Since mid-1980s, the mortality from CVD has decreased at a much faster pace than the OECD average, reaching one of the lowest CVD mortality rates in the OECD at 187 per 100 000 population after France, Japan and Korea (Figure 1). Likewise, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 269 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2011, i...

Results The pandemic influenza outbreak in the province started in October 2009 (week 44) in students who had returned from a school-organized trip to Prague, Bratislava, and Vienna. The highest incidence rate was 1090 per 100 000 inhabitants, found in the week 50. The most affected age group were children 5-14 years old. A total of 1591 patients with severe illness were admitted to regional ho...

The CVD mortality has decreased over the past 50 years at a faster pace than the OECD average, reaching the lowest in the OECD at 171 per 100 000 population, 43% lower than the OECD average of 299 (Figure 1). However, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 807 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2011, is 39% higher than the ...

Over the past 50 years, the reduction of mortality from CVD in Germany has followed a similar trend as the OECD average, reaching 310 per 100 000 population, 4% higher than the OECD average of 299 in 2011 (Figure 1). However, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 490 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2011, is 16% lower th...

Aim To estimate the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) in South East Asia. Methods We reviewed the evidence from the published literature found through a systematic review in Medline, Embase, and Global Health and from unpublished data on cancer registries, which were sourced from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Incidence rates were summarized by calculating descriptive statisti...

Population-based data on myocardial infarction rates in the Islamic Republic of Iran have not been reported on a national or provincial scale. In a cross-sectional study, data were collected on 20 750 new cases of myocardial infarction (ICD10 codes I21-22) admitted to hospitals and registered by the Iranian Myocardial Infarction Registry in 2012. The crude and age-adjusted incidence for the 31 ...

cifically HUS, appears to be the highest in Argentina with estimates of approximately 22 cases of HUS per 100 000 children aged 6 to 48 months. These differences could be real or could simply reflect different capacities of surveillance systems to accurately collect and report cases. EHEC occurs in all countries. The incidence seems to vary between countries. In 2004 the number of laboratory co...

Leishmaniasis has a long history in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study aimed to show the trend in leishmaniasis incidence from 1983 to 2012 and to describe the epidemiological characteristics in 2012. In a retrospective cross-sectional study, data were extracted from th%e national leishmaniasis surveillance system for the 3 clinical types-cutaneous (zoonotic and anthroponotic) and viscera...

The mortality from CVD has decreased over the past few decades at a faster pace than the OECD average, reaching 204 per 100 000 population in 2012, 32% lower than the OECD average of 299 in 2011 (Figure 1). Likewise, potential years of life lost, a commonly used measure of premature mortality, at 369 per 100 000 population for diseases of the circulatory system in 2011, is 36% lower than the OE...

Soon after the initial detection of cases of pandemic H1N1 infection in Mexico, a new H1N1 surveillance system was set up in Abu Dhabi Emirate in May 2009. This paper reports on the outbreak from May to August 2009. A total of 356 cases were confirmed from 20 May 2009 to 16 August 2009. The incidence of confirmed H1N1 cases was 18.5 per 100 000. Their ages ranged from <1 month to 62 years, with...