scholarly journals Taiwan on track to end third COVID-19 community outbreak

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjörn E. M. Nordling ◽  
Yu-Heng Rain
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Exponential Model ◽  
World Health ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Community Outbreaks ◽  
Peak Value

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on December 31st, 2019, with the World Health Organization being notified of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan (China), Taiwan has successfully ended two COVID-19 community outbreaks. For 19 days, the third community outbreak has now been successfully suppressed, putting Taiwan on path to end it too around Aug. 16th based on our forecast using an exponential model. Since May 28th the 7-day average of reported confirmed infected, which peaked at 593, has been falling to 204 on June 16th and the 7-day average of reported suspected and excluded cases increased to above 25 000. Resulting in a decrease in the ratio of the 7-day average of local & unknown confirmed to suspected cases—the identified control variable—to less than one third of its peak value. The later is a hallmark of working contact tracing, which together with testing and isolation of infected are the keys to ending the community outbreak.

scholarly journals Profil Penderita Morbus Hansen di Rawat Inap RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado Periode 2016-2018

e-CliniC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deivy A. Makalew ◽  
Grace M. Kapantow ◽  
Herry E. J. Pandaleke
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Mycobacterium Leprae ◽  
Electrolyte Imbalance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disorders ◽  
Age Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract: Morbus Hansen (MH) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. World Health Organization data showed that in 2018, Indonesia was the third rank in the world with incidences of 17,017 cases. This study was aimed to determine the profile of MH patients at Irina F-Dermatovenereology of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital. This was a descriptive retrospective study by evaluating medical record files of MH patients hospitalized at Irina F-Dermatovenereology, Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital from 2016 to 2018. The results showed that the distribution of MH patients in 2016-2018 was 14 patients, 20 patients, and 18 patients respectively. Most patients were in the age group of 25-34 years (38.46%). Males were more common than females (4.8:1). Most patients were from Manado. All patients had multibacillary (MB) type MH and ENL was the most common reaction (86.54%). The comorbidities were gastrointestinal disorders, electrolyte imbalance, and anemia. In conclusion, the number of hospitalized MH patients was slightly increased from 2016 to 2017 and then was decreased insignificantly in 2018. Most patients were male, in the age group of 25-34 years, came from Manado, multibacillary type MH, had ENL reaction and comorbidity of gastrointestinal disorders.Keywords: Morbus Hansen, hospitalized patients Abstrak: Morbus Hansen (MH) merupakan penyakit infeksi kronik yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium leprae. Data World Health Organization (WHO) pada tahun 2018 menunjukkan bahwa Indonesia menempati peringkat ketiga di dunia dengan jumlah kasus baru mencapai 17.017 kasus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil penderita MH di Irina F Kulit dan Kelamin RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Jenis penelitian ialaht deskriptif retrospektif dengan cara mengevaluasi berkas rekam medis penderita MH yang dirawat inap di Irina F Kulit dan Kelamin RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado pada periode 2016-2018. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan distribusi penderita MH pada tahun 2016 sebanyak 14 pasien, tahun 2017 sebanyak 20 pasien, dan tahun 2018 yaitu 18 pasien. Kelompok usia terbanyak ialah 25-34 tahun (38,46%). Penderita laki-laki lebih banyak dibandingkan perem-puan (4,8:1). Penderita terbanyak berasal dari Kota Manado. Semua penderita memiliki MH tipe Multibasiler (MB). Reaksi ENL merupakan tipe reaksi yang terbanyak (86,54%). Penyakit penyerta yang banyak didapati ialah gangguan gastrointestinal, gangguan elektrolit dan anemia. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah penderita MH yang dirawat inap mengalami peningkatan dari tahun 2016 sampai 2017, sedikit menurun pada tahun 2018 namun tidak bermakna. Penderita yang terbanyak ialah kelompok usia 25-34 tahun, jenis kelamin laki-laki, asal Kota Manado, MH tipe Multibasiler (MB), reaksi tipe ENL, penyakit penyerta gangguan gastrointestinal.Kata kunci: Morbus Hansen, pasien rawat inap

scholarly journals Integrated care of chronic degenerative non-communicable diseases and rehabilitation: the odd couple?

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Balbi ◽  
Claudio Marcassa ◽  
Fabrizio Pisani ◽  
Giacomo Corica ◽  
Antonio Spanevello
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Third Millennium ◽  
Health Organization

Chronic degenerative non-communicable diseases affecting different organs and systems are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the emergent epidemic in the third millennium...

scholarly journals WHO declares European Region polio-free

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Hoile
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
European Region ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
European Regional

The European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has become the third WHO region to be certified free of poliomyelitis, it was announced on 21 June at a meeting of the European Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (RCC) in Copenhagen (1).

scholarly journals Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubal Dua ◽  
Scott Hardman ◽  
Yagyavalk Bhatt ◽  
Dimpy Suneja
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Vehicular Pollution ◽  
Passenger Vehicles ◽  
The Third ◽  
Light Duty ◽  
The World ◽  
Light Duty Vehicle ◽  
Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization, India has the world’s worst air quality. Among other factors, vehicular pollution from the increasing stock of passenger vehicles has contributed to India’s deteriorating air quality. This increasing stock is also a factor in India becoming the third-highest oil-consuming and greenhouse gas (GHG)-emitting country worldwide.

scholarly journals Role of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemia: recommendations from the neonatology discipline

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 894-897
Author(s):  
Werther Brunow de Carvalho ◽  
Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni Gibelli ◽  
Vera Lucia Jornada Krebs ◽  
Carla Regina Tragante ◽  
Maria Beatriz Moliterno Perondi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

SUMMARY On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. The Obstetrics and Neonatology disciplines needed to be revised to suit the institutional need to expand intensive care beds to care for confirmed or suspected patients with COVID-19 in the state of São Paulo, following the recommendations of the Institutional Crisis Committee. Three different actions were needed: the structuring of teams and advanced medical post to attend COVID-19-free patients and those with suspect or confirmed COVID-19; elaborating the protocols from the delivery room throughout hospitalization. Some special considerations about breastfeeding and rooming-in were needed. The third action was the drafting of a protocol to admit infants from other hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 as the unit never admitted outpatients before.

A hybrid depressive mood analysis model to detect blogger depression tendency from web posts (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
ChiaMing Tung ◽  
WenHsiang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
World Health ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

UNSTRUCTURED n recent years, reports of suicide have continuously increased because of people suffering from tremendous pressure or depression. Depression is listed as the third highest health issue from the World Health Organization. They also predict that depression will become the second highest issue by 2020. This kind of mental illness is difficult to diagnose and detect. In our previous works, we proposed a Negative Emotion Evaluation (NEE) model and an Event-Driven Depression Tendency Warning (EDDTW) model to early detect depressive moods. In this work, we combine the previous models to propose a Hybrid Depressive Mood Analysis (HDMA) model to predict the depression from web posts. The experimental results show that our proposed hybrid depressive mood analysis model obtains over 70% precision.

scholarly journals COVID-19—A Novel Zoonotic Disease: A Review of the Disease, the Virus, and Public Health Measures

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
John S. Mackenzie ◽  
David W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Director General ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

A cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of December 2019. The cluster was largely associated with a seafood and animal market. A novel Betacoronavirus was quickly identified as the causative agent, and it is shown to be related genetically to SARS-CoV and other bat-borne SARS-related Betacoronaviruses. The number of cases increased rapidly and spread to other provinces in China, as well as to another four countries. To help control the spread of the virus, a “cordon sanitaire ” was instituted for Wuhan on January 23, 2020, and subsequently extended to other cities in Hubei Province, and the outbreak declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the Director General of the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020. The virus was named SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses, and the disease it causes was named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. This article described the evolution of the outbreak, and the known properties of the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical disease it causes, and the major public health measures being used to help control it’s spread. These measures include social distancing, intensive surveillance and quarantining of cases, contact tracing and isolation, cancellation of mass gatherings, and community containment. The virus is the third zoonotic coronavirus, after SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, but appears to be the only one with pandemic potential. However, a number of important properties of the virus are still not well understood, and there is an urgent need to learn more about its transmission dynamics, its spectrum of clinical severity, its wildlife origin, and its genetic stability. In addition, more research is needed on possible interventions, particularly therapeutic and vaccines.

GOITER

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 935-937
Author(s):  
ALFRED M. BONGIOVANNI
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Endemic Goiter ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Third ◽  
World Today ◽  
Iodine Supplementation ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

ENDEMIC GOITER remains one of the most widespread nutritional diseases in the world today. The major cause is iodine deficiency. The World Health Organization reports a high incidence of goiter in Thailand (where a program of iodine supplementation was instituted), in the mountains of Western Pakistan, Lebanon, Basutoland, and Kenya. The incidence of goiter in iodine-deficient regions may be as high as 50%. Of three goitrous zones in the Himalayas, two were selected for iodine supplementation and one was reserved as a control. There was a striking reduction of goiter in the zones provided with the iodine supplement but not in the third.

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