FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    An Outbreak of Norovirus at a Middle School - Guangdong Province, China, 2018

    Jia Peng, Jianguo Feng, Huizhen Zheng, Meng Zhang, Junling Sun, Huihui Liu
    Background:
    On 11 October 2018, a number of students who developed vomiting and diarrhea was reported in a middle school in township in Guangdong province. There were 296 boarding students and 570...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • China

    An investigation on a food poisoning caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus in a restaurant, in Sichuan Province, China, 2018

    Jie Li, Runyou Liu, Xingyu Zhou
    Background:
    Vibrio parahaemolyticus is widely found in seawater and seafood. It has spread to the inland areas in recent years and has been detected in salty foods with high salt content. It has...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • China

    Outbreak Investigation of Food Poisoning Attributed to Omphalotus japonicus in a restaurant in Jianhe County, Guizhou, China, 2018

    Jing Chen, Tao Shen, Yanping Zhang
    Background:
    On April 8th, 2018, 11 residents presented with nausea and vomiting to a local hospital, all had consumed wild mushrooms in hotpot during a dinner several hours before in the same...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • China

    Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections — Minnesota, 2013–2017

    Joanne Taylor, Ruth Lynfield, Paula Snippes Vagnone, Kirk Smith, Nancy Wengenack, Sharon Deml, Glen Hansen, Patricia Ferrieri
    Background:
    Approximately 80 species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) causing disease are found environmentally and in animal reservoirs. Typically, pulmonary NTM infections are sporadic;...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Healthcare related infections
    • United States of America

    Campylobacter Positivity and Public Health Risks in Live Bird Markets, Busia, Kenya, 2018

    Josephat Mbai, Mark Obonyo, Christina Otieno, Zeinab Gura, Maurice Owiny, Samuel Njoroge, Eric Fevre
    Background:
    Campylobacter is one of the pathogenic zoonotic agents whose circulation is facilitated by conducive environment in Live Bird Markets (LBMs).Annually, it causes bloody diarrheal...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Animal health
    • Kenya

    Association between Incidence of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Meteorological Factors in Jiangyin City, China, 2012-2017

    Jun Li, Yanru Zhang, Quan Chen, Rongqiang Zu
    Background:
    Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD) has become an increasing burden in the Asia Pacific Region including China. In order to take more effective measures to prevent HFMD, the impacts of...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • China

    Analysis of surveillance data of tuberculosis - Senegal from 2009 to 2018

    Kalidou Sow, Ndiaye Mathias, Madou Kane, Sawadogo Bernard, Fadima Diallo R.M., Joseph Otshudiandjeka, Yanogo K. Pauline, Meda Nicolas
    Background:
    The burden placed on Tuberculosis makes it a public health problem in Senegal with an incidence of 81 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018, a detection rate 64% below the target set...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Senegal

    Case-Control Study of Gastrointestinal Anthrax, Cayapa Village, Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines, March 2017

    Karen Lonogan, Alethea De Guzman, Vikki Carr de los Reyes, Nemia Sucaldito, Ferchito Avelino
    Background:
    On March 21, 2017, FETP team was sent to Cayapa Village, Abra due to increasing cases of foodborne illness. Epidemiological investigation was conducted to verify the diagnosis,...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Philippines

    Evaluation through outbreak simulation exercise points to need for considerable improvement in the capacity of peripheral health workers for outbreak detection and response, South India, 2018

    Karishma Kurup, Ponnaiah Manickam, M Prakash, G Velmurugan
    Background:
    Outbreaks are emergencies, requiring skilled peripheral health workers in the health system. Performance during outbreaks bring out skills of health workforce at different levels of...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • India

    Seroprevalence of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection in Wild Birds - Thailand, 2015-2016

    Karoon Chanachai, Kirana Noradechanon, Sirintip Khemtong, Budsabong Kanchanasaka, Saowaluck Paduang, DWichuda Wichaidit, Bongkotchamat Phimsin, Taksina Jaruwattananon, Nuntita Ruksachat, Rattana Sariwongchan, Paisin Lekcharoen
    Background:
    Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease causing encephalitis in human, with high case fatality rate in Southeast Asia. Wild birds constitute a part in...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Thailand

    Pediatric Blood Lead Level Testing Rates Among Populations with Risk Factors for Lead Exposure — Indiana, 2017

    Kathryn L Gaub, Paul Krievins, Ms. Amy Hancock, Jennifer Brown
    Background:
    Pediatric lead exposure can have detrimental effects on cognition and other health outcomes. Common risk factors for lead exposure include residence in older housing and lower...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Maternal and child health
    • United States of America

    Risk Factors and Evaluation of Response during an outbreak of Cholera –Busia, Kenya, 2018.

    Kevin Lomuria, Ben Ngare, Muma Shariff, Esther Kinyeru, Evans Shiraku, Mark Obonyo, Zeinab Gura
    Background:
    Between January 2018─April 2018, Busia County reported two confirmed cholera cases and six deaths as of 17th April 2018. We aimed to identify more cases, risk factors and evaluate...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Kenya

    Outbreak of Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Including Necrotizing Fasciitis, in a Village of Telangana state, India, August 2018

    Kumar Maramraj, Kavitha Latha ML, Tanzin Dikid, Sushma Choudhary, Thirupathi Nagoshe, Sukrutha Reddy, Sudheer Kumar Jain, Kayla Laserson, Sujeet Kumar Singh
    Background:
    Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is rare but highly fatal (76% mortality) and associated with diabetes, advanced age, and delays in treatment. A cluster of nine severe skin and soft tissue...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • India

    Fatalities Associated with Road Traffic Accidents in Kaduna State – Nigeria, 2012-2018

    Kwada Asunduwa, Mabel Aworh, Visa I Tyakaray, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku
    Background:
    Globally, road traffic accidents (RTAs) account for 20-50 million injuries annually with a loss of about 1.5 million lives. Developing countries including Nigeria account for over 85%...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Injury
    • Nigeria

    Situation of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis - Argentina, 2016-2017

    Lara Victoria Gomez, Sergio Arias, Natalia Mordini
    Background:
    Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is the tuberculosis (TB) that doesn’t respond to at least isoniazid and rifampicin drugs and it aggravates and complicates the management of...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Argentina

    Spousal Communication, Fertility Preference and Contraceptive Uptake Among Couples in Oyo State: A Rural-Urban Comparison

    Lois Olajide, Ayodeji Ayodeji, Eniola Bamgboye, Muhammad Shakir Balogun
    Background:
    Increasing global population and its consequences constitutes a preeminent public health challenge. A key cost- effective intervention is the use of contraceptives whose uptake is...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Maternal and child health
    • Nigeria

    Incidence of active tuberculosis and risk factors for HIV patients infected with HIV at the start of antiretroviral treatment in Luanda 2016-2017

    Luis Bandeira, Tazi Nimi, 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...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Angola

    Emergence of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Uganda: Evidence from a country-wide Seroepidemiological study in Cattle.

    Luke Nyakarahuka, Stephen Balinandi, Mr. Jackson Kyondo, Ms. Sophia Mulei, Mr. Alex Tumusiime, John Klena, Julius Lutwama, Trevor Shoemaker
    Background:
    Uganda had not reported outbreaks of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in humans until 2013 when human cases of CCHF were detected in Northern Uganda district of Agago....
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Uganda

    Risk factors related to suicide attempts as predictors of suicide, Colombia, 2016-2017

    Luz Castro, Marcela Muñoz, Oscar Eduardo Pacheco Garcia, Luis Fuertes
    Background:
    Suicide attempts (SA) in Colombia had a rate of 51.8 per 100,000 population in 2017, while suicide had a rate of 10,0 x 100.000 population; being the third leading cause of death due...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Colombia

    Inter-county travel leading to measles outbreak in German Camp, Gibi District, Margibi County, Liberia, September 2018

    Maame Amo-Addae, Peter Adewuyi
    Background:
    Despite the availability of a safe and cost-effective vaccine, measles remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children. On September 3, 2018, German Camp...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Liberia

    Prevalence and Risk Factors for Multi-Drug Resistant Escherichia coli among Poultry Workers – Abuja, Nigeria, 2019

    Mabel Aworh, Jacob Kwaga, Nwando Mba, PEmmanuel Okolocha, Siddharta Thakur
    Background:
    Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global health threat. Drug resistant Escherichia co-infections are associated with high morbidity and high expenditure on antibiotics compared...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Nigeria

    Prevalence and Associated Financial Losses of Fascioliasis in Cattle Slaughtered between 2012-2017 at Bukoba Municipal Abattoir, Kagera Region, Tanzania.

    Magdalena Kasika, Nsiande Lema, Ernatus Mkupasi, Joseph Genchwere, Rogath Kishimba, Janneth Mghamba, Senga Sembuche
    Background:
    Fascioliasis is a chronic parasitic disease causing economic losses in livestock production worldwide. In endemic areas, it is an emerging neglected zoonotic disease causing 2.4...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Animal health
    • Republic of Tanzania

    Postpartum Depression and Associated Factors among HIV Infected Mothers at Mulago Referral Hospital – Uganda, 2018

    Magdalene Akos Odikro, Naomi Kyeremaa Yeboa, Patience Muwangunzi, Tom Denis Ngabirano
    Background:
    Among postpartum mothers living with HIV infection, postpartum depression (PPD) impacts negatively on their wellbeing. PPD affects self-care, infant care, adherence to antiretroviral...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Maternal and child health
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Uganda

    Epidemiological profile of cases of multiple outbreaks of anthrax in humans and animals in Labé Health Region, Guinea, 2014 - May 2019

    Mamadou Moustapha Bah, Gbamou Nouonan, Sakoba Keita, Salomon Corvil
    Background:
    Between 2014-2019, 33 outbreak of anthrax in animals were reported in Labé region. The Ministry of Health jointly to the Ministry of Livestock will expand an anthrax elimination plan...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Animal health
    • Equatorial Guinea

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