FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    Fatal Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Caused by Exposures to Meat from Sick and Dead Livestocks: Uganda, July 2018

    Angella Musewa, Doreen Birungi, Bernadette Basuta Mirembe, Esther Kisaakye, Benon Kwesiga, Stephen Ndugwa Kabwama, David Muwanguzi, Deo Birungi Ndumu, Stephen Balinandi, Bao-Ping Zhu, Alex Riolexus Ario
    Background:
    Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever that can be fatal to humans and livestock. During June-October 2018, RVF cases sharply increased in eight western and central...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Animal health
    • Uganda

    Effective Public Health Action Following an Anthrax Outbreak Among Hippoptami and Cape Buffalos in Bwabwata National Park, Namibia with No Human Cases, October-November 2017

    Annety Likando, Kofi Nyarko, Rebekka Shikesho, Iyaloo Mwaningange
    Background:
    Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax outbreaks in wildlife are known to cause human disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Humans are mostly infected...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Animal health
    • Namibia

    Investigation and response to Australia’s largest outbreak of leptospirosis – New South Wales, Australia, 2018

    Anthea Katelaris, Keira Glasgow, Anthony Zheng, Suhasini Sumithra, Daneeta Hennessy, Stacey Kane, Kerryn Lawrence, John Turahui, Janet Terry, Debra van den Berg, Paul Corben, Vicky Sheppeard, Jeremy McAnulty
    Background:
    In June 2018 an outbreak of leptospirosis was recognised among raspberry workers from a mixed-berry farm. Initial detection was via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We conducted an...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Australia

    Risk factors of Extensive Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever among Children in Karachi: A Case Control Study, 2018

    Anum Vighio, Ishfaque Hussain Memon, Syed Masroor, Muhammad Asif Syed
    Background:
    From May-October 2018 cases of lab confirmed extensive drug resistant typhoid fever (XDR-TF) increased among children under 15 years. Resistance included first and second line...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Pakistan

    Cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, 2018

    Asaad Mahdi Asaad Lehlewa, Razzaq Alghanmy, Qais Aziz, Mohammad Ali Kareem, Hasanein Malik, Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel, Faris Lami
    Background:
    Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Iraq. Historically, the number of reported cases declined because of malaria vector control activities. The latest country wide outbreak started...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Iraq

    Post-flood Disease Surveillance System in Private Healthcare Facilities, Kerala, India, August 2018

    Asish Kumar Satapathy, Rajeev Sadanandan, K N Arun kumar, Asha Raghavan, Rajesh Yadav, R L Sarita, Reena K J, Danish Ahmed, Pankaj Bhatnagar, Pauline Harvey
    Background:
    Kerala state in India suffered the worst flood ever in August 2018, affecting 5.4 million people and caused 483 deaths. Considering the potential risk of communicable diseases, we...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • India

    Measles Outbreak at Religious Study Camp: Findings from Response Against Non-Vaccinated Population, Mie prefecture, Japan, 2019

    Asuka Takeda, Chiaki Kawakami, Hajime Kamiya, Yasuyuki Hara, Hajime Kusuhara, Miharu Nishioka, Takehiro Ogura, Yoshito Iwade, Yasuko Kanaya, Takahiro Shimoo, Tamano Matsui, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Motoi Suzuki
    Background:
    In 2015, the World Health Organization verified Japan for measles elimination . Nevertheless, tourist and business travelers have continued to occasionally import measles virus, which...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Japan

    : Incidence and Predictors of Adverse Drug Reaction among HIV-Positive Adults on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Government Hospitals of Kaffa Zone: A Retrospective Cohort

    Ayanaw Mitkie, Fanuel Belayneh Bekele, Alemu Tamiso Debisoo
    Background: An adverse drug reaction(ADR) is a noxious and unintended response to the correct use of antiretroviral therapy(ART) for HIV positive patients. Its incidence varies from 11-73.3%; between...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Ethiopia

    Diphtheria Epidemic- Yemen, June 2017-August 2018

    Basher Aboasba, Suaad Moghalles, Dr. Mohammed Al Amad
    Background:
    By the end of 2017, as a consequence of war and collapse of health system, diphtheria is re-emerging in Yemen. The aims are to describe the epidemiology of diphtheria, determine the...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Yemen

    Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Children Less than 15 years in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State – Northeastern Nigeria, 2018

    Batula Bishara Daggash, Lilian Okeke, Olanrewaju Jimoh, Adebola Olayinka, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku
    Background:
    Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) affect 1.5 billion people worldwide due to lack of sanitary facilities, safe water, inappropriate waste disposal systems, and low economic status....
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Nigeria

    Rate of and factors associate with parents’ refusal to give birth dose vaccines against Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis, Alamudun district, Kyrgyzstan, Jan–April 2019

    Bermet Mamytkanova
    Background:
    Kyrgyzstan public health authorities contributed the countrywide measles outbreaks that occurred in 2015 (~17,000 cases) and in 2018 (~3,000 cases) to low vaccine coverage, partially...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Kyrgyzstan

    Factors associated with unsuppressed viral load among HIV-positive patients on Anti-retroviral therapy, Gihundwe Hospital, Rusizi District, Rwanda, 2016-2017

    Bibiane Uwamahoro, Joseph Ntaganira, Jared Omolo
    Background: HIV remains a major public health challenge in Rwanda, with an estimated national prevalence of 3% among adults aged 15-49 years (4% in men and 2% in women). As the country strives to...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Rwanda

    Risk Factors for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Unmatched Case-Control Study, Nigeria-2018

    Bola Lawai, M. Ibrahim, A. Olorukooba, S. Abdulkarim, M. Balogun, P. Nguku
    Background: In Nigeria, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a growing threat to tuberculosis (TB) control and a major public health problem. In 2017, Nigeria accounted for the highest incidence of...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Nigeria

    Social, facility, and individual risk factors for poor retention in HIV care at adult HIV care and treatment clinics in Tanga and Kilimanjaro regions-Tanzania, 2017

    Boniphace Jacob, Senga Sembuche, James Gibson, Ahmed Abade, Amir Juya, Janneth Mghamba, Pamela Kohler, Katherine Wilson
    Background:
    Despite expansion of HIV services in Tanzania, retention in HIV care is inadequate. In 2016 approximately 30% of adults are lost to follow-up by 12 months. A case-control study was...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Republic of Tanzania

    Factors associated with access to basic households’ water, sanitation and hygiene in Ngorongoro cholera epidemic villages-Arusha, 2019

    Boniphace Jacob, Method Kazaura, Senga Sembuche
    Background:
    Ngorongoro District reported 1007 cases of cholera and case fatality rate of 1.1% between April and August, 2018. The outbreak investigation teams reported that persistence was fuelled...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Republic of Tanzania

    An Outbreak of Human Cutaneous Anthrax in a Village of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, 2018

    Boxi Liu, Huilai Ma, Zhen Xu
    Background:
    Inner Mongolia is an epidemic focus of anthrax disease; animal and human epidemics are reported annually. 10 suspected anthrax cases were reported in a village from August 6th to 11th...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Animal health
    • China

    Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards sickle cell screening among Health workers in Tororo District-Uganda, 2018

    Brenda Ayugi, Francis Xavier Kasujja, Fredrick Makumbi
    Background:
    Tororo has a high prevalence (19.6%) of sickle cell trait compared to the national prevalence of 13.3%. In 2016, the Ministry of Health, Uganda rolled out a Sickle Cell Screening...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Uganda

    Factors associated with Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Rwanda: Secondary data analysis of the Rwanda 2015 Drugs Resistance Tuberculosis Survey

    Byiringiro Rusisiro, Patrick Migambi, Yves Mucyo, Joseph Ntaganira
    Background:
    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major threat for TB control globally. The Rwanda 2005 drugs resistance tuberculosis survey revealed that 3.9% of new TB patients and 9.4...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Rwanda

    Increase of invasive meningococcal disease by serogroup W in Santa Catarina, state of South of Brazil, 2017 to 2018.

    Camilla Ribeiro, Isaquel Silva, Igor Ribeiro, Camila Portela, Rejane Alves, Maria Agostini, Lia Coimbra, Gisele Barreto, Fabio Faria, Alda Silva, Camile Moraes, Jadher Percio, Juliane Malta
    Background:
    Meningococcal disease (IMD) in Brazil is considered endemic (incidence rate of 0.5 cases/100,000 inhabitants) with sporadic outbreaks. In 2017 and 2018 the most prevalent serogroups...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Brazil

    Uganda Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Assessment and Risk Mapping, August - September 2018

    Carol Nanziri, Vivian Ntono, Godfrey Nsereko, Fred Monje, Dativa Maria Aliddeki, Kenneth Bainomugisha, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Joshua Kayiwa, Patrick Tusiime, Eldard Mabumba, Michael Kibuule, Lydia Nakiire, Felix Ocom, Alex Riolexus Ario
    Background:
    Uganda’s proximity to the epicentre of the 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) poses high risk of EVD cross-border transmission. The World...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Uganda

    Prevalence of Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis in four sentinel sites, The Gambia 2018.

    Ceesay Sainey, Mamadou M Jallow, Annah Jammeh, Peter Adewuyi, Sana Sambou, Ignatius Baldeh, Bakary Sanneh, Musa Jallow, Amadou Jallow, Ndey Binta Bah
    Background:
    Multidrug-resistant or Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) remains a threat to TB control and it is be- coming increasingly difficult to treat in some countries. In 2015, WHO...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Gambia

    Immunization Coverage and Factors Associated with the Non-Vaccination of children aged 12 to 23 months - Goulfey Health district, Far North region Cameroon 2018

    Céline Mairousgou Tchida, Athanase ATEBA ABINA, Ndode Corlins, Armel Evouna, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA, Dickson SHEY NSAGHA
    Background:
    Cameroon has set targets for immunization coverage for at least 90% for Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Between 2014 and 2016 only the Goulfey health district (HD) did not meet...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Cameroon

    Early exposure to influenza A(H3N2) viruses and vaccine effectiveness against A(H3N2)-associated illness in U.S. children <18 years, 2016–18

    Chandresh Ladva, Jessie Chung, Dr. Edward Belongia, Dr. Huong McLean, Dr. Arnold Monto, Dr. Emily Martin, Dr. Manjusha Gaglani, Dr. Michael Reis, Dr. Michael Jackson, Dr. Lisa Jackson, Richard Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Manish Patel, Alicia Fry, Brendan Flannery
    Background:
    During 2017–18, influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against A(H3N2) illness was highest among children <5 years compared to all other ages. The emergence of antigenically distinct...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • United States of America

    Unprecedented Upsurge of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria, January to March 2018: a glimpse of hope

    Chioma Dan- Nwafor, Elsie Ilori, Christina Frank, Oladipupo Ipadeola, Winifred Ukponu, Womi Eteng, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, Chikwe Ihekweazu
    Background:
    Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) endemic in Nigeria. The 2018 massive wave of confirmed cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria raised the important question, whether the...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Nigeria

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