FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    Determining the utility of national real-time ambulance syndromic surveillance to identify and monitor the adverse health impact of extreme weather events and seasonal respiratory infections in England

    Simon Packer, Paul Loveridge, Ana Soriano, Roger Morbey, Dan Todkill, Ross Thompson, Tracy Rayment-Bishop, Richard Pebody, Cathryn James, Hilary Pillin, Alex Elliot, Gillian Smith
    Background:
    Severe respiratory infections (SRI) and extreme weather events are significant global health threats. The National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS), established in England in 2018...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • England

    A Comparative Study on the Influence of Industrial Air Pollution on the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Asthma among Children in Rivers State – Nigeria, May 2019

    Tamuno-Wari Numbere, Ikeola Adeoye, Olufunmilayo Fawole, O Morakinyo, Mabel Aworh, Adedoyin A Fetuga, Ibitein Okeafor, Muhammad Shakir Balogun
    Background:
    Air pollution is directly linked to respiratory diseases that account for almost 10% of child deaths, making air pollu- tion one of the leading dangers to children’s health. There has...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Nigeria

    Effectiveness of Quality Improvement on Occurrence of Needle Stick Injuries in Harare City, Zimbabwe, 2017: A Quasi-experimental Study

    Zvanaka Sithole, Prosper Chonzi, Gerald Shambira, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Gombe, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Mufuta Tshimanga
    Background:
    Globally, healthcare workers (HCWs) incur an estimated two million needle stick injuries (NSIs) per year and 90% of these injuries occur in Africa. In Zimbabwe, neither the prevalence...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Injury
    • Zimbabwe

    Do Unmanned Aerial Vehicles reduce the duration and cost of transportation for diagnosis of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis? A Feasibility study – Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India 2018

    Vishal Thakur, Lakshmanan Sundaramoorthy, Parasuraman Ganehkumar
    Background:
    Innovative technologies can solve complex public health problems. There was a need to reduce the turnaround time for diagnosis of tuberculosis in the hilly terrain of Chamba district...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • India

    Lesson Learned From Initial Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Evaluation at Public Health Center in Boyolali District, Central Java Province-2018

    Rido Illahi Ayef Eka Putra, Teguh Tri Kuncoro, Dibyo Pramono
    Background:
    Since 2012, WHO recommends the EVM assessment to understand the vaccine quality and cold chain management program. Even though Boyolali has achieved universal coverage of immunization...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Indonesia

    Suspicion of Yaws-Buruli Ulcer Co-morbidity in Pygmy Children at Lolodorf Health District, South Region Cameroon, December 2017

    Severin Mefoug, F. C. Amabo, A. Acho, A. Kort, E. Epee, A. Getoundi
    Background: Yaws and Buruli ulcer are two neglected tropical diseases that can cause epidemics in rural communities. The co-morbidity of these two ulcerative diseases is a rare phenomenon. In...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Cameroon

    Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Interruption in Igembe South, Meru County, Kenya

    Qabale Golicha, Richard Kiplimo, Ann Mwangi, Mark Kola, Zeinab Gura
    Background: Kenya has TB prevalence of 426/100,000, and national lost to follow-up rate of 5.3%. Treatment Interruption, a precursor for lost to follow-up involves not taking TB medication for two...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Kenya

    Incidence and Sociodemographic Predictors of Obesity among 6,349 Adults in China, 2010–2016: a Longitudinal Study

    Yunting Xia, Jiahong Li, Yali Zhang
    Background:
    In China, the prevalence of obesity had doubled from 7% in 2004 to 14% in 2013, and deaths from any cause attributable to high body mass index (BMI) increased from 301,231 in 1990 to...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Chronic disease
    • China

    Measles outbreak in a marginalized population of Jogapatti block of West Champaran district, Bihar, India, October 2018-March 2019

    Vishesh Kumar, Sushma Choudhary, Ankur Nair, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Nihar Ranjan Ray, Pauline Harvey
    Background:
    India targets measles elimination by 2020 and reported 931 outbreaks in 2018 (43% from Bihar). On February 2, 2019 a suspected measles outbreak was reported from a marginalized...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • India

    Determinants and compliance of Health Care Workers update of Influenza vaccines in Fengtai District community health Center, Beijing, 2018-2019

    Tian liu, Zhongfa Tao, Rui Yang, Guoqin Zhang, Yinan Zhang, Jing Zhao, Ya Yu, Zhi Li, Lijie Zhang, Jian Cai, Huilai Ma
    Background:
    Healthcare workers are at high risk of influenza infection. Therefore, immunization is recommended for all healthcare workers. Healthcare workers play a major role in influencing...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • China

    Assessment of immunization coverage in major cities of Georgia, 2015—2016

    Tamta Komakhidze, Nino Khetsuriani, Mariam ”Marika” Geleisvili
    Background:
    Administrative estimates of immunization coverage in Georgia have not been validated since 2000 and are questionable due to difficulties with determining target population. We...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Georgia

    Multiple source outbreak of influenza types A and B in a Basic School, Greater Accra Region, Ghana – 2018

    Raymond Razak Mahama, Francis Sena Nuvey, Ekua Essumanma Houphouet, Priscillia Nortey, Gloria Akosua Ansa, Afua Asabea Amoabeng, Gifty Harriet, Ernest Kenu, Edwin Afari
    Background:
    On September 25, 2018, a report was received of a suspected influenza outbreak among pupils of University of Ghana Basic School (UGBS). More than half of a class of 33 pupils were...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Ghana

    National surveillance data analysis on Adverse Events Following Immunizations for Combined Diphtheria Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine: China, 2015 -2017

    Siquan Wang, Keli Li, Disha Xu, Lijie Zhang
    Background:
    Combined diphtheria tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) was the most widely used vaccine in China’s immunization program. Its safety was recognized. But in 2017, the...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • China

    An Internet-Based Survey of Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Health-Care Workers – China, 2018-2019 Season

    Yayun Tan, Luzhao Feng, Ying Qin, Zhibin Peng, Jiandong ZhenTiantian Li, Wei Zhang, Jing Zhang, Qian Xu, Zhiqiang Guo, Junhua Yao, Fen Pang, Teng Ma, Wenjing Duan, Yali Zhang
    Background:
    The influenza vaccine coverage rate (VCR) among Chinese health-care workers (HCWs) is low (<15%). To increase VCR, the Chinese National Health Commission has required all hospitals...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • China

    Japanese Encephalitis vaccination coverage and its associated factors in Phu Thien district, Gia Lai province, Vietnam, 2018

    Thang Hoang Nghia, Duoc Pham Tho, Thao Phan Thi Thanh Thao, Quyen Phan Thi Le, Oanh Tran Thi Hoang
    Background:
    In 2017, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infections contributed to 24% (29/119) of total Encephalitis patients in the Central Highland of Vietnam. Among those, Phu Thien district had most...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Vietnam

    Maternal Knowledge and Infant Uptake of Valid Hepatitis B Birth Dose at Routine Immunization Clinics in Enugu State - Nigeria, 2018

    Uchechukwu Okenwa, Magbagbeola D Dairo, Eniola Bamgboye, Olufemi Ajumobi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku
    Background:
    The prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is 13.7% and approximately 19 million Nigerians are chroni- cally infected. The risk of developing chronic HBV is greatest (90%) in...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Maternal and child health
    • Nigeria

    Enhanced surveillance of mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases in the Maltese Islands: Molecular species identification, insecticide resistance monitoring, and risk assessment for vector-borne infections (2018)

    Raquel Medialdea Carrera, Tanya Melillo, Max Fotakis, John Vontas, Maria-Louise Borg
    Background:
    Over the last decade, the combined influence of global travel, climate change, human migration and the spread of vector-borne infections like chikungunya, dengue, West Nile Virus (WNV...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Malta

    Factors Associated with Asymptomatic Malaria Infection among Primary School Pupils in Buhigwe District, Kigoma, Tanzania

    Pili Kimanga, Rogath Kishimba, Mucho Mizunduko, Frank Chacky, Billy Ngasala
    Background:
    Asymptomatic malaria is prevalent in highly endemic areas of Africa and is a new challenge for malaria prevention and control strategies. This study aimed at determining the factors...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Republic of Tanzania

    A Massive Scabies Outbreak in Makkah (Mecca) Region, Western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2018: Matched Case-Control Study

    Salman Jan, Shady Kamel, Sami Almudarra
    Background:
    Muslims of different nationalities visit Makkah year-round to perform rituals in the Holy Mosque. The rituals involve close contact between pilgrims, and shared items, such as carpets...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Saudi Arabia

    Accessibility and use of ART among South African population, 2017

    Tebogo Matjokotja, Hetani Mdose, Sizulu Moyo, Lazarus Kuonza, Khangelani Zuma
    Background:
    In 2017, an estimated 7.9 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa (SA), of whom 4.4 million (56%) were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART). Factors leading to...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • South Africa

    Vertical transmission of HIV in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy in Zvimba district, Zimbabwe 2016-2017

    Tapiwa Dhilwayo, Blessing Mutede, Agnes Mahomva, Tsitsi Juru, Gerald Shambira, Notion Gombe, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Mufuta Tshimanga
    Background:
    Despite implementing the elimination of mother to child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV strategies in Zimbabwe, MTCT (vertical transmission) of HIV remains a public health challenge in...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Zimbabwe

    Risk factors for active Tuberculosis in HIV patients on ART: Esperança Hospital, Luanda, Angola 2018

    Roygue Alfredo, Rosa Moreira, João Pires
    Background: In 2017, an estimated 920 000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) have fallen ill with Tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. Angola is one of 20 countries with the highest estimated numbers of incident...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Angola

    HIV prevalence among women presenting in maternity ward of Katima Mulilo Hospital, Zambezi Region, Namibia (2013-2017)

    Rosalia Nairenge, Kofi Nyarko
    Background:
    HIV/AIDS is a major public health concern globally. In Africa 25.7 million people are infected with HIV. HIV Preva- lence rate among pregnant women in Namibia is 17.2%. Zambezi region...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Maternal and child health
    • Namibia

    Foodborne Disease Outbreak among students of Oshakati Senior Secondary School, Oshana region, Namibia - January, 2019

    Roswitha Ndjengwa, Kofi Nyarko, Esther Mukete-Hilundutah, Padelia Ngenokesho
    Background:
    On 29 January 2019, a cluster of students from Oshakati Secondary School, Namibia reported to the casualty depart- ment of Oshakati Hospital with a history of acute diarrhoea and...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Namibia

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