Quality HIV Counselling services are a major driver for uptake of HIV testing services among tea plantation workers in Tamteco-Toro kahuna tea estate, Uganda: Findings from a discrete choice experiment.
Martha Akulume, Susan Babirye, Simon Peter Kibira
Background:
HIV Testing and Counseling (HCT) is low in heavily affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV testing options tailored to the preferences of high-risk populations may provide cost...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Investigating the health effects of loose-fill asbestos insulation in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Martyn Kirk, Rosemary Korda, Bruce Armstrong, Cathy Banwell, Susan Trevenar, Hsei-Di Law, Mark Clements
Background:
Asbestos causes mesothelioma and other cancers, although the health effects of residential exposure are less clear. We investigated the health effects of living in ~1100 houses...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Occupational and environmental health
Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Pathogens in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2012-2017: A Secondary Data Analysis
Marvellous Mhondoro, Nqobile Ndlovu, Donewell Bangure, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Gombe, Gerald Shambira, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Mufuta Tshimanga
Background:
In 2017, World Health Organisation published a list 12 priority-bacteria, which require surveillance because they are resistant to antibiotics.Data from a private laboratory in Harare...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Anti-microbial resistance
Sorcery, village conflict and an outbreak of febrile illness; an investigation on Siassi Island - Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, June 2017
Mary Kaevakore, James Flint, Mathias Bauri, Berry Ropa
Background:
On June 9, 2017, we received notification of a sudden increase in febrile illness cases, including three deaths, from two villages in Morobe Province. Belief that the outbreak was...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Measles Outbreak in Kamukunji Sub-County, Nairobi County - Kenya, 2018
Maryanne Gachari, Tura Galgalo, Robert Rotich, Ali Noor, Richard Kihara, Jack Irungu, Zimy Wansaula, Meredith Dixon, Jane Githuku, Elvis Oyugi, Zeinab Gura, Christie Reed
Background:
In early 2018, measles outbreaks began in rural Kenya. In August 2018, cases were laboratory-confirmed in urban Kamukunji Sub-county, home to a large migrant, refugee population, with...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Vaccine preventable diseases
Hepatitis A Vaccine Immunogenicity 25 Years After Vaccination in Alaska
Maya Ramaswamy, Dana Bruden, Mary Snowball, Julie Morris, Philip Spradling, Noele Nelson, Michael Bruce, Brian McMahon
Background:
The Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for children ≥ 1 year old, however the duration of vaccine protection is unknown. In 1991, a cohort of Alaska Native children 3 to 6 years old...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Epidemio-clinical profile of childhood cancers in Yaounde at the Mother and Child Center, 2016-2017
Mbella Maurice Rocher, F. NGO Sack, Dorine Bernadette Ngono Noah, Paul Koki Ndombo, Armel Evouna, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA
Background:
Incidence of childhood cancers ranges from 50 to 200 per million children worldwide and mortality remains high in developing countries. In Cameroon, few data are available, with 62...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Maternal and child health
Surveillance Evaluation of Severe Maternal Morbidity - La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, 2017-2018
Mercedes Cueto, Samuel Cueto
Background:
Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a public health problem and its surveillance is a strategy proposed to reduce the maternal mortality rate. It is estimated that 40% of women will...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Maternal and child health
Re-emergence of Yellow Fever-South Ethiopia, 2018
Mesay Gunta, Solomon Kinde, Fekadu Gemechu, David Sugerman, Mesay Hailu, Wadu Marshalo, Zinabu Desalegn, Jimmawork Wondimu
Background: Yellow Fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by Aedes mosquito species, with prior Ethiopian outbreaks in 1966 and 2013 in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples...
Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
Measles outbreak investigation and public health reponse in Kasserine district. Tunisia, 2019
Mhamdi Dalel, Moncef Mhamdi, Hajer Lataief, Nissaf Ben Alaya
Background:
Measles is a mandatory notifiable disease in Tunisia. In Kasserine district (Central west Tunisia), the annual incidence of measles is 1 to 2 cases per year and the overall vaccination...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Vaccine preventable diseases
Trend of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Jordan, 2010- 2016
Mohammad Alhawarat, Bassam Shadfan, Ibrahim Iblan, Ashraf Aqel
Background:
Middle East countries are endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis, with countries like Syria having a very high incidence. However, data on the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Scabies Outbreak Investigation in Bilawanja Mosque, Hulbareg District, Southern Ethiopia, 2017
Background:
Scabies is an ectoparasitic, highly contagious skin disease caused by infestation of the skin by the human itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Dermatologists estimate that more...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Survival and Its Predictors among Colo-Rectal Cancer Patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012-2016: Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Mohammed Ahmed, Aman Yesuf, Jilcha Dirbi, Mamo Wubshet
Background:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd and 4th leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Without a national CRC screening program, it is the 4th leading cause of morbidity and...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Risk factors associated with cesarean delivery in pregnant women: Kwanza North Hospital, Angola, 2017
Moises Kussevi, Belchior Silva, João Pires
Background:
Since 1985, the international healthcare community has considered the ideal rate for caesarean sections (CS) to be between 10% and 15%. Over the last decades, there is concern about...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Maternal and child health
Outbreak Investigation of Extensive Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever - Hyderabad, Pakistan 2017
Mudassar Hussain, Santosh Kumar, Munaza Qadri, Sandeep Kumar, Naveed Memon, Musa Raheem, Mirza Amir Baig
Background:
Since 2016, Pakistan is experiencing the world’s largest outbreak of extensive drug resistant typhoid fever (XDR-TF). On 9th January 2017, Directorate General Health Services, Sindh...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Anti-microbial resistance
Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis among guest of wedding party - Ajara, Georgia, 2018
Mziuri Jakeli, Nona Ephadze, Eka Khabazi, Keti Galdavadze
Background:
Ajara Public Health Center received information from two clinics on hospitalization of three patients with diarrhea on June 18. All the patients attended wedding party on June 17....
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Treatment Outcomes among Drug Sensitive Tuberculosis Patients in Tana River County - Kenya, 2014–2017
Nalikwa Bonaya, Elvis Oyugi, Esther Kisangau, Zeinab Gura
Background:
Kenya is among 22 high burden countries that together account for 80% of TB cases globally. In 2017, Kenya achieved a treatment success rate (TSR) of 83.2% and cure rate (CR) of 65%....
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance
Epidemiological Profile of Human Brucellosis in Jordan, 2017
Background:
Human Brucellosis (HB) is a zoonosis and re-emerging disease that is common in Mediterranean countries. In Jordan, HB is endemic in all parts of Jordan according to Ministry of Health...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Level and determinant of botulism awareness as a measure of disease protection from home canned and preserved foods - Karasuiskei District, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan
Background:
In 2018, 30 small outbreaks of botulism, involving 61 individuals with two fatalities, occurred in Osh Province in Kyrgyzstan. Home-canned fruits and vegetables were the source of...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
A Case-Control study of a Human Brucellosis Outbreak - Douz, Tunisia, 2018.
Nejib Charaa, Rabaa Ghrab, Aicha Othman, Mohamed Makhlouf, Hajer Letaief, Nissaf Ben Alaya
Background:
Human brucellosis is a mandatory notifiable disease in Tunisia and despite control measures the overall incidence in 2017 was 9.8 per 100,000 population. In Douz (southwestern Tunisia...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Typhoid Outbreak Investigation Conducted in Lundazi District, Zambia, 2019
Nelia Mulambya, Hurst Mwewa, Jordan Banda, Francis Nanzaluka, Bernard Khoza, Jairos Mulambya, Davy Zulu, Kennedy Kabuswe
Background:
In February 2019, Lundazi District Health Office received a report of a suspected typhoid outbreak at a zonal clinic catchment area. We investigated to confirm the outbreak, identify...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Timing of Diagnosis among patients with Prostate Cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute
Nelson Bunani, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Steven Ssendagire, Angela Kisakye, Fred Nuwaha
Background:
Late diagnosis of prostate cancer is common in Uganda and elsewhere. Diagnosis in advanced stages is associated with high mortality, morbidity and low quality of life. We estimated the...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Investigation of Monkeypox cases in Pujehun and Kailahun Districts, Sierra Leone, 2018 – 2019
Nyuma Jeremiah Sengu, Musa Deiman Sheriff, Musa A. Sesay, Alhaji Conteh, Anthony Domawa, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Amara Ngegbai, Peter Lansana, Uzoma Ogbonna, Leonard Hakizimana, Gildo Okure, Gebrekrstos Gebru, Eric Ikoona, Eddy Ortega, Erin Whitehouse, Andrea McCollum, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Marta Guerra
Background:
Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic viral disease clinically similar to smallpox with case fatality rates from 1-10%. In Sierra Leone, three cases were confirmed from 1970 to 2017. From...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Factors associated with death in patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection during a Severe Acute Respiratory Infection outbreak, January-March 2019 - Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Olivia Paula, Maria Lopes, Rosemary Pinto, Alexsandro Xavier, Marinelia Ferreira, Eliana Santos, Francisco Paula Júnior, Walquiria Almeida, Rejane Lima, Daiana Silva, Miriam Livorati, Marcelo Yoshito Wada, Fernanda Bruzadelli
Background:
In February 2019, during an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) in Amazonas State, Brazil, cases and deaths of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) were identified,...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)