FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    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

    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

    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

    Person-to-person Hantavirus Outbreak – Epuyén, Chubut province, Argentina. 2018.

    Concepcion Esmeralda Barrera, Nadia Competiello, Victor Calvo, Gabriela Larco, Marisa Rodriguez, Paula Leon, Velen Pennini, Sofia Armendariz, Pilar Barcena Barbeira, Camila Dominguez, Emiliano Biondo, Jorge Diaz, Carolina Betancourt, Malen Torres, Vanesa Serrat, Analia Iturra, Julieta Levite, Maria Laura Recoder, Teresa Strella, Patricia Angeleri, Jorge Elías, Pablo Noveau
    Background:
    Between November and first days of December 2018, 5 cases of Andes Hantavirus were reported, one of them deceased. On December 5, an outbreak was declared, when an epidemiological link...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Argentina

    Foodborne Disease of Undetermined Etiology among Patrons of a Local Eatery, Bibiani Township, Western Region of Ghana-2018

    Daniel Agudey, Jacob Mahama, Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Donne Ameme, Ernest Kenu, Samuel Sackey, Christabel Ayepah, Safiatu Abdullai Tarl. Vida Naana Kwofie, Irene Amedzro, Michael Adjabeng, Edwin Afari
    Background: Foodborne diseases (FBD) remain a major health security threat; particularly in resource-limited settings where capacity to identify their etiology for adequate control is limited. On...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Ghana

    Epidemiological Characteristics of human sporotrichosis - João Pessoa, Brazil, 2019

    Danielle Lucena, Daniel Batista, Alecsandra Bezerra Monteiro de Oliveira, Martha Helena Cezar
    Background:
    Sporotrichosis is a zoonosis caused by the fungus Sporothrix spp. In Brazil, transmission occurs mainly with felines. The observed complications are frequent in patients infected with...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Brazil

    Assessment of the biorisk management of a Public Health Reference Laboratory, Northern Region, Ghana-2018

    Daron Davies Atsu-Agbo Agboyie, Irene Amedzro, Dr. Donne Ameme, Ms. Delia Bandoh, Dr. David Opare, Dr. Gifty Boateng, Samuel Sackey, Jacob Arthur Quarm, Ernest Kenu, Edwin Afari
    Background:
    Biosafety and biosecurity remain critical in ensuring global health security. Laboratory bio-risk management is key in ensuring biosafety, biosecurity and biocontainment of biological...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Ghana

    Foodborne Outbreaks During Trauma Healing Program for Earthquake Victims in Mapin Rea Village, West Sumbawa Regency, Indonesia 2018

    Debri Rizki Faisa, Syahrizal Syarif, Rusli Rusli
    Background:
    On September 9th 2018, at 3:30 p.m. The police wives association (Bhayangkari) held trauma healing program for children victims of earthquake in Mapin Rea village. 130 packages of rice...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Indonesia

    An ecological assessment of the impact of funded cocoon and maternal pertussis vaccination strategies on pertussis epidemiology in young infants - Australia, 2000–2017

    Dharshi Thangarajah, Jonathan Malo, Emma Field, Stephen Lambert
    Background:
    Despite the availability of pertussis-containing vaccines and high vaccination rates in children, pertussis (whooping cough) remains one of the most commonly notified vaccine-...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Australia

    Treatment outcomes of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and associated factors among patients at Iganga and Mbale treatment centres - Uganda: A retrospective cohort study

    Diana Zemei, Esther Buregyeya, Stevens Kisaka
    Background:
    In 2018, the Ministry of Health Uganda, reported an increase in MDR-TB patients from 600 in 2015 to 1900 in 2016. The emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) threatens...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Anti-microbial resistance
    • Uganda

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