[COVID-19 outbreak investigation in a geriatric palliative hospital].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00391-021-01930-7
Abstract: BACKGROUND During the second COVID-19 wave, a large COVID-19 outbreak happened at a 90-bed geriatric palliative care hospital in December 2020, whereby 32 % of the healthcare personnel (HCP) and 29 patients became infected within 23 days and 13 patients died. The… read more here.
Keywords: covid outbreak; geriatric palliative; outbreak investigation; hospital ... See more keywords
Tuberculosis outbreak investigation using phylodynamic analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2018.05.004
Abstract: Highlights • Phylodynamic analysis gives insight into mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks.• Robust estimation of epidemiological parameters in Bern thanks to high sampling rate.• Infectious period for WTK cases significantly longer than in Bernese outbreak. read more here.
Keywords: phylodynamic analysis; analysis; outbreak investigation; tuberculosis outbreak ... See more keywords
Characteristics associated with successful foodborne outbreak investigations involving United States retail food establishments (2014–2016)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268823000237
Abstract: Abstract This study examined relationships between foodborne outbreak investigation characteristics, such as the epidemiological methods used, and the success of the investigation, as determined by whether the investigation identified an outbreak agent (i.e. pathogen), food… read more here.
Keywords: foodborne outbreak; outbreak investigations; outbreak investigation; characteristics associated ... See more keywords
Impact of a Newly Established Revolving Outbreak Investigation Fund on Timeliness of Response to Public Health Emergencies in Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1089/hs.2021.0126
Abstract: Timely access to emergency funding has been identified as a bottleneck for outbreak response in Nigeria. In February 2019, a new revolving outbreak investigation fund (ROIF) was established by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak investigation; fund; revolving outbreak; response ... See more keywords
A critical evaluation of Mycobacterium bovis pangenomics, with reference to its utility in outbreak investigation
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000839
Abstract: The increased accessibility of next generation sequencing has allowed enough genomes from a given bacterial species to be sequenced to describe the distribution of genes in the pangenome, without limiting analyses to genes present in… read more here.
Keywords: bovis; reference; outbreak investigation; mycobacterium ... See more keywords
Integration of genomics in surveillance and risk assessment for outbreak investigation
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DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.e200417
Abstract: Abstract Keeping food safe is a challenge that needs continuous surveillance for the sake of consumers’ health. The main issue when a food‐borne pathogen outbreak occurs is represented by the identification of the source(s) of… read more here.
Keywords: genomics surveillance; surveillance; food; surveillance risk ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic Analysis of Spread of Hepatitis C Virus Identified during HIV Outbreak Investigation, Unnao, India
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2804.211845
Abstract: An HIV outbreak investigation during 2017–2018 in Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh, India, unearthed high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among the study participants. We investigated these HCV infections by analyzing NS5B and core… read more here.
Keywords: hiv outbreak; outbreak investigation; hepatitis virus;
Strain-Level Metagenomic Data Analysis of Enriched In Vitro and In Silico Spiked Food Samples: Paving the Way towards a Culture-Free Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Using STEC as a Case Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165688
Abstract: Culture-independent diagnostics, such as metagenomic shotgun sequencing of food samples, could not only reduce the turnaround time of samples in an outbreak investigation, but also allow the detection of multi-species and multi-strain outbreaks. For successful… read more here.
Keywords: data analysis; analysis; outbreak investigation; food ... See more keywords
Outbreak investigation of septicemic salmonellosis in calves.
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DOI: 10.3855/jidc.12087
Abstract: INTRODUCTION An early and accurate diagnosis of septicemic salmonellosis is critical for implementing timely and proper treatment, prevention, and control measures. METHODOLOGY Here, we report a study on three outbreaks of septicemic salmonellosis in calves… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak investigation; salmonellosis; investigation septicemic; salmonellosis calves ... See more keywords