BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have improved malaria case management by enabling point-of-care confirmation of infection, particularly in low-resource settings. In addition to clinical use, RDT results recorded in health facility registers...
BACKGROUND: Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a global health concern requiring a risk assessment framework based on systematic factors analysis for prevention and control.
BACKGROUND: Hookworm infection, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) causing iron-deficiency anaemia and malnutrition in low-income populations with poor sanitation, poses a considerable public health challenge in China and worldwide.
The global resurgence of dengue presents an ongoing challenge for public health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where conventional early warning systems (EWS) often suffer from reporting delays and under-detection. W...
Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Jun 26, 2025
The SARS-COV2 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for agile and responsive disease surveillance systems. To strengthen epidemiological surveillance and improve pandemic preparedness, policymakers must adopt real-time signal detection tools that ...
OBJECTIVE: Our study aims to enhance epidemic intelligence through event-based surveillance in an emerging pandemic context. We classified electronic health records (EHRs) from La Rioja, Argentina, focusing on predicting COVID-19-related categories i...
OBJECTIVES: Integrating pathogen genomic surveillance with bioinformatics can enhance public health responses by identifying risk and guiding interventions. This study focusses on the two predominant Campylobacter species, which are commonly found in...
American journal of infection control
Mar 14, 2024
BACKGROUND: Health care-associated infection (HAI) surveillance is vital for safety in health care settings. It helps identify infection risk factors, enhancing patient safety and quality improvement. However, HAI surveillance is complex, demanding s...
BACKGROUND: Communicable diseases represent a huge economic burden for healthcare systems and for society. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a concerning issue, especially in developing and underdeveloped countries, in which environmental fa...
American journal of infection control
Apr 24, 2023
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance is a labor-intensive endeavor. We present the design and validation of an algorithm for SSI detection after hip replacement surgery, and a report of its successful implementation in 4 public hosp...
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