Browsing by Subject "public health"
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2021-04-20ZeitschriftenartikelCOVIDStrategyCalculator: A software to assesstesting and quarantine strategies for incomingtravelers, contact management, and de-isolation While large-scale vaccination campaigns against SARS-CoV-2 are rolled out at the time of writing, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), including the isolation of infected individuals and quarantine of exposed individuals, ...
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2016-08-08ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiological Data Management during an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease: Key Issues and Observations from Sierra Leone Sierra Leone experienced intense transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) from May 2014 to November 2015 during which a total of 8,704 confirmed cases and over 3,589 confirmed deaths were reported. Our field observation ...
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2017-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelGood Practice in Health Reporting – guidelines and recommendations Health reporting provides descriptions of the health of a population, analyses problems and demonstrates areas in which action needs to be taken in health care, health promotion and disease prevention. As such, it provides ...
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2019-08-08ZeitschriftenartikelLetter to the editor: Pending challenges in passenger contact tracing in air transport – a German perspective
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2010-03-17ZeitschriftenartikelLow hepatitis B immunogenicity of a hexavalent vaccine widely used in Germany: results of the German Health Survey for Children and Adolescents, 2003–2006 The success of childhood vaccination against hepatitis B relies on persistence of immunity into adolescence and adulthood. In 2000, two hexavalent vaccines with a hepatitis B component (Hexavac®, Infanrix hexa®) were ...
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2017-04-12ZeitschriftenartikelMode Equivalence of Health Indicators Between Data Collection Modes and Mixed-Mode Survey Designs in Population-Based Health Interview Surveys for Children and Adolescents: Methodological Study Background: The implementation of an Internet option in an existing public health interview survey using a mixed-mode design is attractive because of lower costs and faster data availability. Additionally, mixed-mode surveys ...
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2012-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreaks of virulent diarrheagenic Escherichia coli - are we in control? Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are the most virulent diarrheagenic E. coli known to date. They can be spread with alarming ease via food as exemplified by a large sprout-borne outbreak of STEC O104:H4 in ...
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2022-03-03ZeitschriftenartikelResults of the enhanced COVID-19 surveillance during UEFA EURO 2020 in Germany In general, mass gatherings might pose a risk to the public health (PH). The UEFA EURO 2020 tournament (EURO 2020) was one of the first mass gathering events since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...
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2020-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelSetting a baseline for global urban virome surveillance in sewage The rapid development of megacities, and their growing connectedness across the world is becoming a distinct driver for emerging disease outbreaks. Early detection of unusual disease emergence and spread should therefore ...
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2012-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelSevere infections caused by Salmonella Enteritidis PT8/7 linked to a private barbecue A cohort study on a barbecue-associated Salmonella outbreak was conducted to describe the burden of disease and to identify the outbreak vehicle. Dose–response relationships were tested with Fisher's exact and Wilcoxon ...
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2021-07-22ZeitschriftenartikelSports activity patterns and cardio-metabolic health over time among adults in Germany: Results of a nationwide 12-year follow-up study Background Physical activity is favorable for health, and vigorous sports activity is particularly beneficial. This study investigates the association between changes in sports participation patterns over time and ...
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2020-07-30ZeitschriftenartikelThe COVID-19 pandemic: diverse contexts; different epidemics—how and why? It is very exceptional that a new disease becomes a true pandemic. Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, has spread ...
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2020-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelTools for Assessment of Country Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: A Critical Review Recent international communicable disease crises have highlighted the need for countries to assure their preparedness to respond effectively to public health emergencies. The objective of this study was to critically ...
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2011-08-11ZeitschriftenartikelWhat is the evidence for giving chemoprophylaxis to children or students attending the same preschool, school or college as a case of meningococcal disease? We performed a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for contacts of sporadic cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in educational settings. No studies directly compared IMD ...