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Imminent health crises among the Rohingya people of Myanmar

Pocock NS, Mahmood SS, Zimmerman C, Orcutt M

BMJ, 2017 11 15;359:j5210.

PMID: 29141900 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5210

Matched MeSH terms: Epidemics/prevention & control*

Fulltext Characteristics of COVID-19 epidemic and control measures to curb transmission in Malaysia

Ng CFS, Seposo XT, Moi ML, Tajudin MABA, Madaniyazi L, Sahani M

Int J Infect Dis, 2020 Dec;101:409-411.

PMID: 33075527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.027

The first wave of COVID-19 epidemic began in late January in Malaysia and ended with a very small final size. The second wave of infections broke out in late February and grew rapidly in the first 3 weeks. Authorities in the country responded quickly with a series of control strategies collectively known as the Movement Control Order (MCO) with different levels of intensity matching the progression of the epidemic. We examined the characteristics of the second wave and discussed the key control strategies implemented in the country. In the second wave, the epidemic doubled in size every 3.8 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.3, 4.5) in the first month and decayed slowly after that with a halving time of approximately 3 weeks. The time-varying reproduction number Rt peaked at 3.1 (95% credible interval: 2.7, 3.5) in the 3rd week, declined sharply thereafter and stayed below 1 in the last 3 weeks of April, indicating low transmissibility approximately 3 weeks after the MCO. Experience of the country suggests that adaptive triggering of distancing policies combined with a population-wide movement control measure can be effective in suppressing transmission and preventing a rebound.

Matched MeSH terms: Epidemics/prevention & control

Fulltext Spatio-temporal analysis on enterovirus cases through integrated surveillance in Taiwan

Chan TC, Hwang JS, Chen RH, King CC, Chiang PH

BMC Public Health, 2014 Jan 08;14:11.

PMID: 24400725 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-11

BACKGROUND: Severe epidemics of enterovirus have occurred frequently in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Cambodia, and China, involving cases of pulmonary edema, hemorrhage and encephalitis, and an effective vaccine has not been available. The specific aim of this study was to understand the epidemiological characteristics of mild and severe enterovirus cases through integrated surveillance data.

METHODS: All enterovirus cases in Taiwan over almost ten years from three main databases, including national notifiable diseases surveillance, sentinel physician surveillance and laboratory surveillance programs from July 1, 1999 to December 31, 2008 were analyzed. The Pearson's correlation coefficient was applied for measuring the consistency of the trends in the cases between different surveillance systems. Cross correlation analysis in a time series model was applied for examining the capability to predict severe enterovirus infections. Poisson temporal, spatial and space-time scan statistics were used for identifying the most likely clusters of severe enterovirus outbreaks. The directional distribution method with two standard deviations of ellipse was applied to measure the size and the movement of the epidemic.

RESULTS: The secular trend showed that the number of severe EV cases peaked in 2008, and the number of mild EV cases was significantly correlated with that of severe ones occurring in the same week [r = 0.553, p

Matched MeSH terms: Epidemics/prevention & control

Addressing men and gender diversity in education: a promising solution to the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Ghajarieh AB, Kow KY

Health Care Women Int, 2011 Apr;32(4):314-27.

PMID: 21409664 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2010.532577

To date, researchers investigating gender in relation to social issues underscore women and appear to sideline men. Focusing on women in studies concerning sociogender issues may exclude not only men from mainstream research, but also those who do not fit into the binary gender system, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people. One area closely related to gender issues is the HIV epidemic. Mainstream discussions of men and other versions of masculinity and femininity including GLBT people in the gender-related studies of the HIV epidemic can decrease the vulnerability of individuals against HIV infections regardless of their biological sex.

Matched MeSH terms: Epidemics/prevention & control*

Consensus statement: appropriate consumer education and communication programs for weight- loss agents in Asia

Chan SP, Chui WC, Lo KW, Huang KC, Leyesa ND, Lin WY, et al.

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2012 Jul;24(4):641-9.

PMID: 21490107 DOI: 10.1177/1010539511402189

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide demands increased efforts in the prevention and management of obesity. This article aims to present consensus statements promoting appropriate consumer education and communication programs for weight-loss agents in Asia.

Matched MeSH terms: Epidemics/prevention & control

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