نتایج جستجو برای: local level pandemic response

تعداد نتایج: 2480716  

2010
MAHESH MOORTHY

25 VOLUME 47__JANUARY 17, 2010 The 2009 global pandemic of influenza is currently active in 207 countries including India(1). India’s central and state governments have taken the pandemic very seriously and have made several unprecedented and innovative interventions. In the past India had neglected to monitor endemic/seasonal influenza, but the pandemic has raised public awareness to a high le...

Journal: :European journal of public health 2012
Bruria Adini Avishay Goldberg Robert Cohen Yaron Bar-Dayan

BACKGROUND This study investigated the relationship between training programmes for pandemic flu and level of knowledge of health-care professionals with performance in an avian flu exercise. METHODS Training programmes of all general hospitals in Israel for managing a pandemic influenza were evaluated. Spearman's ρ correlation was used to analyse the relationship between training scores and ...

Journal: :Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science 2007
Beth Maldin-Morgenthau Eric Toner Richard Waldhorn Jennifer B Nuzzo Crystal Franco David Press Tara O'Toole Thomas V Inglesby

ON APRIL 4, 2007, THE CENTER FOR Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) convened an invitational meeting to examine the critical elements of regional healthcare partnerships for emergency preparedness and response and to facilitate communication among the federal officials, regional healthcare leaders and institutions, and other stakeholders. Participants included sen...

2011
Hatairat Lerdsamran Chakrarat Pittayawonganon Phisanu Pooruk Anek Mungaomklang Sopon Iamsirithaworn Prasert Thongcharoen Uraiwan Kositanont Prasert Auewarakul Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit Sineenat Oota Warin Pongkankham Patummal Silaporn Supaloek Komolsiri Pirom Noisumdaeng Tawee Chotpitayasunondh Chariya Sangsajja Witthawat Wiriyarat Suda Louisirirotchanakul Pilaipan Puthavathana

BACKGROUND Individuals infected with the 2009 pandemic virus A(H1N1) developed serological response which can be measured by hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) and microneutralization (microNT) assays. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS MicroNT and HI assays for specific antibody to the 2009 pandemic virus were conducted in serum samples collected at the end of the first epidemic wave from various ...

2017
Matt Boyd Michael G. Baker Osman D. Mansoor Giorgi Kvizhinadze Nick Wilson

BACKGROUND Countries are well advised to prepare for future pandemic risks (e.g., pandemic influenza, novel emerging agents or synthetic bioweapons). These preparations do not typically include planning for complete border closure. Even though border closure may not be instituted in time, and can fail, there might still plausible chances of success for well organized island nations. OBJECTIVE...

2017
Davies Banda

Sport is widely recognised for the contribution it can make to international development goals. More specifically, the value of sport as a tool for development gained its impetus through the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The institutionalized relationship between sport and development has mainly focussed on sport-for-development (SfD) non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This study...

Journal: :Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP 2006
Alan P Janssen Richard R Tardif Sarah R Landry Jo Ellen Warner

As scientists closely watch avian influenza A (H5N1) or "bird flu" as a potential progenitor of an influenza pandemic, researchers from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education conducted with focus groups with the public and interviews with healthcare providers to test pandemic influenza messages. ...

Journal: :Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science 2006
Clarence Lam Richard Waldhorn Eric Toner Thomas V Inglesby Tara O'Toole

Alternative care facilities (ACFs) have been widely proposed in state, local, and national pandemic preparedness plans as a way to address the expected shortage of available medical facilities during an influenza pandemic. These plans describe many types of ACFs, but their function and roles are unclear and need to be carefully considered because of the limited resources available and the reduc...

Journal: :Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR 2010
Keith Eastwood David Durrheim Tony Merritt Peter D Massey Clare Huppatz Craig Dalton Kirsty Hope Lucille Moran Richard Speare Kris Farrar

PROBLEM Emergencies resulting from disease outbreaks and extreme environmental events present significant challenges for health services. CONTEXT Preparing to effectively manage emergencies is a core activity in public health units. Field exercises support consolidation of biopreparedness by testing plans, identifying weaknesses, providing training opportunities and developing surge capacity....

2011
Kin On Kwok Gabriel M. Leung Steven Riley

BACKGROUND The key epidemiological difference between pandemic and seasonal influenza is that the population is largely susceptible during a pandemic, whereas, during non-pandemic seasons a level of immunity exists. The population-level efficacy of household-based mitigation strategies depends on the proportion of infections that occur within households. In general, mitigation measures such as ...

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