[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic bacteriology in district hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: at the forefront of the containment of antimicrobial resistance

J Jacobs, L Hardy, M Semret, O Lunguya, T Phe… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This review provides an update on the factors fuelling antimicrobial resistance and shows
the impact of these factors in low-resource settings. We detail the challenges and barriers to …

[HTML][HTML] SmiNet-2: Description of an internet-based surveillance system for communicable diseases in Sweden

P Rolfhamre, A Janson, M Arneborn… - …, 2006 - eurosurveillance.org
Electronic systems for communicable diseases surveillance enhance quality by simplifying
reporting, improving completeness, and increasing timeliness. In this article we outline the …

Global capacity for emerging infectious disease detection

EH Chan, TF Brewer, LC Madoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The increasing number of emerging infectious disease events that have spread
internationally, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the 2009 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Projecting COVID-19 intensive care admissions for policy advice, the Netherlands, February 2020 to January 2021

D Klinkenberg, J Backer, N de Keizer… - …, 2024 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Model projections of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence help
policymakers about decisions to implement or lift control measures. During the pandemic …

The estimated disease burden of acute COVID-19 in the Netherlands in 2020, in disability-adjusted life-years

SA McDonald, GR Lagerweij, P de Boer… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The impact of COVID-19 on population health is recognised as being substantial, yet few
studies have attempted to quantify to what extent infection causes mild or moderate …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of earlier infectious disease outbreak detection: a systematic literature review

L Steele, E Orefuwa, P Dickmann - International Journal of Infectious …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The early detection of infectious disease outbreaks can reduce the ultimate size
of the outbreak, with lower overall morbidity and mortality due to the disease. Numerous …

Electronic support for public health: validated case finding and reporting for notifiable diseases using electronic medical data

R Lazarus, M Klompas, FX Campion… - Journal of the …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Health care providers are legally obliged to report cases of specified diseases to public
health authorities, but existing manual, provider-initiated reporting systems generally result …

[HTML][HTML] Equine piroplasmosis associated with Amblyomma cajennense ticks, Texas, USA

GA Scoles, HJ Hutcheson, JL Schlater… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report an outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in southern Texas, USA, in 2009. Infection
prevalence reached 100% in some areas (292 infected horses). Amblyomma cajennense …

Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

A Bennett, ALV Avanceña, J Wegbreit, C Cotter… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified,
documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Information systems for patient follow-up and chronic management of HIV and tuberculosis: a life-saving technology in resource-poor areas

H Fraser, C Allen, C Bailey, G Douglas, S Shin… - Journal of medical …, 2007 - jmir.org
Background: The scale-up of treatment for HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-
TB) in developing countries requires a long-term relationship with the patient, accurate and …