Edited by Joel Montgomery, Sarah Hedges, Alexis Adams and Pekka Nuorti.
Volume 19 Supplement 3
10th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Global Disease Detection program
Research
Publication of this supplement has been funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process for supplements. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Building laboratory capacity to detect and characterize pathogens of public and global health security concern in Kenya
Since 1979, multiple CDC Kenya programs have supported the development of diagnostic expertise and laboratory capacity in Kenya. In 2004, CDC’s Global Disease Detection (GDD) program within the Division of Glo...
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Inappropriate use of antibiotics for childhood diarrhea case management — Kenya, 2009–2016
Antibiotics are essential to treat for many childhood bacterial infections; however inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to antimicrobial resistance. For childhood diarrhea, empiric antibiotic use is recom...
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Successes and challenges of the One Health approach in Kenya over the last decade
More than 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin and a transdisciplinary, multi-sectoral One Health approach is a key strategy for their effective prevention and control. In 2004, US Center...
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The cost of influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits in Kenya
We estimated the cost-per-episode and the annual economic burden associated with influenza in Kenya.
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Enhanced surveillance for severe pneumonia, Thailand 2010–2015
The etiology of severe pneumonia is frequently not identified by routine disease surveillance in Thailand. Since 2010, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and US CDC have conducted surveillance to de...
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Population-based bloodstream infection surveillance in rural Thailand, 2007–2014
Bloodstream infection (BSI) surveillance is essential to characterize the public health threat of bacteremia. We summarize BSI epidemiology in rural Thailand over an eight year period.
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A ten-year China-US laboratory collaboration: improving response to influenza threats in China and the world, 2004–2014
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) underscored the importance of influenza detection and response in China. From 2004, the Chinese National Influenza Center (CNIC) and the United States ...
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Capacity assessment of the health laboratory system in two resource-limited provinces in China
Strong laboratory capacity is essential for detecting and responding to emerging and re-emerging global health threats. We conducted a quantitative laboratory assessment during 2014–2015 in two resource-limite...
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Progress in public health risk communication in China: lessons learned from SARS to H7N9
Following the SARS outbreak, the World Health Organization revised the International Health Regulations to include risk communication as one of the core capacity areas. In 2006, the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...
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An educational intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in a district in Egypt- pilot study
Antibiotic overuse is the most important modifiable factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. We conducted an educational campaign in Minya, Egypt targeting prescribers and the public through communication...
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Burden of laboratory-confirmed shigellosis infections in Guatemala 2007-2012: results from a population-based surveillance system
We describe the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of culture-confirmed Shigella infections in facility-based surveillance sites in Guatemala. Current studies using quantitative molecular diag...
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Hospitalization and death among patients with influenza, Guatemala, 2008–2012
Influenza is a major cause of respiratory illness resulting in 3–5 million severe cases and 291,243-645,832 deaths annually. Substantial health and financial burden may be averted by annual influenza vaccine a...
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Challenges and solutions for instituting an efficient maintenance program for laboratory equipment in Central Asian, and developing world, countries
We review the current state of quality assurance in laboratories of the five Central Asia Republics (CARs), focusing on laboratory equipment, and compare quality assurance approaches with CLSI standards. The l...
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An evaluation of the hepatitis C testing, care and treatment program in the country of Georgia’s corrections system, December 2013 – April 2015
The country of Georgia has a high burden of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and prisoners are disproportionately affected. During 2013, a novel program offering no cost screening and treatment of HC...
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Hepatitis C prevalence and risk factors in Georgia, 2015: setting a baseline for elimination
The country of Georgia launched the world’s first Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Elimination Program in 2015 and set a 90% prevalence reduction goal for 2020. We conducted a nationally representative HCV seroprevalen...
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The burden of non-communicable diseases and their related risk factors in the country of Georgia, 2015
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mainly cardiovascular diseases, are a substantial cause of mortality in the country of Georgia, accounting for approximately 93% of all deaths (standardized mortality rate 630...
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Jaundice outbreak likely caused by HEV in Amritsar, Punjab, India, 2013
Hepatitis-E Virus (HEV) infection is endemic in Punjab, India. On 4th April 2013, public officials of Labour Colony, Amritsar reported > 20 jaundice cases occurring within several days.
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A cutaneous Anthrax outbreak in Koraput District of Odisha-India 2015
Cutaneous anthrax in humans is associated with exposure to infected animals or animal products and has a case fatality rate of up to 20% if untreated. During May to June 2015, an outbreak of cutaneous anthrax ...
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South Africa field epidemiology training program: developing and building applied epidemiology capacity, 2007–2016
In 2007, South Africa (SA) launched a field epidemiology training program (SAFETP) to enhance its capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats through training in field epidemiology. The S...
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Regional approaches for enhancing global health security
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