• Evidence is also emerging with regard to the effectiveness of HPV vaccination for reducing the incidence and prevalence of low- and high-grade precancerous cervical lesions ( 8 - 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Monitor population-based CDI incidence and disease burden of community- and healthcare-associated CDI over time to assess the impact of prevention strategies and inform public health practice. (cdc.gov)
  • There is a paucity of data on incidence, prevalence and mortality associated with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. (ersjournals.com)
  • Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink for participants registered between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2013, we determined incidence, prevalence and mortality associated with bronchiectasis in the UK and investigated changes over time. (ersjournals.com)
  • The incidence and point prevalence of bronchiectasis increased yearly during the study period. (ersjournals.com)
  • Bronchiectasis is surprisingly common and is increasing in incidence and prevalence in the UK, particularly in older age groups. (ersjournals.com)
  • Using primary care data (Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)), we aimed to establish the incidence and prevalence of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in UK adults from 2004 to 2013. (ersjournals.com)
  • Mining data from electronic health records (EHRs) statewide will enable more precise, data-driven estimation of the incidence and prevalence of persistent COVID-19 symptoms as well as measurement of the burden and outcomes on populations affected by long COVID. (regenstrief.org)
  • A modelled relationship between clinical incidence and prevalence was used, together with new maps of P. falciparum malaria endemicity, to estimate incidence in areas of stable transmission, and geostatistical joint simulation was used to quantify uncertainty in these estimates at national, regional, and global scales. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • Data on prevalence of the disease as well as the incidence over a period of time. (gnu.org)
  • Regional studies suggest the incidence and prevalence of dental disease are. (nova.edu)
  • Descriptive epidemiology of oral clefts in a multiethnic population, Hawaii, 1986-2000. (wikipedia.org)
  • and others will collaborate on the "Advancing the epidemiology and management of post-COVID 19 conditions through surveillance and research" project. (regenstrief.org)
  • BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of malaria makes surveillance-based methods of estimating its disease burden problematic. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • ART is strongly associated with a reduced risk of TB disease in HIV-positive individuals 30 , and some evidence suggests that increasing ART coverage has had a significant impact on the epidemiology of TB in countries with an associated high prevalence of HIV. (nature.com)
  • However, none of these studies had access to individual-level HIV and ART data, with the specific effect of ART on TB epidemiology at a population level therefore not being well understood. (nature.com)
  • The Kenyan HIV/AIDS epidemic was modeled using the most current data from national sources including epidemiology and behavioral surveillance. (scirp.org)
  • There is a lack of long-term (20 years or more) population-based epidemiology studies on autoimmune disease, the committee found. (news-medical.net)
  • Stratification by type of surveillance system showed that active programs had a higher prevalence of anencephaly, anophthalmia/microphthalmia, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, reduction defect of upper limbs, and trisomy 18. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, in the U.S., the prevalence for cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL +/- P) is 2.2 to 11.7 per 10,000 births. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Malawi there is a reported low prevalence rate for cleft lip and/or palate, 0.7 per 1,000 live births (Chisi, Igbibi, & Msamati, 2000). (wikipedia.org)
  • A further study by Aqrabawi HE (2008) stated that the total number of liveborn infants was 25 440, 60 of whom (2.4/1000) had facial clefts: 20 (33%) with cleft lip, 15 (25%) with cleft palate and 25 (42%) with both Hawaii is a U.S. state which has an extremely diverse population consisting of 73% people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cleft lip and palate in Jordan: Birth prevalence rate. (wikipedia.org)
  • Birth prevalence of cleft lip and palate in Sucre, Bolivia. (wikipedia.org)
  • CONCLUSION: Accurate and timely national estimates of the prevalence of birth defects are needed for monitoring trends, assessing prevention efforts, determining service planning, and understanding the burden of disease due to birth defects in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The ADDM is an active surveillance system in the US designed to provide estimates of the prevalence of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), as well as other characteristics, of children aged eight years whose parents live in eleven ADDM sites. (scienceblogs.com)
  • This study aimed to determine the prevalence of risk factors for NCDs among a population-based sample in Punjab and Sindh provinces, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • The STEPS survey 2013-2014 was conducted to determine the prevalence and magnitude of common NCD risk factors in 2 large provinces of Pakistan - Punjab and Sindh. (who.int)
  • This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH in residents of remote communities in Solomon Islands. (who.int)
  • In Kosovo, no studies have been conducted which include examination by dentists to determine the prevalence of caries or tooth loss among adults. (hindawi.com)
  • The model's baseline projection was validated against adult HIV prevalence at antenatal clinics and general population surveys. (scirp.org)
  • Surveillance based on women attending antenatal clinics can be used to assess trends in HIV prevalence over time. (bmj.com)
  • In countries with generalised epidemics, sentinel surveillance of pregnant women attending public health antenatal clinics has been recommended for monitoring the course of the epidemic since the mid-1980s. (bmj.com)
  • First, we argue that antibody-based methods provide a unique opportunity to augment and integrate surveillance across diverse global health initiatives. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: Population-based data from 11 active case-finding programs, 6 passive case-finding programs with case confirmation, and 7 passive programs without case confirmation were used in this analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Plans for data dissemination, Assessing existing data sources and surveillance methods is the first step in building publication and promotion in a coordinated national surveillance system. (who.int)
  • Recent surveillance-based methods of burden estimation were then reviewed and discrepancies in national estimates explored. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • Methods: Data from 22 population- and hospital-based surveillance programs affiliated with the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR) in 18 countries on live births (LB), stillbirths (SB), and elective terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (ETOPFA) for CLP from 1974 to 2014 were analyzed. (lu.se)
  • Surveillance data reported to CDC from eight U.S. sites during 2005-2011 were analyzed to determine the proportion of persons newly reported on the basis of a positive test result for HCV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • The potential to combine public health and environmental surveillance data with innovations in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data visualization has contributed to an emerging vision of precision public health, the idea that global health programs should use high-resolution data to guide interventions and direct scarce resources to those who would benefit most ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Finally, we draw on innovations in laboratory and data science to suggest key ingredients for an integrated serologic surveillance (serosurveillance) platform. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: The National Birth Defects Prevention Network collects state-specific birth defects surveillance data for annual publication of prevalence estimates and collaborative research projects. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2006, data for 21 birth defects from 1999 through 2001 were presented as national birth prevalence estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • National prevalence estimates, adjusted for maternal race/ethnicity and maternal age (trisomy 13, trisomy 18, and Down syndrome only) were determined using data from 14 programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence of resistance to antibiotics in children's urinary Escherichia coli isolates estimated using national surveillance data. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Pakistan lacks data on the prevalence of risk factors for common noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). (who.int)
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data show that in 1995 the percentage of both black and white women aged 40 years or older who had received a mammogram during the past 2 years was near the Healthy People 2010 objective of 70% (objective 3-13) (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Data from the EIP CDI program is used to measure the burden of CDI in the population, characterize C. difficile strains associated with disease, and to monitor trends in disease over time. (cdc.gov)
  • The table below illustrates the estimated population under surveillance for each EIP site in 2019, the most recent year for which data are available. (cdc.gov)
  • Data collection is performed by surveillance epidemiologists at each EIP site. (cdc.gov)
  • Collecting and interpreting birth defects surveillance data by Hispanic ethnicity: A comparative study. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mozambique's health information systems include a variety of population-based and health facility-based data sources. (who.int)
  • The main health facility-related data sources are public health surveillance, health services data and health system monitoring data including human resources, health infrastructure, and financing. (who.int)
  • Comparing morality rates in women and men with bronchiectasis in England and Wales (n=11 862) with mortality rates in the general population from Office of National Statistics data showed that in women the age-adjusted mortality rate for the bronchiectasis population was 1437.7 per 100 000 and for the general population 635.9 per 100 000 (comparative mortality figure of 2.26). (ersjournals.com)
  • The CDC was going to release the latest autism prevalence data on Thursday. (scienceblogs.com)
  • CDC used data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs to assess the prevalence of birth defects during 2013-2014 that met the surveil ance case definition for birth defects potential y related to Zika virus infection, before introduction of Zika virus into the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC evaluated blood donation screening data col ected by two of Puerto Rico's largest blood centers and estimates 469,321 people in Puerto Rico, approximately 12.9% of the population, were infected with Zika from April-August 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • Zika through routine clinical and surveillance data and improve targeting of public health prevention and response efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • Data on cerebral palsy were available for 3599 infants (81.0% of the eligible population). (bmj.com)
  • As the process of producing official health statistics for lifestyle diseases is slow, researchers have explored using Web search data as a proxy for lifestyle disease surveillance. (jmir.org)
  • We collected data on TB disease episodes from a population-based sample of 41,812 adult individuals between 2009 and 2015. (nature.com)
  • Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic in Pacific island countries and territories, yet there is little recent published data on country-specific prevalence. (who.int)
  • The work that Durkin, WISADDS, and the ADDM Network do continues to provide important data on autism prevalence that may lead to a better understanding of the condition, spotlights on areas of need, and new directions for resources and interventions. (wisc.edu)
  • 4 In 2016, U.S. surveillance data revealed that 62% of children diagnosed with ADHD currently take medication for the condition. (health.mil)
  • 4 Unpublished data from an analysis conducted using Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) data, demonstrated annual ADHD prevalence estimates ranging from 1.7-3.7% in the active component from 2000-2016 with a peak prevalence in 2011 (E. T. Reeves, MD, unpublished data, 2017). (health.mil)
  • To examine the quality of HIV sero-surveillance systems in 127 low-income and middle-income countries by 2007, as well as gaps in data needed for reliable estimates of HIV prevalence and size of populations at risk for infection. (bmj.com)
  • Sero-surveillance data were compiled from the US Census Bureau's HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database, from countries' national HIV surveillance reports available to UNAIDS, from demographic and health survey (DHS) data, from the scientific literature and from countries' Estimation and Projection Programme (EPP) data files. (bmj.com)
  • The inclusion of HIV testing in national population-based surveys in recent years has resulted in some countries with generalised epidemics receiving higher coverage scores, but many countries with concentrated or low-level epidemics continue to lack data on high-risk populations. (bmj.com)
  • 4 Since 2000, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization have promoted the use of second-generation surveillance tools 5 to help countries understand their respective epidemics through the collection and analysis of surveillance data from different sources. (bmj.com)
  • A retrospective study on data collected through passive tick surveillance was conducted to estimate the risk of exposure to tick-borne pathogens in cats and dogs bitten by blacklegged ticks ( Ixodes scapularis ) in the province of Quebec, Canada, from 2010 to 2017. (frontiersin.org)
  • This study estimated the prevalence and mortality of CLP using surveillance data collected from birth defect registries around the world. (lu.se)
  • Evaluation of the oral health status in the adult age group is important because it presents important information for planning services in dental care and also generates data on the outcomes of dental care provided to the population during their lifetime [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Data collected in this study may be useful to build a more complete profile of the oral health status of the adult population of Kosovo and will supplement the analysis of global trends of the disease. (hindawi.com)
  • The main advantage of the MI-Aedes platform over traditional mosquito surveillance is the integration of continuous vector monitoring coupled with an information technology platform for near real-time data collection, analysis, and decision-making. (intechopen.com)
  • The technologies also provide data to model the role of climate on the vector population dynamics. (intechopen.com)
  • The National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit, established in 2006, is responsible for the collation, analysis and reporting of trachoma prevalence data and the documentation of trachoma control strategies in Australia. (edu.au)
  • Data were collected from Aboriginal communities designated at-risk for endemic trachoma (defined as prevalence of 5% or greater among children) within the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. (edu.au)
  • Surveillance data from 2010 showed that gonorrhea had a slightly higher prevalence in the 15-to-19 age group, and chlamydial infections were slightly more prevalent in the 20-to-24 age group. (contemporaryobgyn.net)
  • The CDC's latest autism prevalence numbers was published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in a report entitled Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years - Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2010 . (scienceblogs.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the most recent numbers from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) that shows an increase in autism prevalence and shifting demographics for diagnosis. (wisc.edu)
  • Proven or probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and candidemia emerged as the two most common infections with overall prevalence of 14.9% and 6.2% respectively. (eurekalert.org)
  • Other VOCs have caused outbreaks in Brazil (Gamma) and South Africa (Beta) but did not reach worldwide prevalence. (nature.com)
  • In the present study, the prevalence of SM was associated with smoking and socioeconomic status, which is considered high when compared to the worldwide prevalence. (bvsalud.org)
  • In an era of continued HCV transmission and expanding options for curative antiviral therapies, surveillance that identifies current HCV infection can help assess the need for services and link persons with infection to appropriate care and treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Each group (HCV antibody positive only and HCV RNA be used to assess the proportion of persons who might need positive) was examined by birth cohort (1945-1965 compared additional testing to discriminate previous resolved infection with all other birth years) and surveillance site. (cdc.gov)
  • In Australia, recent studies designed to assess the extent of herd immunity to vaccine-type HPV have shown evidence for potential development of herd immunity in the nonvaccinated population ( 12 , 13 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Epidemiologic surveillance of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants is essential to assess impact on clinical outcomes and vaccine efficacy. (nature.com)
  • NHANES offers a unique opportunity to assess the prevalence of HPV infection in the general population. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the year 2010, a logistic regression model was run to assess the predictors of ER visits in elderly population. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries in the Kosovar adult population. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries in the Kosovar adult population in relation to their sex, age, and place of residence (urban or rural). (hindawi.com)
  • However, there are still few population-based studies that assess metabolic syndrome in Brazil, especially with populations in conditions of social vulnerability. (bvsalud.org)
  • We assessed the effect of racial differences in the validity of age-adjusted, self-reported mammography use estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 1995 through 2006 to determine whether misclassification (inaccurate survey question response) may have obscured actual racial disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • Our results preliminarily indicate herd immunity and sustained effectiveness of the bivalent vaccine on virologic outcomes at the population level. (cdc.gov)
  • The impact of pregnancy outcomes on prevalence estimates was also assessed for five specific defects. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of CLP and all of the pregnancy outcomes varied across programs. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions: Total CLP prevalence reported in this study is lower than estimates from prior studies, with variation by pregnancy outcomes between programs. (lu.se)
  • The quality of countries' surveillance systems was scored using information from 2001 through 2007. (bmj.com)
  • Results Smoking prevalence declined significantly between 2001 and 2016 (20.1%-13.0%), as did the prevalence of seven hardening indicators: daily smoking, heavy consumption, no quit attempt in the past 5 years or past 12 months, no intention to quit in the next 6 months or next 30 days, and happiness to keep smoking. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Cartographic approaches to burden estimation provide a globally consistent measure of malaria morbidity of known fidelity, and they represent the only plausible method in those malaria-endemic countries with nonfunctional national surveillance. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • Corporate Authors(s) : for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CKD Surveillance System Published Date : Jul 31 2018 Source : PLoS One. (cdc.gov)
  • While bacteria and viruses are the usual causes of gastrointestinal disease outbreaks, 2 Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX, training populations experienced an outbreak of diarrheal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis in June and July 2018. (health.mil)
  • Since 1990, an annual cross-sectional survey of HIV prevalence and risk behaviours among 500 current Glasgow IDU has provided a more representative sample. (nih.gov)
  • Most tests of the hardening hypothesis have examined changes over time in the prevalence of hardcore behaviours ('hardening indicators'), 6-9 or correlations between smoking prevalence and the prevalence of hardening indicators. (bmj.com)
  • In 2008, a national human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program using a bivalent vaccine against HPV types 16 and 18 was implemented in Scotland along with a national surveillance program designed to determine the longitudinal effects of vaccination on HPV infection at the population level. (cdc.gov)
  • Previously, we reported that sustained high uptake of HPV vaccination was associated with reduced prevalence of HPV types 16 and 18 and evidence of cross-protection against nonvaccine types HPV 31, 33, and 45 among women who had undergone their first cervical screening test for precancerous disease from 2009 through 2012 ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • As vaccine becomes more widely used, the national prevalence of HPV infection will be critical for evaluating vaccination strategies in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Vaccination against paratuberculosis, and the competing objectives of bovine tuberculosis and paratuberculosis control that exist because of use of the skin test for bovine tuberculosis surveillance, require re-evaluation. (johnes.org)
  • A recent study in Karachi showed that 53% of the population had abdominal obesity and 45% were tobacco users (7). (who.int)
  • For each of the target variables (diabetes, obesity, and exercise), prevalence rates were collected. (jmir.org)
  • Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight. (uni-ulm.de)
  • Design Population based cohort studies, EPIPAGE and EPIPAGE-2. (bmj.com)
  • The vast majority of published single-center cohort studies report variable prevalence of IFIs. (eurekalert.org)
  • By 1997, the BRFSS race-specific prevalence estimates had increased and remained above the Healthy People 2010 objective through 2006 (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Reducing the prevalence of HPV infection is a Developmental Healthy People 2010 objective: "Reducing the number of new HPV cases can help minimize the overall number of cases of high risk subtypes associated with cervical cancer in females. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: Calculate the sensitivity of the surveillance system and determine an optimal sampling strategy combining both sources. (researchgate.net)
  • The most common objective was prevalence reduction, but several countries had a national or regional eradication program following successful control, and Sweden and Norway were considered to be in a surveillance phase. (johnes.org)
  • In men, the age-adjusted mortality rate for the bronchiectasis population was 1914.6 per 100 000 and for the general population 895.2 per 100 000 (comparative mortality figure of 2.14). (ersjournals.com)
  • The high prevalence and mortality associated with invasive aspergillosis and candidemia revealed by the MYCOVID study highlight the urgent need to establish an index of suspicion and implement active surveillance of IFI's in patients with severe forms of COVID-19 in ICUs. (eurekalert.org)
  • 1 Since ADHD is the most common pediatric neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosed in the U.S., this condition has readiness and force health importance to the Department of Defense (DOD), and its high prevalence in the adolescent and adult civilian population affects the pool of military applicants. (health.mil)
  • Studies have shown that caries remains a major problem in the adult population of both developing and industrialized countries [ 3 - 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The recent introduction of chikungunya and Zika virus and their subsequent dispersion in the Americas have encouraged the use of novel technologies for adult Aedes surveillance to improve vector control. (intechopen.com)
  • It also shows very relevant charts on the population affected from a demographic and socioeconomic point of view (age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status). (gnu.org)
  • The main factors associated with this prevalence were smoking and socioeconomic status. (bvsalud.org)
  • Metabolic Syndrome is a factor that increases the risk of developing Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases and especially cardiovascular diseases, which are associated with smoking and socioeconomic status can influence the increase in prevalence over time. (bvsalud.org)
  • RESULTS: National birth defects prevalence estimates ranged from 0.72 per 10,000 live births for common truncus to 14.47 per 10,000 live births for Down syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • 1998). Mestizo have a prevalence of clefting of 9.7 per 10,000 live births (Kirby, Petrini & Alter, 2000). (wikipedia.org)
  • Forrester & Merz (2004) found that the prevalence rates of CL +/- P per 10,000 live births in Hawaii were: 10 in Caucasians, 16 in people of Far East Asian descent, 11 in people of Pacific Islander descent, and 14.5 in people of Filipino descent. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prevalence of ADHD in U.S. children aged 2-17 is estimated to range from 9-11% with approximately two-thirds of children with ADHD having at least 1 other mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. (health.mil)
  • According to a diabetes survey in 1994, the prevalence of diabetes in the general population was 11% (4,5), and the National Health Survey of Pakistan (NHSP) 1990-94 reported that 24% of urban and 13% of rural populations had diabetes (6). (who.int)
  • The high prevalence of NCD risk factors in Punjab and Sindh provinces is of concern. (who.int)
  • It is expected that SARS-COV-2 will continually evolve and produce new variants if there is continued high level viral replication at the population level. (nature.com)
  • Spatial clusters of recently-diagnosed TB were identified in a region characterized by a high prevalence of HIV and population movement. (nature.com)
  • We identified for the first time the clear occurrence of recently-diagnosed TB hotspots, and quantified potential benefit of increased community ART coverage in lowering tuberculosis, highlighting the need to prioritize the expansion of such effective population interventions targeting high-risk areas. (nature.com)
  • These findings suggest a vulnerable population with a high burden of functional and cognitive impairment. (cdc.gov)
  • The predictors of ER visits in elderly population included the oldest age group, chronic conditions, no physical activity, no high school diploma, and assistance with ADL. (cdc.gov)
  • We identified a rural population in a vulnerable condition with high CRFs. (scielo.org.pe)
  • aegypti citywide at fine spatial and temporal scales for vector surveillance (MI-Aedes) to detect high Aedes infestation areas using a GIS environment and the identification of arbovirus-infected trapped mosquitoes by RT-PCR (MI-Virus platforms). (intechopen.com)
  • According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance of 2011, 47% of high school students reported having been sexually active. (contemporaryobgyn.net)
  • It should be routine among certain populations with high rates of seropositivity. (contemporaryobgyn.net)
  • Conclusion: The prevalence of HBV chronic infection among pregnant women in Bor, Jonglei State, is high hence there is a need for established public health interventions that can lead to a reduction of HBV vertical transmission. (bvsalud.org)
  • CDC's Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Leveraging the Best Available Evidence provides strategies for preventing and mitigating ACEs, particularly among disproportionately affected populations. (ncuih.org)
  • The Clostridioides difficile infection surveillance program is an active population- and laboratory-based surveillance system conducted through CDC's Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Healthcare-Associated Infections Community Interface (HAIC). (cdc.gov)
  • The Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities System (WISADDS) is led by Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH, professor of population health sciences, pediatrics, and a Waisman investigator. (wisc.edu)
  • RNA and examined by birth cohort (1945-1965 compared with all other years), surveillance site, and number of reported deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • Updated national birth prevalence estimates for selected birth defects in the United States, 2004-2006. (cdc.gov)
  • Pooled birth prevalence estimates for 21 birth defects, stratified by case ascertainment approach, were calculated. (cdc.gov)
  • The birth prevalence of anencephaly, trisomy 13, and trisomy 18 also varied substantially with inclusion of elective terminations. (cdc.gov)
  • Cleft of the lip, palate, or both is one of the most common congenital abnormalities and has a birth prevalence rate ranging from 1/1000 to 2.69/1000 amongst different parts of the world (McLeod, Saeed, & Arana- Urioste, 2004). (wikipedia.org)
  • We present definitions and prevalence estimates for major structural birth defects to be used in studies of maternal vaccine safety. (healthpartners.com)
  • We estimated prevalence for selected defects by VSD site and birth year and compared these estimates to those in a US and European surveillance system. (healthpartners.com)
  • The period prevalence for all selected major birth defects in the VSD from 2004 to 2013 was 1.7 per 100 live births. (healthpartners.com)
  • For most major structural birth defects, prevalence estimates were stable over time and across sites and similar to those reported in other population-based surveillance systems. (healthpartners.com)
  • No national surveillance system exists to measure the full burden of HPV infection, and no reliable national population estimate of HPV exists. (cdc.gov)
  • Antenatal clinic surveillance has also been used to estimate the population levels of HIV. (bmj.com)
  • The prevalence of NCD risk factors differed significantly by sex and occupation (P = 0.0001) but not by age group (P = 0.118), level of education (P = 0.668) and province (P = 0.056). (who.int)
  • Previous studies have reported the prevalence of common NCD risk factors in Pakistan. (who.int)
  • Since the NHSP, no national survey on the prevalence of NCDs and their risk factors has been conducted in Pakistan. (who.int)
  • The CDI surveillance program also provides an infrastructure for further public health research, including special studies aimed at identifying risk factors for C. difficile disease, populations to prioritize for vaccines, and monitoring effectiveness of prevention strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence ratios for certain risk factors were calculated. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cleft palate alone (CP) results in a prevalence rate of 5.5 to 6.6 per 10,000 births (Forrester & Merz, 2004). (wikipedia.org)
  • Results: The pooled prevalence of total CLP cases was 6.4 CLP per 10,000 births. (lu.se)
  • When these cartographically derived national estimates were ranked according to their relative uncertainty and replaced by surveillance-based estimates in the least certain half, 98% of the global clinical burden continued to be estimated by cartographic techniques. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • National prevalence surveys in each nation would reduce this uncertainty profoundly. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • Tracking and monitoring the HIV epidemic remains heavily dependent upon the quality of national surveillance. (bmj.com)
  • The USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) in collaboration with multiple partners conducts research into the ecology of avian influenza virus and surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses leading to several significant findings towards early detection and response to HPAI. (usgs.gov)
  • The USGS National Wildlife Health Center, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS), the University of Iceland, and other partners, has explored the ecology and movement of AI viruses in the North Atlantic region since 2010. (usgs.gov)
  • Similarly, C. Oh, S. Kim, W. Kim, & J. Kim (2002) found a similar prevalence rate of 1.81 per 1,000 births in the Republic of Korea. (wikipedia.org)
  • also demonstrated that despite low vaccine coverage, HPV 16 and 18 prevalence among girls who had received the quadrivalent vaccine in the routine and catch-up programs was reduced by 56% ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Robust disease surveillance is a cornerstone of global health efforts that range from detecting emerging pathogens and epidemics to the control or elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases, HIV, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) ( http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/9789241564540/en/ ) ( 2 - 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance (EDDS) system institutes limited LC-MS/MS testing when there are changes in patient signs and symptoms that are not explained by routine testing, suggesting that a new substance is being used. (cdc.gov)
  • Disease surveillance is traditionally accomplished through a system of manual surveys, or mandatory reporting by the doctors to the government. (jmir.org)
  • In February, our teams created a Novel Coronavirus query tab in the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) application," he added. (health.mil)
  • We used one of Africa's largest population-based prospective cohorts from rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, to measure the spatial variations in the prevalence of recently-diagnosed TB disease, and to quantify the impact of community coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on recently-diagnosed TB disease. (nature.com)
  • There are two main active surveillance sources in Great Britain: the fallen stock (FS) and the abattoir survey (AS). (researchgate.net)
  • Describe the molecular and microbiologic characteristics of C. difficile strains causing disease in the population under surveillance and describe changes in strain prevalence over time. (cdc.gov)
  • However, there were many challenges for disease control flowing from the need to deal with very large animal populations spread across large numbers of herds, over a long time-frame. (johnes.org)
  • With any type of laboratory test, the clinical accuracy or reliability depends on performance characteristics such as sensitivity and specificity, as well as the pretest probability that a person has SARS-CoV-2 infection and the prevalence of COVID-19 in the local community. (medscape.com)
  • (estimated prevalence − 1 + specificity) / ( sensitivity + specificity − 1) . (cdc.gov)
  • We combined both surveillance sources to study the factors involved in the reduction of the sensitivity at country, county and holding level. (researchgate.net)
  • We proved that the sensitivity of the surveillance could be improved if we sample more sheep within holdings rather than testing more holdings and a small number of sheep in each holding. (researchgate.net)
  • Each year during 2009-2013, the surveillance program conducted HPV testing on a proportion of liquid-based cytology samples from women undergoing their first cervical screening test for precancerous cervical disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus, but broader testing of existing serologic surveys with multiplex antibody assays would create new opportunities for integrated surveillance. (cdc.gov)
  • In this perspective, we highlight multiple areas for potential synergy where integrated surveillance could add more value to public health efforts than the current trend of independent disease monitoring through vertical programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus. (cdc.gov)
  • In this perspective, we encourage an integrated approach to surveillance of population immunity and infectious disease transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Non-communicable disease (NCD) place surveillance often provides opportunities for integrating key tobacco indicators to existing health surveys in a cost-effective way. (who.int)
  • Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University's schools of medicine and public health have received a five-year grant expected to total $9 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance surveillance and detect trends related to lingering symptoms of COVID-19 , known as long COVID-19. (regenstrief.org)
  • In doing so, this study shows a low-to-moderate validity of Google Trends in the context of lifestyle disease surveillance, even when applying novel corrective approaches, including a proposed denormalization scheme. (jmir.org)
  • We envision qualitative analyses to be a more practical use of Google Trends in the context of lifestyle disease surveillance. (jmir.org)
  • Despite the overall decline in caries prevalence in developed countries [ 2 ], caries continues to be an important disease in most developing countries. (hindawi.com)
  • and determining the prevalence of under-researched autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease. (news-medical.net)
  • The the growing demand of point-of care testing uis mainly due to rising prevalence of chronic disease, technological advancements, and gowing people awareness. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • 2004) examined the prevalence of clefting over an eleven-year period in Jordan and found an overall rate of 1.39 per 1,000 live births for CL +/- P. This was found to be similar with the prior studies that have examined clefting in other Arab populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Previous pilot studies using LC-MS/MS conducted at University of Maryland, Midtown Campus (MTC), one of the EDDS hospitals, suggested an increasing prevalence of fentanyl among patients evaluated for drug overdoses. (cdc.gov)
  • This continued European epizootic increases the risk of HPAIV being transported from Europe to North America as bird populations migrate through the North Atlantic to breeding sites in Greenland and Canada, and highlights the importance of these studies. (usgs.gov)
  • Limited number of studies had explored the determinants of emergency room (ER) utilization by elderly patients on a population-based level. (cdc.gov)
  • Assessing trends in HIV prevalence is important for assessing the demographic impact of the epidemic, for predicting the future course of the epidemic, for determining resource allocation, as well as for monitoring the impact of interventions and country responses. (bmj.com)
  • Throughout, we illustrate how information generated through integrated surveillance platforms can create new opportunities to more quickly and precisely identify global health program gaps that range from undervaccination to emerging pathogens to multilayered health disparities that span diverse communicable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • The main population-based sources of health information are census, household surveys and registration systems. (who.int)
  • In collaboration with the CDC, clinical and public health partners, they will develop one of the first comprehensive, population-based surveillance systems for long COVID in the U.S. (regenstrief.org)
  • To accomplish this mammoth task, they will utilize the unparalleled public health informatics and surveillance structure of the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) and the Regenstrief Notifiable Condition Detector. (regenstrief.org)
  • l Hunter New England Population Health, Tamworth, Australia. (who.int)
  • Epidemiological Surveillance: A new report that provides epidemiological information on an specific health condition. (gnu.org)
  • Dental caries continues to be a major health concern for populations worldwide. (hindawi.com)
  • As noted in earlier reports, 1 2 one purpose of HIV surveillance is to determine the magnitude of the epidemic. (bmj.com)
  • Escherichia coli ) or viral (e.g., norovirus) in origin, 5-7 recent outbreaks in the U.S. civilian population as well as an outbreak in military training facilities in El Salvador indicate that the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensi s may also pose a threat. (health.mil)
  • CDI cases are identified based on reports of positive C. difficile toxin assay or C. difficile nucleic acid amplification assay from all clinical, reference, and commercial laboratories that serve the population in the surveillance catchment areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The aims of this study are to present a new cartographic technique and its application for deriving global clinical burden estimates of Plasmodium falciparum malaria for 2007, and to compare these estimates and their likely precision with those derived under existing surveillance-based approaches. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • In this study we assessed demographic, clinical, and behavioral determinants of ER visits in the elderly population. (cdc.gov)