التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Abstract TRENDS OF MAJOR DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN THE AFRICAN REGION, 2003-2007 |
| المؤلفون: |
Senait Kebede, Sambe Duale, Allarangar Yokouide, Wondimagegnehu Alemu |
| المساهمون: |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| المصدر: |
http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/dphswd/idsr/pdf/KebedeTest 2010. Trends of Major Disease Outbreaks in the African region, 2003_2007.pdf. |
| المجموعة: |
CiteSeerX |
| الوصف: |
Background: Communicable disease outbreaks cause millions of deaths throughout Sub-Saharan Africa each)'ear. Most of the diseases causing epidemics in the region have been nearly eradicated or brought under control in other parts of the world. In recent years, considerable effort has been directed toward public health initiatives and strategies with a potential for significant impact in the fight against infectious diseases. In 1998, the World Health Organization African Regional Office (WHO/AFRO) launched the Integrated Disease Snrveillanc_e and Response (IDSR) strateg~ · aimed at mitigating the.impact of communicable diseases, including epidemic-prone diseases, through improving surveillance, laboratory confirmation and appropriate and timely public health interventions. Over the past decade, WHO and its partners have been providing technical and financial resources to African countries to strengthen epidemic preparedness and response (EPR) activities. Methods: This review examined the major epidemics reported to WHO/AFRO from 2003 to 2007. we conduct a review of documents and reports obtained from ~HO/AFRO, WHO inter;:ountry team, and partners · and held meeting and discussions with key stakeholders to elicit the experiences of local, regional and international efforts against these epidemics to evaluate the lessons learned and to stimulate discussion on the future course for enhancing EPR. Results: The most commonly reported epidemic outbreaks in Africa include: cholera, dysentery, malaria and hemorrhagic fevers (e.g. Ebola, Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo fever and yellow fever). The cyclic meningococcal meningitis outbreak that affects |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
text |
| وصف الملف: |
application/pdf |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.378.828Test; http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/dphswd/idsr/pdf/KebedeTest 2010. Trends of Major Disease Outbreaks in the African region, 2003_2007.pdf |
| الإتاحة: |
http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/dphswd/idsr/pdf/KebedeTest 2010. Trends of Major Disease Outbreaks in the African region, 2003_2007.pdf |
| حقوق: |
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| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.6FFA0053 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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