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The Epidemic of Zika Virus–Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios
(2016-06)We describe the epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil, its detection and attempts to control it, the suspected causal link with Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and possible scenarios for the future. In October 2015, ... -
Epidemic trends, public health response and health system capacity: the Chilean experience in four months of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-08-05)[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To report the surveillance of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile and analyse the response to public health interventions implemented from 3 March to 30 June 2020 and to assess the risks of collapse of the ... -
Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of 91 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China: A retrospective, multi-centre case series.
(2020-03-17)Background: Recent studies have focused initial clinical and Epidemiologic characteristics on the COVID-19, mainly revealing situation in Wuhan, Hubei. Aim: To reveal more data on the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics ... -
Epidemiologic Surveillance and Research Activities to Address Zika Virus and Pregnancy: An Update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(2016)The emergence of Zika virus in the Americas with its untoward impact on the developing fetus is resulting in a rapid response by the scientific and public health communities. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... -
Epidemiological Alert: Novel coronavirus (nCoV) (16 January 2020)
On 31 December 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, reported a conglomerate of 27 cases of acute respiratory syndrome of unknown etiology among people linked to a wet ... -
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the early phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil
(2020-04-29)Background: The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Brazil on February 25, 2020. We report the epidemiological, demographic, and clinical findings for confirmed COVID-19 cases during the first month of the epidemic in ... -
Epidemiological and clinical features of 125 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Fuyang, Anhui, China
(2020-03-24)[Abstract]. Objective: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with COVID-19 in Anhui province of China. Method: In this descriptive study, we obtained epidemiological, demographic, manifestations, ... -
Epidemiological and Clinical Predictors of COVID-19
(2020-03-25)Background: Rapid identification of COVID-19 cases, which is crucial to outbreak containment efforts, is challenging due to the lack of pathognomonic symptoms and in settings with limited capacity for specialized nucleic ... -
Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China
(2020-03-20)OBJECTIVES: To identify the epidemiological characteristics and transmission patterns of pediatric patients with COVID-19 in China. METHODS: Nationwide case series of 2143 pediatric patients with COVID-19 reported to the ... -
Epidemiological investigations on arbovirus infections at Igbo-Ora, Nigeria
(2014)A study of arbovirus infections occurring in Igbo-Ora community was carried out between May and October 1975. Haemagglutination inhibition test performed on seventy-eight human sera showed a high prevalence of antibodies ... -
Epidemiological Notes on Some Viruses Isolated In Uganda (Yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Bwamba fever, West Nile, Mengo, Semliki forest, Bunyamwera I Ntaya, Uganda S and Zika viruses)
(1952)During a period of 10 years (1937-1947) 10 different viruses were isolated at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (now Virus Research Institute), Entebbe, Uganda. Two of these, yellow fever and Rift Valley fever virus, ... -
Epidemiological update: Complications potentially linked to the Zika virus outbreak, Brazil and French Polynesia - 27 November 2015
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Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (20 January 2020)
Since the Epidemiological Alert on the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) published on January 16, 2020 and until January 20, 2020 four countries have reported to the World Organization Health (WHO) confirmed cases: China (198 ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (27 January 2020)
Since the Epidemiological Update on the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) published on January 20, 2020, a total of 2,801cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections, including 80 deaths (CFR: 2.9%), were reported globally ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (5 February 2020)
On 31 December 2019, Wuhan Municipality in Hubei Province, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology. By the 9th of January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified a ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (14 February 2020)
On 21 January 2020, the first case of COVID-19 imported into the region of the Americas was identified in the United States of America in the state of Washington. A few days later, on 25 January, Canada reported their first ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (28 February 2020)
Global Situation Summary: Since the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) epidemiological update on novel coronavirus published on 14 February 2020 – and as of 28 February 2020, an additional ... -
Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms
(2020-03-24)Objective The SARS-CoV-2-infected disease (COVID-19) outbreak is a major threat to human beings. Previous studies mainly focused on Wuhan and typical symptoms. We analysed 74 confirmed COVID-19 cases with GI symptoms in ... -
The Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak
(2020-02-26)Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-COV2 and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease that is of great global public health concern. Based on the large number of infected people that were ... -
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers. A Living Rapid Review
(2020-05-05)Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Purpose: To examine the burden of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome ...