Geospatial distribution of pedestrian injuries and associated factors in the greater Kampala Metropolitan area, Uganda
Frederick Oporia, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, John Bosco Isunju, Rebecca Nuwamatsiko, Abdulgafoor Mahmood Bachani, Angela Kisakye, Mary Nakafeero, Fiston Muneza, George Kiwanuka, Nino Paichadze, Olive Kobusingye
Background:
In Uganda, pedestrians constitute the largest proportion (43%) of road traffic injuries. Over 52% of these injuries occur in the Greater Kampala. However, information on geospatial...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Treated in Treatment Initiating Centers Ethiopia, 2018: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background:
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an urgent global public health crisis. In 2017, there were an estimated 558,000 new cases of MDR-TB, which caused 230,000 deaths globally...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Anti-microbial resistance
Measles Outbreak Investigation and Vaccination Coverage Assessment - Rey Bouba Health District, North Cameroon, April 2018: A Case-Control study
Gisèle Efouba Mvondo, Mbella Maurice Rocher, Eric Mboke Ekoum, Ndode Corlins, Natacha Nsiewe, Armel Evouna, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA
Background:
Measles, the fourth leading cause of death among children <5years, is a disease under surveillance in Cameroon. The country experienced multiple outbreaks from 2016 to 2017. In...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Vaccine preventable diseases
Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Children < 15 years - Kenya, 2016–2018
Gladys Mutethya, Elvis Oyug Joseph Ogutu, Moses Melita, Hillary Limo, Linda Makayoto, Zeinab Gura
Background:
Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance is key in monitoring progress of polio eradication and has contributed to decrease in wild poliovirus cases from 350,000 in 1988 to 33 in...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance
Malaria Outbreak Facilitated by Appearance of Vector-Breeding Sites after Heavy Rainfall and Inadequate Preventive Measures: Nwoya District, Uganda, March–May 2018
Godfrey Nzereko, Daniel Kadobera, Denis Okethwangu, Joyce Nguna, Alex Riolexus Ario
Background: Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In April 2018, malaria cases surged in Nwoya District, northern Uganda, exceeding the action thresholds. We investigated...
Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
An Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Symptoms –Behira Governorate, Egypt, 2018
Hala Saad, Sahar Samy, Salma Afifi, Hanaa Ghonim
Background:
On June 17, 2018, the hot line of the emergency unit of Ministry of Health and Population preventive sector was notified of cluster of 13 cases with coagulopathy and hemorrhagic...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Occupational and environmental health
Analysis of SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections) severity reported from surveillance sentinel sites in Turkey, 2015-2016
Hamdiye Yilmaz Nemli, Selmur Topal, Fehminaz Temel, Gülen Pehlivanturk, Emine AVCI
Background:
Sentinel SARI surveillance was first established in Turkey during the 2015-2016 influenza season to monitor respiratory diseases due to influenza and other respiratory viruses leading...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance
Rapid assessment of coverage of chemoprophylaxis against Leptospirosis in Post flood situation in Kozhikode District, Kerala, India, 2018
Harisankar Sasikumab, Ganeshkumar P., Kamaraj Pattabi, Sabrinathan R., A P Sugunan, Manoj Murhekar
Background:
In August 2018, severe floods affected 12 districts of Kerala, displacing more than 800,000 people and exposing a large proportion to contaminated flood water. Considering the threat...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Water or foodborne
- Zoonotic
Spatiotemporal patterns in pertussis incidence — United States, 2000–2017
Heather Reese, Nong Shang, Susan Hariri, Tami Skoff
Background:
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable respiratory disease. Historically, pertussis incidence was cyclic with peaks in disease every 3-5 years. In...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance
Factors associated with the use of long acting reversible contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age- Jinja district, Uganda
Helen Nelly Naiga, Christopher Orach
Background:
Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) Methods: are highly effective. However, LARC use in Uganda is at 13%, which is lower than the 57% recommended by the World Health...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Maternal and child health
A novel, evidence–based methodology for polio risk assessment – Australia, 2018–2019
Hendrik Camphor, Ben Polkinghorn, Christina Bareja, Anna Glynn-Robinson
Background:
Poliovirus circulation persists in some of the most underdeveloped and insecure regions of the globe. All polio–free countries remain at risk of polio recurrence until eradication is...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance
Shigellosis Outbreak Investigation - Mizan Tepi University Southern Ethiopia, February, 2019
Henok Solomon, David Sugerman, Samrawit Solomon, Mohammed Nasir, Degefu Beyene, Jimmawork Wondimu
Background:
Shigellosis is the second leading cause of diarrheal mortality accounting for a million deaths worldwide nearly all in developing countries due to poor sanitation. On February 7th,...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Investigation and Response to Dog Bites and Suspect Cases Rabies - Batouri Health District, East Cameroon, 2018
Henri Magloire BOFIA BOYOGUENO, Annie Marielle MENGUE ESSINDI, Rose-Carole BOHIMBO M., Serge SADEUH, Georges Alain ETOUNDI MBALLA
Background:
Rabies, a viral zoonosis, is fatal after symptom onset. In Cameroon, the confirmation of 2 human cases (CC) in 2016 in the central region by the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon shows that...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Factors associated with practices towards diarrhoea prevention among caretakers of children under five years in Lwengo District, Uganda
Herbert Bakiika, Doreen Tuhebwe, John Bosco Ddamulira
Background:
Diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death among children under five years (U5s) globally and is of the same importance in Uganda. In 2017, Lwengo district in Uganda had a...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
A Large Staph aureus Food Poisoning Outbreak among Hotel Guests, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt- July 2018
Hesham Magdy, Mohamed Elghazaly, Sahar Samy, Salma Afifi, Hanaa Ghonim
Background:
An outbreak began on 24th of July 2018 when it was reported that 12 cases with moderate to severe gastrointestinal symptoms referred to hospital after having dinner in five stars hotel...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Case-control study of zoonotic brucellosis in South of Morocco, 2017
Hind Majidi, Fouad Laakabi, Mohammed Adnane Tazi, Ahmed Rguig, Hind Ezzine, Mohamed Lakranbi, Imad Cherkaoui, Mohammed Youbi, Asmae Khattabi, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmounim Belalia, Hicham Nejmi
Background:
Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis affecting domestic animals and human population. On 2ndJune 2017, Laâyoune-Sakia-El Hamra Region (LSHR) notified an outbreak of human...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Seroprevalence and risk factors of Human Brucellosis among livestock farmers and their entourage in Sidi Kacem , Morocco 2018: A Cross Sectional Study
Houda Moumnni Abdou, Kaoutar Faddane, Mohamed Lakranbi, Imad Cherkaoui, Fatna Bourijilate, Hind Ezzine, Germain Bukassa, Mohammed Youbi, Naima Elmdaghri, Abderrahmane Maaroufi, Mohammed Akrim, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmounim Belalia, Mohamed Elazhari
Background:
Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world affecting livestock and humans. In Morocco, human Brucellosis is underreported due to the lack of specific symptoms...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
An Outbreak of staphylococcal enterotoxin A Linked to Funeral Banquet in Chengdu,China,2018
Huang Binbin, Wenyan Liu, Ke Jiang, Xiaoli Tuo, Liang Wang
Background:
On 30 August 2018, a cluster of acute gastroenteritis were reported among guests of a three-day funeral banquet in Chengdu. An investigation was conducted to verify the cause of the...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Association of Sedentary Time with Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults – China, 2013
Huimin Yan, Limin Wang, Yali Zhang, Yunting Xia
Background:
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of risk factors when combined create a much higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease. In China, the prevalence of MetS almost doubled from 6% in...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Foodborne Outbreak After a Village Festival - Kulon Progo District, Indonesia, 2019
Iffa Karina Permatasari, Nurjanna Nurjanna, Sugiarto Sugiarto, Titik Hidayati, Tutik Inayah Susilaningsih
Background:
On March 30, 2019, Sentolo I Public Health Center (PHC) reported three cases of suspected foodborne outbreak after a village festival in Kaliagung Village, Sentolo Kulon Progo....
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Childhood Cancer Survival Rate and Characteristics in Morocco; A retrospective Cohort, Hospital based Study
Ilham Dahbi, Laila Hessissn, Mohammed Khttab, Samir Ahid, Bouchra Assarag, Abdelmonounim Belalia, Mohammed Adnane Tazi
Background:
Childhood cancer is a major cause of death in children worldwide, about 60% of countries do not have quality population-based cancer registries. In Morocco about 1000 new cases of...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Foodborne outbreak linked to salad consumption in a Senior High School, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Western Region, Ghana-2019
Irene Amedzro, Abraham Tachie-Menson, Obed Bangdome Ofori, Akua Boadiwaa Amoh-Yeboah, Daniel Agudey, Vida Kwofie, Christabel Ayepah, Safiatu Tarl Abdullai, Ebenezer Kofi Mensah, Donne Ameme, Ernest Kenu
Background:
Globally, an estimated 600 million people fall ill with more than 400,000 dying every year from foodborne diseases (FBD). On March 29, 2019, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Health...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV infected individuals in Njombe region, Tanzania 2017-2018: A prospective cohort
Irene Mukurasi Kakuhabwa, Candida Moshiro, Rogath Kishimba, Ahmed Abade, Loveness Urio, Diana Faini
Background: HIV continue to be a major public health problem in developing countries including Tanzania. Early linkage to HIV care forms an essential bridge to the first-and-second 90 of the UNAIDS...
Conference: FETP International Night (2019, USA)
Health Workers’ Perception of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test and Factors Influencing Compliance with Test Results in Ebonyi State – Nigeria, 2017
Izuchukwu F Obi, Kabir Sabitu, AbdulHakeem Olorukooba, Ayo Adebowale, Rabi Usman, Ugochukwu Nwokoro, Olufemi Ajumobi, Suleiman Idris, Lawrence Nwankwo, Ikeoluwapo Ajayi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun
Background:
The standard practice in treating uncomplicated malaria is to prescribe artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for only patients with positive malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT...
Conference: 10th TEPHINET Global (2019, USA)
- Public health surveillance