Paraná, Brasil, 2013 a 2016.

    Rafaela Hasegawa Misse, Elizabeth Lozada
    Antecedentes/Background:
    A influenza é uma infecção respiratória viral aguda, que pode agravar, evoluindo para Síndrome Gripal Aguda Grave – SRAG e óbito.

    Métodos/Methods:
    Estudo...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Brazil

    Investigation of a Family Cluster of H7N9 Avian Influenza in Inner Mongolia, China, 2017

    Xiaofeng Jiang, Weidong Guo, Yingxin Pei, Junling Sun
    Background:
    Two laboratory-confirmed H7N9 cases from the same household were reported 8 days after the first H7N9 case detected in Inner Mongolia on June 7, 2017. In order to identify the source...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Zoonotic
    • China

    Outbreak of Trichinellosis detected for the First Time in Cambodia, September 2017

    Rina Hong, Soponnak Chea, Sokdaro Soy, Sophanith Ung, Georgios Theocharopoulos, Yasmin Lisson, Jennie Musto
    Background:
    Trichinellosis is a parasitic disease caused by Trichinella spiralis. An estimated 10,000 cases occur annually worldwide. In September 2017, the Cambodian Ministry of Environment...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vector-borne
    • Cambodia

    A Case-Control Study of a Chikungunya Outbreak in an Island – Busuanga, Palawan, Philippines, May 8 to August 10, 2017

    Precious May Gabalfin, Alethea De Guzman, Maria Nemia Sucaldito, Vikki De los Reyes, Ferchito Avelino
    Background:
    On June 20, 2017, we received a report of increasing number of Chikungunya cases in Busuanga, Palawan. An FETP team was sent to determine the existence of an outbreak, identify source...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vector-borne
    • Philippines

    Knowledge and Practices on Malaria in Ngaputaw township, Ayeyawady Region, Myanmar, 2016

    Thet Su Mon, Krongthong Thimasarn, Waraluk Tangkanakul, Tun Myint
    Background:
    Malaria health literacy is one of the important factors in malaria prevention especially for its elimination in Myanmar. Ayeyarwady has the 4th highest malaria burden among 15 states...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Vector-borne
    • Myanmar

    Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el dengue en pobladores del Chaco Paraguay 2017

    Teresa Perez, Margarita Samudio, Sandra Irala, Rosa Galeano, Sandra Ocampos Ojeda, Malvina Páez, Agueda Cabello
    Antecedentes/Background:
    El dengue es endémico en varios países de Sudamérica y también en el Paraguay; es una enfermedad estacional que ocurre en general el primer semestre del año. El objetivo...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Vector-borne
    • Paraguay

    Investigation on the Accuracy of Viral Hepatitis B Reporting in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China, 2017

    Wang Pinggui, Lijie Zhang, Guomin Zhang, Jian He, Yuan Ma, Weimin Lv
    Background:
    Viral hepatitis B (hepatitis B) is a large global health threat. According to the National notifiable disease reporting system (NDRS), the reported incidence of hepatitis B in Gannan...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • China

    Evaluation of Hepatitis B Surveillance System from 2013-2017 in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia

    Zulraini Jusof, Rusdi Abdul Rahman, Siti Halimah Syed Shaikh, Amirullah Mohd Arshad, Hashimah Hassan
    Background:
    A Hepatitis B Surveillance System (HBSS) is important to provide distribution, incidence trend and various epidemiological data for public health action and program planning. An...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Malaysia

    Analysis of Factors associated with Late Diagnosis of Newly Identified HIV/AIDS Cases in Jiangyin, 2007-2017

    Xu Yin, Qianqian Ma, Hongda Lu
    Background:
    The late diagnosis (LD) of HIV/AIDS may result in poor treatment outcomes, while treatment costs and potential risk of transmission grow exponentially. We sought to explore the factors...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • China

    HIV exposure following a fatal motor vehicle accident - Central Highlands, Vietnam, 2017

    Thang Hoang, Duoc Pham Tho, Ha Nguyen Thi Thu, Thao Phan Thi Thanh
    Background:
    On 30 June 2017, a motor vehicle accident in Kon Tum province, Central Highland, Vietnam resulted in four deaths including one HIV-infected person. During the emergency response, 36...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Vietnam

    Incidencia y Prevalencia de Histoplasmosis en Pacientes VIH

    Silvio Carlosama
    Antecedentes/Background:
    La Histoplasmosis en una micosis sistémica de amplia distribución geográfica producida por el hongo dimorfo Histoplasma Capsulatum. Esta micosis tiene una incidencia...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Americas (2018, Colombia)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Ecuador

    Staphylococcal Food Poisoning among Police Personnel Deployed at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit – Hotel X, Pasay City, Philippines, August 2017

    Precious May Gabalfin, Alethea De Guzman, Maria Nemia Stucaldito, Vikki De los Reyes, Ferchito Avelino
    Background:
    On August 23, 2017, a report of suspected food-borne illness among police personnel stationed at Hotel X, Pasay City was received. An FETP team was sent to verify the diagnosis,...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Philippines

    Methanol poisoning and illness associated with consumption of contaminated water - North Eastern Province, Cambodia, 2018

    Sengdoeurn Yi, Sovann Ly, Rotha Pen, Sophanith Ung
    Background:
    On 5 May 2018, an alert was reported to the Cambodia Communicable Disease Control Department through the event-based reporting system about cases and deaths of an unknown disease in a...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Cambodia

    Waterborne Norovirus Outbreak in Nanchong City likely Originating from Municipal Water Contamination

    Shushua Ren
    Background:
    On 24 March 2018, Sichuan CDC was notified of > 500 residents with gastroenteritis in Nanchong City. We conducted an outbreak investigation to identify the causative agent and...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • China

    Foodborne outbreak following an Engagement Party, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, July 2017

    Tonh Prin
    Background:
    Foodborne outbreaks are common in Cambodia, however, only a few investigations documenting the etiology and source have been conducted. In July 2017, 77 cases of acute diarrhea and...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Cambodia

    Outbreak of Foodborne Gastroenteritis in a School, Kohima District, Nagaland, India, September 2017

    Takujungla Jamir, John Kemp, Nyanthung Kikon, Asenla Lemtur, Alhunuo Khezhie, Nyanbeni Murry
    Background:
    A private hospital in Kohima reported 41 admitted cases of diarrhoea to the State Surveillance Unit of Nagaland on September 2, 2017. Our team started an investigation on September 2,...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • India

    An outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Escherichia coli EPEC in a children’s shelter in Ben Tre, Vietnam, 2017

    Uyen Thi Ngoc Phan, Hung Cong Phan, Lan Trong Phan
    Background:
    On 8 November 2017, media reported 19 hospitalizations and one death associated with gastroenteritis among orphans of a shelter in Ben Tre province, Vietnam. We investigated the...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Vietnam

    Acute Watery Diarrhoea Outbreak at Andasa Holy Water, Bahir Dar Zuriya District, North-West Ethiopia, 2017

    Yeshambel Worku, Meloaku Kindle
    Background:
    Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) is a public health problem in Ethiopia. Holy-water is famously located at Blue-Nile-River. 10-50 thousand people register to use the site at anytime. People...
    Conference: 9th TEPHINET Bi-regional (2018, Lao PDR)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Ethiopia

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