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ABSTRACT The Epidemiological Surveillance System for Malaria (SIVEP-Malaria) is the Brazilian governmental program that registers all information about compulsory reporting of detected cases of malaria by all medical uni...

Slovenia is a pioneer in the systematic monitoring of physical fitness in children and adolescents. In 1969, a national system for monitoring physical and somatic development, called the Sports Educational Chart, was dev...

Subjects / keywords: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Subjects / keywords: health sciences; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Objectives: To describe the post-marketing safety profile of respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine among pregnant individuals.Design: This study analysed adverse event (AE) reports submitted to the U....

Security governance surrounding infectious diseases necessitates collaboration and information sharing among diverse actors, including nation-states and institutions. The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Syst...

Abstract The rising complexity of urban areas, along with growing public safety needs, has made intelligent video surveillance systems more essential. The current surveillance systems that rely on human observation and p...

Abstract Sudan faces inter-sectional health risks posed by escalating violent conflict, natural hazards and epidemics. Epidemics are frequent and overlapping, particularly resurgent seasonal outbreaks of diseases such as...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted TB diagnosis due to overlapping symptoms, healthcare system strains, and changes in healthcare seeking behaviors. Our study aimed to examine factors contributing to delayed TB ...

Seasonal influenza activity was disrupted due to the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions. In this study, we analyzed weekly influenza-like illness (...

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing public health threat, and the prevalence of AMR is particularly high in Vietnam. A comprehensive review of AMR in humans, animals and/or the environment in Vietna...

Abstract Malaria vector surveillance is required to determine disease transmission dynamics, vector insecticide susceptibility status, suitable control strategies and impact of control interventions. However, capacity an...

Abstract Syphilis has re-emerged as a sustained global public health concern, with surveillance systems across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia documenting consistent increases in reported infectious cases over t...

Abstract One of the most recently developed wireless technologies is Radio Tomographic Imaging (RTI). RTI employs a wireless sensor network that produces images of the change in the electromagnetic field of a monitored a...

BackgroundInfluenza poses a significant global public health threat, with its pandemic potential and seasonal variability presenting formidable challenges to prediction accuracy. This study leverages high-quality weekly ...

Abstract Pertussis (whooping cough), a vaccine-preventable disease that affects people of any age, has resurged globally after the COVID-19 pandemic. Key reasons for recent pertussis outbreaks include suboptimal pertussi...

Abstract Quality defects in substandard medicines represent a threat to public health. Rapid and accurate identification of these defects is critical to prioritise the cases and implement regulatory measures. However, th...

Introduction: This study aims to determine changes in the rates of orthopedic injuries due to assault before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) h...

Reconstructing the early spatiotemporal dynamics of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) is essential for effective public health response but remains difficult due to reporting delays, heterogeneous surveillance systems,...

Nos últimos anos, tem havido uma maior preocupação internacional com a disseminação ou propagação de agentes etiológicos e doenças, de natureza infecciosa, química e radionuclear. Visando adequar os conceitos e...

ObjectiveOver analysis of epidemiological characteristics of foodborne disease events caused by Century eggs in Mianyang City， we provide scientific basis and technical guidance for the effective prevention and control...

ObjectiveTo describe the epidemiological characteristics of school foodborne disease outbreaks in Hainan Province， China， from 2014 to 2023， and to provide evidence for targeted prevention and control strategies.Me...

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed an all-knowing truth—that health is central in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. To fully control the infection in a community, accurate testing of suspec...