Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Population Surveillance/methods"
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2008-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelAutomatic outbreak detection algorithm versus electronic reporting system. To determine efficacy of automatic outbreak detection algorithms (AODAs), we analyzed 3,582 AODA signals and 4,427 reports of outbreaks caused by Campylobacter spp. or norovirus during 2005-2006 in Germany. Local health ...
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2011-10-04ZeitschriftenartikelCommunicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011 Introduction: To establish strategic priorities for the German national public health institute (RKI) and guide the institute’s mid-term strategic decisions, we prioritized infectious pathogens in accordance with their ...
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2010-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelDeterminants of tick-borne encephalitis in counties of southern Germany, 2001-2008 Background: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus can cause severe symptoms in humans. The incidence of this vector-borne pathogen in humans is characterised by spatial and temporal heterogeneity. To explain the variation ...
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2008-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of new norovirus variants on spring cruise ships and prediction of winter epidemics. In June 2006, reported outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships suddenly increased; 43 outbreaks occurred on 13 vessels. All outbreaks investigated manifested person-to-person transmission. Detection of a point source was ...
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2011-06-16ZeitschriftenartikelEnhanced surveillance during a large outbreak of bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uraemic syndrome caused by Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in Germany, May to June 2011 Germany has a well established broad statutory surveillance system for infectious diseases. In the context of the current outbreak of bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uraemic syndrome caused by Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing ...
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2006-12-01ZeitschriftenartikelEnhanced Surveillance of Infectious Diseases : the 2006 FIFA World Cup experience, Germany The 2006 FIFA World Cup was held in 12 German cities between 9 June and 9 July 2006. We identified a need to accelerate and sensitise the pre-existing surveillance system for infectious diseases in order to timely detect ...
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2014-03-06ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of tuberculosis in big cities of the European Union and European Economic Area countries This cross-sectional survey aimed to examine the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) cities with populations greater than 500,000. National TB programme managers were ...
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2009-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the regional distribution of men who have sex with men (MSM) based on Internet surveys Background: Measurement of prevalence and incidence of infections in a hard to reach population like men who have sex with men (MSM) is hampered by its unknown size and regional distribution. Population-based surveys ...
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2006-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelFrom evaluation to continuous quality assurance of surveillance systems
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2008-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelGlobal distribution of novel rhinovirus genotype. Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Molecular dating indicates ...
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2011-03-24ZeitschriftenartikelHigh time to tackle childhood tuberculosis
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2002-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelImmunity status against poliomyelitis in Germany: Determination of cut-off values in International Units Background: To prevent importations of wild polioviruses into a polio free region a high level of population immunity must be kept. Standard methodology for determination of polio antibodies is a feature aimed at obtaining ...
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2009-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelImported malaria in children in industrialized countries, 1992-2002. Children account for an appreciable proportion of total imported malaria cases, yet few studies have quantified these cases, identified trends, or suggested evidence-based prevention strategies for this group of travelers. ...
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2015-11-19ZeitschriftenartikelIncidence of invasive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Germany, 2010 to 2014 Voluntary surveillance systems in Germany suggest a recent decline in the incidence of infections (subsequent to at least 2010) with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from various types of specimens and ...
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2013-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelIncrease in hepatitis A in tourists from Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden returning from Egypt, November 2012 to March 2013 Since November 2012, there has been an increase in reported cases of hepatitis A in tourists returning from Egypt in several European countries. As of 24 April, 80 HAV cases in travellers with symptom onset after 1 November ...
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2009-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelOseltamivir-Resistant Influenza Virus A (H1N1), Europe, 2007–08 Season In Europe, the 2007-08 winter season was dominated by influenza virus A (H1N1) circulation through week 7, followed by influenza B virus from week 8 onward. Oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses A (H1N1) (ORVs) with H275Y ...
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2010-09-09ZeitschriftenartikelPractical usage of computer-supported outbreak detection in five European countries This paper discusses computer-supported outbreak detection using routine surveillance data, as implemented at six institutes for infectious disease control in five European countries. We give an overview of the systems ...
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelReducing the barriers against analytical epidemiological studies in investigations of local foodborne disease outbreaks in Germany – a starter kit for local health authorities Thousands of infectious food-borne disease outbreaks (FBDO) are reported annually to the European Food Safety Authority within the framework of the zoonoses Directive (2003/99/EC). Most recognised FBDO occur locally following ...
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2006-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelReliability of case definitions for public health surveillance assessed by Round-Robin test methodology Background: Case definitions have been recognized to be important elements of public health surveillance systems. They are to assure comparability and consistency of surveillance data and have crucial impact on the ...
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2009-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelSelection Tool for Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks Detection of pathogens in the food chain is limited mainly to bacteria, and the globalization of the food industry enables international viral foodborne outbreaks to occur. Outbreaks from 2002 through 2006 recorded in a ...