Could expanding the covid-19 case definition improve the UK’s pandemic response?

Laboratory Animal Research Centre (LARC) has developed an early emergency operational plan for COVID-19 pandemic situation. Biosafety and biosecurity measures were planned and implemented ahead of time to check the functional requirement to prevent the infection. Identified necessary support for IT, transport, procurement, finance, admin and research to make the operations remotely and successfully.

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The role of personality in shaping pandemic response: Systemic sociopolitical factors drive country differences

10.31234/osf.io/m9vj2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Meghan Siritzky ◽

David M Condon ◽

Sara J Weston

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Big Five ◽

Public Health Research ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Economic Factors ◽

State Fragility ◽

Systemic Factors ◽

Pandemic Response ◽

The Relationship

The current study utilizes the current COVID-19 pandemic to highlight the importance of accounting for the influence of external political and economic factors in personality public-health research. We investigated the extent to which systemic factors modify the relationship between personality and pandemic response. Results shed doubt on the cross-cultural generalizability of common big-five factor models. Individual differences only predicted government compliance in autocratic countries and in countries with income inequality. Personality was only predictive of mental health outcomes under conditions of state fragility and autocracy. Finally, there was little evidence that the big five traits were associated with preventive behaviors. Our ability to use individual differences to understand policy-relevant outcomes changes based on environmental factors and must be assessed on a trait-by-trait basis, thus supporting the inclusion of systemic political and economic factors in individual differences models.

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Case definition for real-time surveillance of influenza-like illness

Emerging Health Threats Journal ◽

10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11123 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Dino Rumoro ◽

Shital Shah ◽

Julio Silva ◽

Marilyn Hallock ◽

Gillian Gibbs ◽

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Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Case Definition ◽

Influenza Like Illness

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The Surprising Effect of Pandemic Response Policies on People Learning How to Code

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3723077 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

René Kizilcec ◽

Christos Makridis ◽

Katharine Sadowski

Keyword(s):

Surprising Effect ◽

Pandemic Response

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Estimating the number of cases during COVID-19 pandemics using a web-based tool: first week results of “COVID-19 TRENDS” social media project in the Araba-Alava province in Basque country, Spain. (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20885 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ignacio Garitano ◽

Manuel Linares ◽

Laura Santos ◽

Ruth Gil ◽

Elena Lapuente ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Response Rate ◽

Basque Country ◽

Case Definition ◽

Public Health Action ◽

Web Based ◽

Health Action ◽

Estimate Number ◽

Media Project

UNSTRUCTURED On 28th February a case of COVID-19 was declared in Araba-Álava province, Spain. In Spain, a confinement and movement restrictions were established by Spanish Government at 14th March 2020. We implemented a web-based tool to estimate number of cases during the pandemic. We present the results in Áraba-Álava province. We reached a response rate of 10,3% out a 331.549 population. We found that 22,4 % fulfilled the case definition. This tool rendered useful to inform public health action.

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