Editorial Perspectives: could water fingerprinting help with community-wide health assessment?

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1033-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Research

Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern discusses the potential of urban water fingerprinting for public health diagnostics in this ‘Editorial Perspective’ for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.

Screening at ports of entry for Ebola Virus Disease in England—a descriptive analysis of screening assessment data, 2014–2015

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicki L Boddington ◽  
Sophia Steinberger ◽  
Richard G Pebody
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Screening Assessment

Abstract Background In response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2014 and evidence of spread to other countries, pre-entry screening was introduced by PHE at five major ports of entry in the England. Methods All passengers that entered the England via the five ports returning from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leonne were required to complete a Health Assessment Form and have their temperature taken. The numbers, characteristics and outcomes of these passengers were analysed. Results Between 14 October 2014 and 13 October 2015, a total of 12 648 passengers from affected countries had been screened. The majority of passengers were assessed as having no direct contact with EVD cases or high-risk events (12 069, 95.4%), although 535 (4.2%) passengers were assessed as requiring public health follow-up. In total, 39 passengers were referred directly to secondary care, although none were diagnosed with EVD. One high-risk passenger was later referred to secondary care and diagnosed with EVD. Conclusions Collection of these screening data enabled timely monitoring of the numbers and characteristics of passengers screened for EVD, facilitated resourcing decisions and acted as a mechanism to inform passengers of the necessary public health actions.

Reply to Comment on "Degradation of PFOS by a MnO2/H2O2 process"

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueh Chang ◽  
Yi-Chin Cho ◽  
Yi-Pin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Water Research

Recently, we received a Comment on our article “Degradation of PFOS by MnO2/H2O2 Process” published in Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. We have prepared a Reply to address the...

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