Essays about: "infectious disease surveillance data"

Found 3 essays containing the words infectious disease surveillance data.

  1. 1. The effectiveness of the Stockholm needle exchange programme : Does the Stockholm needle exchange programme control HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C in intravenous drug users?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Melissa Masembe; [2019]
    Keywords : Needle exchange programme NEP ; Intravenous drug users IDU ; Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV ; Hepatitis B HBV ; Hepatitis C HCV ; Infectious Disease Control;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: The needle exchange programme (NEP) started in Sweden in 1986 in Lund and shortly after in Malmo. The first NEP in Stockholm opened in spring 2013. The NEP is a service aimed at intravenous drug users (IDU) from 18 years old, with a goal of preventing the blood borne diseases, such as HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV). READ MORE

  3. 2. Use of notifiable infectious disease surveillance data for benefit/risk monitoring of vaccines in the EU within the context of the IMI ADVANCE project : Estimating the annual burden of invasive meningococcal disease in the EU/EEA, 2011-2015

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Viktoria Hennings; [2018]
    Keywords : IMI ADVANCE; vaccine benefit risk monitoring; burden of disease; disability-adjusted life years; infectious disease epidemiology; infectious disease surveillance data;

    Abstract : The Innovative Medicines Initiative Accelerated Development of VAccine beNefit-risk Collaboration in Europe (IMI ADVANCE) project aims to develop a framework for best practice methods on integrated rapid benefit/risk monitoring of vaccines in the European Union (EU). Burden of disease is one of the measures considered when estimating vaccine benefits. READ MORE

  4. 3. Graph theory in veterinary epidemiology : modelling an outbreak of classical swine fever

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ruminant Medicine and Veterinary Epidemiology

    Author : Stefan Widgren; [2004]
    Keywords : graph theory; modelling; swine fever;

    Abstract : One objective of this study has been to demonstrate how graph theory can be a useful tool for intervention in the case of an outbreak of a contagious disease. By using graph theory algorithms on data from the Swedish surveillance network system (Grisregistret) and combining this with the power of graph layout engines for visualization of interherd movements, valuable information can rapidly be provided from data that is easily available. READ MORE