Antecedentes: Desde diciembre de 2019 la emergencia del virus del SARS CoV 2 ha producido nuevos y grandes desafíos para la salud pública global. En marzo de 2020, Paraguay estableció ...

Background: Cundinamarca is the fifth most affected region of the country by COVID-19 in the elderly population. The objective was to determine the characteristics of the disease in th...

Background: Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes related to COVID-19 during pregnancy are yet to be established. Pregnancy increases the susceptibility of developing severe COVID-19...

Antecedentes: Em maio de 2020 a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) alertou aos países sobre a identificação de uma manifestação clínica grave em crianças/adolescentes previamente saudá...

Antecedentes: El 3 de noviembre de 2020, ante fuertes lluvias, la subestación eléctrica en el estado de Amapá sufrió una explosión y consecuente incendio, un desastre que llevó a los m...

Antecedentes: En septiembre de 2020, la Secretaría de Salud del municipio de Araci/Bahía, identificó un aumento en la atención de la gastroenteritis aguda. La hipótesis inicial fue la ...

Antecedentes: Ecuador retoma en 2021 la implementación del FETP Frontline, como trabajos de campo se planteó realizar auditorías de la calidad del sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica ...

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic microorganism. It is found in humid environments, grows with limited nutrients and can colonize hospital water and g...

Background: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the main causal agent of respiratory infections in children under one year of age, between 60% - 70% of minors have been infected by th...

Antecedentes: La sífilis gestacional es una enfermedad de transmisión sexual, sanguínea y perinatal. Este estudio fue realizado con el fin de caracterizar los casos de sífilis gestacio...

Antecedentes: A migração humana é um aspecto importante da saúde pública, especialmente em áreas de fronteira. O Brasil faz divisa com 10 países, com uma extensa faixa de fronteira que...

Antecedentes: Monitoreo seroepidemiológico de IgG para SARS-CoV-2 en estaciones ferroviarias de Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, durante el 2020. Los estudios de seroprevale...

Antecedentes: O Amazonas foi um dos estados brasileiros mais afetados pela pandemia de COVID-19. Até outubro/2020, haviam sido confirmados 161.683 casos, 4.543 óbitos e 2.461 hospitali...

Antecedentes: Durante investigação de surto de COVID-19 em um complexo prisional no Distrito Federal, Brasil, em 2020, identificou-se internos infectados para SARS-CoV-2 em triagem sor...

Antecedentes: La provincia de Samaná, República Dominicana(RD), es visitada por más de un millón de personas cada año, con propósito turístico, recreativos o laborales como la producci...

Antecedentes: El 28 de julio/2021, la vigilancia epidemiológica de la provincia Espaillat, República Dominicana (RD), fue informada del aumento de consultas para Covid-19 en recluidos ...

Background: Indigenous Peoples globally have experienced increased morbidity and mortality in past pandemics relative to the non-Indigenous population. The COVID-19 pandemic is another...

Background: On January 3, 2020, the Department of Health received report on clustering of measles cases in Mati City. Investigation was done to verify measles outbreak, gaps on immuniz...

Background: Enterovirus infection (EVI) could cause severe complications and deaths in children, which poses significant threat. Class suspension is considered for controlling EVI clus...

Background: On May 14, 2021, Playen I Health Center (PHC) reported an alleged outbreak of food poisoning on May 13, 2021, at the Al-I'tisham Islamic Boarding School, after eating ...

Background: Yemen is currently facing an increasing trend of poverty and nutritional deficiencies due to war, conflict and siege since 2015. The Nutrition Surveillance System (NSS) was...

Background: Notification of communicable diseases to surveillance system by private facilities was limited by traditional methods of reporting in Poonamallee health district, Tamil Nad...

Background: Leptospirosis, a potentially fatal zoonosis, but preventable with adequate protection, is endemic in Malaysia. With incidence rate of 30.2/100,000 and fatality rate 0.31/10...

Background: The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games (the Games) were held from 23rd July to 5th September 2021. A large number of participants from around the world might ha...