Announcing Selected Abstracts for the 2021 FETP International Nights

TEPHINET is pleased to announce the abstracts that were selected for oral and poster presentation during the virtual 2021 FETP International Nights on July 14-15, 2021. This year, we received 159 abstracts. Six have been selected for oral presentation and 41 for poster presentation. View the selected abstracts in the table below.

Congratulations to all of the authors!

About the event: 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and TEPHINET are organizing the 2021 FETP International Nights. This annual event is a highly anticipated forum of the global Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) community since the year 2000.

This year, FETP International Nights, traditionally held during the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, will be a standalone virtual event.

FETP International Nights are an opportunity to share work done by FETPs around the world and to recognize the impact these programs make every day in public health.

Corresponding Author First Name Corresponding Author Last Name FETP Abstract Title Acceptance Format

Micaela

Gauto Argentina COVID-19 in chronic dialysis patients: one year of pandemic in Argentina Poster

Elenor

Kerr

Australia

Monitoring progress towards improvement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus care for those newly diagnosed in Queensland, Australia 2014-2018

Poster

Stephanie

Main Australia

Investigation of an early 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in a vulnerable population, at a psychiatric health facility in Victoria, Australia

Poster

Lais

Relvas Brazil

Beriberi (thiamine hypovitaminosis) outbreak investigation among male prisoners in a state public jail, Brazil, 2020

Oral

Maria Isabella

Haslett

Brazil

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices during a Brazilian Spotted Fever Outbreak in a municipality in southeastern Brazil, 2019-2020

Poster

Iyawa Clarisse

Alma Cameroon

Evaluation of the case-by-case surveillance system for the retention-in-care of people living with HIV in two urban Health Districts, Cameroon, 2019

Poster

Sepde

Emtom

Cameroon

Epidemiological profile and risk factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in Douala city – Cameroon, 2020

Poster

Annie Marielle

Mengue Essindi

Cameroon 

Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 and Haemophilus Influenzae type b Vaccine: Database analysis of the Sentinel Surveillance Site of the Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis - Cameroon, 2003-2017

Poster

Simone

Périnet

Canada

Risk factors for mortality among community-dwelling COVID-19 cases during the first wave of the pandemic – Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2020

Poster

Zundong

Yin

China

Investigation of a Type 2 Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Event in Sichuan Province, China 2019

Poster

Sandra

Rivera

Colombia

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on health workers in Colombia, 2020

Poster

Galal

Elshishiney

Egypt

Results of The Largest Nationwide Campaign Targeting 60 Million Egyptians Above 18 Years For Reducing Mortality From Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018-2019: A Focus on Diabetes Mellitus

Poster

Henok Solomon

Demissie

Ethiopia

Cervical Cancer Screening Service Uptake and Associated Factors among Women in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia 2019

Poster

Amare

Getu

Ethiopia

Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among HIV Infected Adults on Anti-Retroviral Therapy after Universal Test and Treat Program in Selected Public Hospitals -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

Poster

Charlotte C.

Hammer

Finland

Monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and reasons for vaccine acceptance, Finland April to December 2020

Oral

Sushma

Choudhary

India

Investigation of newly identified COVID-19 clusters in Kalyanpuri, New Delhi, India, June–July, 2020

Poster

Polani

Rubeshkumar

India

An Outbreak of Hepatitis A due to consumption of wedding party food prepared from an unchlorinated well-water, Naripetta, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, November 2019–January 2020

Poster

Polani

Rubeshkumar

India

An outbreak of Shigellosis attributed to consumption of contaminated Well water, Kottamparamba, Calicut, Kerala, India, 2020

Poster

Kevisetuo

Dzeyie

India

Post-cyclone rapid needs assessment, Puri Urban, Odisha, India–May 2019

Poster

Ryszhan

Taubayeva

Kazakhstan

Factors associated with an outbreak of COVID-19 in oilfield workers, Kazakhstan, June-September, 2020

Oral

Abdala

Hassan

Kenya

Factors associated with newly diagnosed HIV infections among young adults aged 15–24 years attending a rural County Referral Hospital - Kenya, 2018

Poster


Gabriel

Joseph


Namibia

Guinea Worm Disease case search and risk assessment in Ohangwena and Omusati region - Namibia, February-March 2019

Poster

Ahmad

Njidda

Nigeria

Knowledge of Occupational Hazards and Prevalence of Injuries among Construction Workers Abuja, Nigeria, 2019

Poster

Adnan

Khan

Pakistan

Risk Factors Analysis of HIV Outbreak Among Children Under 15 Years, Sindh-Pakistan - June, 2019

Poster

Ishfaq

Memon

Pakistan

Determinants of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis infection in Karachi, Pakistan-2019

Poster

Nayar

Nawaz

Pakistan

Risk factors associated with frequent outbreaks of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever(CCHF) in Sindh Province , Pakistan: A Case-Control Study

Oral
Edward Ruseesa Rwanda Tuberculosis Screening among Contacts of Bacteriologically Confirmed TB Patients - Rwanda, June 2016 to July 2019 Poster

Hanan

Al-Maibari

Saudi Arabia

Burden and Associated Risk Factors of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Al-Buraimi Governorate, Oman

Poster

Abdulaziz

Al-Mutairi

Saudi Arabia

Saudi CDC COVID-19 Rapid Response Teams: A 4-Month Report, April 2020–July 2020

Poster

Amara

Foday

Sierra Leone

Protective behavioral practices toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among health care workers in Sierra Leone, 2019

Poster

Alfred

Fomba

Sierra Leone

Investigation of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV) type 2 outbreak, – Sierra Leone, December 2020

Poster

Charles

Keimbe

Sierra Leone

Factors contributing to delays in accessing maternal delivery services in health facilities - Sierra Leone, 2018: A community based cross-sectional study

Poster

Hellen

Kgatla

South Africa

Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Tshwane District, South Africa, March–June 2020: A cross-sectional study

Poster

Babongile

Ndlovu

South Africa 

Skin cancer risk factors among black South Africans — The Johannesburg Cancer Study, 1995–2016

Poster

Yi-Ting

Yang

Taiwan

Clostridium perfringens Outbreak Associated with School Lunch—New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019

Poster

Ambakisye Kuyokwa

Mhiche

Tanzania

Mass Drug Administration Coverage and Determinants of Drug Uptake for Elimination of Onchocerciasis in Ulanga District, 2019

Poster

Sandra

Nabatanzi

Uganda

Uganda’s Preparedness and Prompt Control of Imported Ebola Virus Disease, June 2019

Poster

Alex Riolexus

Ario

Uganda

Food poisoning outbreak caused by consumption of humanitarian relief food contaminated with Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium): Napak and Amudat Districts, Uganda, March 2019

Poster

Ronald Reagan

Mutebi

Uganda

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Cross-Border Transmission Risk Factors among Fishing Communities in Kyotera District, Uganda: May-June, 2020

Poster

Anna R.

Yousaf

United States

Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children and Adolescents

Oral

Khaled

Al-Jamrah

Yemen

Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Yemen, 2019: a case control study

Poster

Nyambe

Sinyange

Zambia

Outbreak of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus Type-2 Chienge District, Luapula Province, Zambia, September 2019

Poster

Nyambe

Sinyange

Zambia

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Outpatients during a Period of Community Transmission—Zambia, July 2020

Poster

Nyambe

Sinyange

Zambia

Prevalence of suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among the Zambian population: Zambia, 2020-2021

Oral

Tsitsi

Juru

Zimbabwe

Evaluation of the COVID-19 Surveillance System in Harare City, Zimbabwe 2020

Poster

Tsitsi

Juru

Zimbabwe 

Predictors of Viral Load Suppression among HIV positive Female Sex Workers on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Harare, Zimbabwe 2019

Poster

Tsitsi

Juru

Zimbabwe

Risk factors for Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infections by Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria, Harare, Zimbabwe,  2019

Poster