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2020 ProMED Report Map

20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

ISID publishes annual and quarterly word clouds based on ProMED’s infectious disease surveillance where the size of each word indicates the frequency with which a ProMED report was published on the topic. Subscribe to ProMED The post 2020 ProMED Report Map appeared first on 20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID).

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How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

Frontiers

In 2004, the EU created the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), precisely with the goal of coordinating cross-border disease surveillance and guidelines. The interviews occurred during or shortly after the first wave of the pandemic, between May and August of 2020. Read original article ?

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Custom Epidemiological Charts: Quick Insights on Prevalence, Mortality, and More

Gideon

It is applicable whether you study the epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases, disease surveillance in Africa, hepatitis C infections worldwide, the impact of lymphatic filariasis in Asia or pertussis vaccination efforts in France, and much more. Image: Wild Poliomyelitis cases worldwide from 1996 to 2020.

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Bird Flu — From Birds to Cows … and Humans?

Mercola

12 And that is according to recent CDC data for all foodborne illnesses from 2005 to 2020. In December 2020, even the WHO warned that using a high CT would lead to false-positive results. Herd owners with cattle that test positive must also supply epidemiological data to assist with contact tracing and disease surveillance efforts.

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Monkeypox Outbreaks in Texas: Are We Ready to Prevent the Next Outbreak?

Gideon

In 2020, almost 4,500 cases of monkeypox were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just nine months. The GIDEON Difference in Public Health GIDEON is one of the most well-known and comprehensive global databases for infectious diseases for communicable diseases surveillance.

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NYC loses millions in state aid for public health services each year. City leaders want the money back.

HEALTHBEAT

Cuomos cut targeted New York City Local health departments across New York provide a range of essential health services, including immunizations, STI testing and treatment, infectious disease surveillance, perinatal programs and public health emergency preparedness. per capita for larger municipalities like New York City.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

“Even if there’s only a 5% chance of a bird flu pandemic happening, we’re talking about a pandemic that probably looks like 2020 or worse,” said Tom Peacock, a bird flu researcher at the Pirbright Institute in the United Kingdom, referring to covid-19. “The U.S.