FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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FEAD: The Field Epidemiology Abstract Database

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    Measles Outbreak Investigation and Vaccination Coverage Assessment - Rey Bouba Health District, North Cameroon, April 2018: A Case-Control study

    Gisèle Efouba Mvondo, Mbella Maurice Rocher, Eric Mboke Ekoum, Ndode Corlins, Natacha Nsiewe, Armel Evouna, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA
    Background:
    Measles, the fourth leading cause of death among children <5years, is a disease under surveillance in Cameroon. The country experienced multiple outbreaks from 2016 to 2017. In...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Vaccine preventable diseases
    • Cameroon

    Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Children < 15 years - Kenya, 2016–2018

    Gladys Mutethya, Elvis Oyug Joseph Ogutu, Moses Melita, Hillary Limo, Linda Makayoto, Zeinab Gura
    Background:
    Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance is key in monitoring progress of polio eradication and has contributed to decrease in wild poliovirus cases from 350,000 in 1988 to 33 in...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Kenya

    Malaria Outbreak Facilitated by Appearance of Vector-Breeding Sites after Heavy Rainfall and Inadequate Preventive Measures: Nwoya District, Uganda, March–May 2018

    Godfrey Nzereko, Daniel Kadobera, Denis Okethwangu, Joyce Nguna, Alex Riolexus Ario
    Background: Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In April 2018, malaria cases surged in Nwoya District, northern Uganda, exceeding the action thresholds. We investigated...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Vector-borne
    • Uganda

    An Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Symptoms –Behira Governorate, Egypt, 2018

    Hala Saad, Sahar Samy, Salma Afifi, Hanaa Ghonim
    Background:
    On June 17, 2018, the hot line of the emergency unit of Ministry of Health and Population preventive sector was notified of cluster of 13 cases with coagulopathy and hemorrhagic...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Occupational and environmental health
    • Egypt

    Analysis of SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections) severity reported from surveillance sentinel sites in Turkey, 2015-2016

    Hamdiye Yilmaz Nemli, Selmur Topal, Fehminaz Temel, Gülen Pehlivanturk, Emine AVCI
    Background:
    Sentinel SARI surveillance was first established in Turkey during the 2015-2016 influenza season to monitor respiratory diseases due to influenza and other respiratory viruses leading...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Turkey

    Rapid assessment of coverage of chemoprophylaxis against Leptospirosis in Post flood situation in Kozhikode District, Kerala, India, 2018

    Harisankar Sasikumab, Ganeshkumar P., Kamaraj Pattabi, Sabrinathan R., A P Sugunan, Manoj Murhekar
    Background:
    In August 2018, severe floods affected 12 districts of Kerala, displacing more than 800,000 people and exposing a large proportion to contaminated flood water. Considering the threat...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Zoonotic
    • India

    Spatiotemporal patterns in pertussis incidence — United States, 2000–2017

    Heather Reese, Nong Shang, Susan Hariri, Tami Skoff
    Background:
    Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable respiratory disease. Historically, pertussis incidence was cyclic with peaks in disease every 3-5 years. In...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • United States of America

    Factors associated with the use of long acting reversible contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age- Jinja district, Uganda

    Helen Nelly Naiga, Christopher Orach
    Background:
    Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) Methods: are highly effective. However, LARC use in Uganda is at 13%, which is lower than the 57% recommended by the World Health...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Maternal and child health
    • Uganda

    A novel, evidence–based methodology for polio risk assessment – Australia, 2018–2019

    Hendrik Camphor, Ben Polkinghorn, Christina Bareja, Anna Glynn-Robinson
    Background:
    Poliovirus circulation persists in some of the most underdeveloped and insecure regions of the globe. All polio–free countries remain at risk of polio recurrence until eradication is...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Australia

    Shigellosis Outbreak Investigation - Mizan Tepi University Southern Ethiopia, February, 2019

    Henok Solomon, David Sugerman, Samrawit Solomon, Mohammed Nasir, Degefu Beyene, Jimmawork Wondimu
    Background:
    Shigellosis is the second leading cause of diarrheal mortality accounting for a million deaths worldwide nearly all in developing countries due to poor sanitation. On February 7th,...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Ethiopia

    Investigation and Response to Dog Bites and Suspect Cases Rabies - Batouri Health District, East Cameroon, 2018

    Henri Magloire BOFIA BOYOGUENO, Annie Marielle MENGUE ESSINDI, Rose-Carole BOHIMBO M., Serge SADEUH, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA
    Background:
    Rabies, a viral zoonosis, is fatal after symptom onset. In Cameroon, the confirmation of 2 human cases (CC) in 2016 in the central region by the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon shows that...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Animal health
    • Cameroon

    Factors associated with practices towards diarrhoea prevention among caretakers of children under five years in Lwengo District, Uganda

    Herbert Bakiika, Doreen Tuhebwe, John Bosco Ddamulira
    Background:
    Diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death among children under five years (U5s) globally and is of the same importance in Uganda. In 2017, Lwengo district in Uganda had a...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Uganda

    A Large Staph aureus Food Poisoning Outbreak among Hotel Guests, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt- July 2018

    Hesham Magdy, Mohamed Elghazaly, Sahar Samy, Salma Afifi, Hanaa Ghonim
    Background:
    An outbreak began on 24th of July 2018 when it was reported that 12 cases with moderate to severe gastrointestinal symptoms referred to hospital after having dinner in five stars hotel...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Egypt

    Case-control study of zoonotic brucellosis in South of Morocco, 2017

    Hind Majidi, Fouad Laakabi, Mohammed Adnane Tazi, Ahmed Rguig, Hind Ezzine, Mohamed Lakranbi, Imad Cherkaoui, Mohammed Youbi, Asmae Khattabi, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmounim Belalia, Hicham Nejmi
    Background:
    Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis affecting domestic animals and human population. On 2ndJune 2017, Laâyoune-Sakia-El Hamra Region (LSHR) notified an outbreak of human...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Animal health
    • Morocco

    Seroprevalence and risk factors of Human Brucellosis among livestock farmers and their entourage in Sidi Kacem , Morocco 2018: A Cross Sectional Study

    Houda Moumnni Abdou, Kaoutar Faddane, Mohamed Lakranbi, Imad Cherkaoui, Fatna Bourijilate, Hind Ezzine, Germain Bukassa, Mohammed Youbi, Naima Elmdaghri, Abderrahmane Maaroufi, Mohammed Akrim, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmounim Belalia, Mohamed Elazhari
    Background:
    Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world affecting livestock and humans. In Morocco, human Brucellosis is underreported due to the lack of specific symptoms...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Zoonotic
    • Morocco

    An Outbreak of staphylococcal enterotoxin A Linked to Funeral Banquet in Chengdu,China,2018

    Huang Binbin, Wenyan Liu, Ke Jiang, Xiaoli Tuo, Liang Wang
    Background:
    On 30 August 2018, a cluster of acute gastroenteritis were reported among guests of a three-day funeral banquet in Chengdu. An investigation was conducted to verify the cause of the...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • China

    Association of Sedentary Time with Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults – China, 2013

    Huimin Yan, Limin Wang, Yali Zhang, Yunting Xia
    Background:
    Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of risk factors when combined create a much higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease. In China, the prevalence of MetS almost doubled from 6% in...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Chronic disease
    • China

    Foodborne Outbreak After a Village Festival - Kulon Progo District, Indonesia, 2019

    Iffa Karina Permatasari, Nurjanna Nurjanna, Sugiarto Sugiarto, Titik Hidayati, Tutik Inayah Susilaningsih
    Background:
    On March 30, 2019, Sentolo I Public Health Center (PHC) reported three cases of suspected foodborne outbreak after a village festival in Kaliagung Village, Sentolo Kulon Progo....
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Indonesia

    Childhood Cancer Survival Rate and Characteristics in Morocco; A retrospective Cohort, Hospital based Study

    Ilham Dahbi, Laila Hessissn, Mohammed Khttab, Samir Ahid, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmonounim Belalia, Mohammed Adnane Tazi
    Background:
    Childhood cancer is a major cause of death in children worldwide, about 60% of countries do not have quality population-based cancer registries. In Morocco about 1000 new cases of...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Chronic disease
    • Morocco

    Foodborne outbreak linked to salad consumption in a Senior High School, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Western Region, Ghana-2019

    Irene Amedzro, Abraham Tachie-Menson, Obed Bangdome Ofori, Akua Boadiwaa Amoh-Yeboah, Daniel Agudey, Vida Kwofie, Christabel Ayepah, Safiatu Tarl Abdullai, Ebenezer Kofi Mensah, Donne Ameme, Ernest Kenu
    Background:
    Globally, an estimated 600 million people fall ill with more than 400,000 dying every year from foodborne diseases (FBD). On March 29, 2019, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Health...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Water or foodborne
    • Ghana

    Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV infected individuals in Njombe region, Tanzania 2017-2018: A prospective cohort

    Irene Mukurasi Kakuhabwa, Candida Moshiro, Rogath Kishimba, Ahmed Abade, Loveness Urio, Diana Faini
    Background: HIV continue to be a major public health problem in developing countries including Tanzania. Early linkage to HIV care forms an essential bridge to the first-and-second 90 of the UNAIDS...
    Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Republic of Tanzania

    Health Workers’ Perception of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test and Factors Influencing Compliance with Test Results in Ebonyi State – Nigeria, 2017

    Izuchukwu F Obi, Kabir Sabitu, AbdulHakeem Olorukooba, Ayo Adebowale, Rabi Usman, Ugochukwu Nwokoro, Olufemi Ajumobi, Suleiman Idris, Lawrence Nwankwo, Ikeoluwapo Ajayi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun
    Background:
    The standard practice in treating uncomplicated malaria is to prescribe artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for only patients with positive malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Public health surveillance
    • Nigeria

    Outbreak Investigation of acute viral hepatitis E – Landikotal, Pakistan 2017

    Izza Badar, Rizwan Ahmed, Tariq Ismail, Mirza Amir Baig
    Background:
    On March 24, 2017, Landikotal Agency Hospital reported suspected cases of acute viral hepatitis. We conducted an outbreak investigation to assess the magnitude, evaluate risk factors,...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Viral hepatitis and HIV
    • Pakistan

    Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes among Saudi Male Adults Attending Primary Health Care Centers- Makkah City- Saudi Arabia, 2019

    Jalal Mzjaji, Randa Nooh, Ayman Mzjaji, Hossam Al-Esawi, Ahmad Alowfi
    Background:
    Pre-diabetes is a significant risk factor for type 2 diabetes, with a 5-10% annual conversion rate to diabetes. The current prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia is 32.8%,...
    Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
    • Chronic disease
    • Saudi Arabia

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