The implementation of public health and economic measures during the first wave of COVID-19 by different countries with respect to time, infection rate and death rate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahadat Uddin ◽  
Tasadduq Imam ◽  
Mohammad Ali Moni
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Death Rate

Will Nurses’ Work Still be Valued after the COVID-19 Pandemic?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquot L ◽  
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Giorgetta S ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Infection ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Second Wave

Many are the aspects we should ponder on, after 17 months from the burst of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as nurses. Due to the numerous cuts to the public health sector in the last decades in Italy, the sanitary emergency has been a great sacrifice for health professionals, as public health was completely unprepared to withstand it. The Italian government reacted to this lack of preparation with exceptionally urgent measures. Although, these measures were implemented long after the initial state of confusion and of inappropriate management, they brought about stability and led to a containment strategy for the spread of the virus across the nation [1]. The reduction in the number of COVID-19 diagnoses was mainly achieved through social distancing. At first this was only required to a small number of communities affected by high infection rates, but was eventually extended to the rest of the country from March 2020 [2]. The national lockdown during the first COVID-19 wave (from March to May 2020), was replaced by regional lockdowns in the second wave (from November 2020). As of now, regional lockdowns are integrated by the vaccine campaign and Green Pass enforcement. In November 2020 the Italian Prime Minister at the time, issued legislative measures to enforce regional lockdowns, limiting nonessential movements, cafes, restaurants and other public places opening hours. This legislation established to classify the national territory in different levels of restriction based on the infection rate: red zones - highest risk of infection, orange zones - medium high risk and yellow zones with a minor risk of infection. A later legislation introduced the white zone for territories with the lowest risk of infection (DPCM-14th January 2021). The infection rate has been important to establish a region’s tier status; however, it is not the defining parameter anymore. A new legislation from July 2021 (n.105 - 23rd July 2021), opted to classify a region’s tier status according to the hospital bed’s occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in intensive care and other medical areas.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis with malaria or HIV co-infection in a large hospital in Luanda, Angola

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emília Valadas ◽  
Augusto Gomes ◽  
Ana Sutre ◽  
Sara Brilha ◽  
Afonso Wete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
Predominant Species ◽  
Integrated Approaches ◽  
Overall Mortality

Introduction: Three major public health problems, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS, are widespread in Angola, often as co-infections in the same individual. In 2009, it was assumed that 44,151 new cases of TB occurred in Angola. Interestingly, interventions such as treatment/prevention of malaria appear to reduce mortality in HIV-infected and possibly TB co-infected patients. However, despite the seriousness of the situation, current data on TB and co-infection rates are scarce. This study aimed to characterize all TB cases seen at the Hospital Sanatório de Luanda, and to determine the co-infection rate with HIV and/or malaria. Methodology: This retrospective study collected demographic, diagnostic and clinical data from all patients admitted during 2007. Results: A total of 4,666 patients were admitted, of whom 1,906 (40.8%) were diagnosed with TB. Overall, 1,111 patients (58.3%) were male and most patients (n=1302, 68.3%) were adults (≥14 years). The rate of HIV co-infection was 37.4% (n=712).  Malaria was diagnosed during admission and hospital stay in 714 patients (37.5%), with Plasmodium falciparum the predominant species. Overall mortality was 15.2% (n=290). Conclusions: Because Luanda does not have the infrastructure to perform culture-based diagnosis of TB, confirmation of TB is problematic. The HIV-co-infection rate is high, with 37.4% of patients requiring integrated approaches to address this problem. With more than 1/3 of the TB patients co-infected with malaria, even during the hospital stay, the prevention of malaria in TB patients appears to be an effective way to reduce overall mortality.

scholarly journals DECLARATION OF EPIDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH WITH NOVEL CORONAVIRUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafid A. Abdulkareem
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Rna Viruses ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
High Death Rate ◽  
High Death ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Coronaviruses (CoV) are broad enveloped RNA viruses in humans and animals are mostly correlated with enteric and respiratory problems. Within the last decades, incidents of high death rate triggered by the spread of CoV from animals to humans have occurred. Certain pathogen city of CoV is known species-dependent as with the extent of infection; Complications typically appear in closely associated human hosts. Epidemiologists assume that the SARS virus arose in bats (natural reservoirs hosts) that were transferred to persons in Wuhan, China. Presently, the available diagnostic tests are aimed at the traditional early detection of the causes of pneumonia, promote disease prevention efforts and collaborate with research laboratories that can conduct pan coronavirus detection or controlled sequencing. No vaccine is sufficient to protect toward coronaviruses. Also there is no clear treatment for corona virus disease. Patients take comprehensive medication in clinics and typically heal on their own after several times. A vaccine can take up to 45 months to develop. Let’s stay safe during this period of time. Keywords: Coronaviruses, Spreading, bats, diagnostic, vaccine

scholarly journals Higher Mortality and Infection Rate in a Region or Country Suggest a Longer Time of COVID-19 Disease Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianshu Gu ◽  
Lan Yao ◽  
Tong Sun ◽  
Sara W. Day ◽  
Scott C. Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
The World ◽  
Total Death ◽  
R Value

Abstract In view of the fact that the 2019-nCoV has spread to most countries in the world, it is necessary to make scientific and well-founded predictions of the current pandemic situation caused by the virus worldwide, which are conducive to public, social and government responses that mitigate and appropriately address the pandemic. We collected data from provinces with more than 200 cases in China and from eight other countries. Our analyses showed that the disease duration has no correlation with the number of patients, with r = 0.184. The number of deaths was not correlated to the disease duration, with r = 0.242. However, a positive correlation between the days of disease duration and infection rate, with a r = 0.626. Furthermore, there is a strong positive correlation between the disease duration and total death rate, with a r = 0.707. Using death rate of first 25 days, we obtained a positive relationship with a r value of 0.597. Based on the data from first 25 days, the minimum and maximum days of COVID-19 pandemic duration of eight countries was estimated between days of 37 and 114 days.

scholarly journals Epidemiological and Histopathological Investigation of Sarcocystis spp. in Slaughtered Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Ahmed Gareh ◽  
Mahmoud Soliman ◽  
Amira A. Saleh ◽  
Fatma A. El-Gohary ◽  
Heba M. M. El-Sherbiny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Sarcocystis Spp ◽  
Wide Range

Sarcocystosis is considered one of the major parasitic diseases with a worldwide distribution. It is caused by the obligatory intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis. Besides its public health issues, sarcocystosis results in significant economic losses due to its impact on productivity and milk yield. A wide range of final and intermediate hosts have been identified, including mammals, birds, and reptiles; however, few studies have investigated the contribution of camels to maintaining the epidemiological foci of the disease in countries such as Egypt. The present study was conducted to grossly and histopathologically identify the prevalence rate of Sarcocystis spp. in camels (N = 100) from the Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Furthermore, the major risk factors related to the development of sarcocystosis in camels were investigated. Samples from the diaphragm, cardiac muscle, esophagus, and testes of the slaughtered camels were collected. Interestingly, Sarcocystis was detected in 75% of the examined camels. Following the studied variable factors, camels aged 5 years or more were found to be at higher risk, with an infection rate of 87.7% (57 of 65) than those younger than 5 years. The infection rate was 81.4% (57 of 70) in males and 60% (18 of 30) in females. The esophagus was the most affected organ (49%), followed by the diaphragm (26%) and cardiac muscle (17%), whereas none of the testes samples were affected. Taken together, the present study demonstrates the high prevalence of Sarcocystis in the examined camels and suggests the importance of these animals in preserving the epidemiological foci of sarcocystosis in Egypt. Future research should map the circulating strains in Egypt and aim to raise public health awareness about the importance of sarcocystosis and other related zoonotic diseases.

scholarly journals Incidence of SARs-CoV-2 (Dikos-Ntsaaigii-19) Among Navajo Nation Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Angel De Soto ◽  
Babatunde Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vaccination Rate ◽  
Transduction Pathway ◽  
Bureau Of Indian Affairs ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Death Rates

On March 17, 2020 the SARs-CoV-2 virus was first reported on the Navajo Reservation. Today, the Navajo Nation has a 147% higher infection rate and a 450% higher death rate than the national average. Despite this tragedy, a glaring question remains, what is happening among the Navajo children. The study found that Navajo children had an infection rate 220% higher than the general population and a death rate from COVID 1,400% greater than non-Navajo in the United States. This occurs even though of Navajo children having a much higher vaccination rate of 68% compared to about 25% of children Nationwide. The introduction of SARs-CoV variants such as the alpha and omicron variants did not seem to play a role in these findings. The higher infection rates suggest a genetic predisposition among the Navajo to SARs-CoV-2 via the ACE-2 receptor and signal transduction pathway while the increased death rates may also suggest inferior care provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Hospitals.

scholarly journals An Effective Prediction on COVID-19 Prevalence for India and Japan using Fbprophet Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-28
Author(s):  
Md. Mehedi Rahman Rana ◽  
Farjana Rahman ◽  
Jabed Al Faysal ◽  
Md. Anisur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Satisfactory Result ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Time Series Forecasting ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Substantial Influence ◽  
The World

Coronavirus has become a significant concern for the whole world. It has had a substantial influence on our social and economic life. The infection rate is rapidly increasing at every moment throughout the world. At present, predicting coronavirus has become one of the challenging issues for us. As the pace of COVID-19 detection increases, so does the death rate. This research predicts the number of coronavirus detection and deaths using Fbprophet, a tool designed to assist in performing time series forecasting at a large scale. Two major affected countries, India and Japan, have been taken into consideration in our approach.  Using the prophet model, a prediction is performed on the number of total cases, new cases, total deaths and new deaths. This model works considerably well, and it has given a satisfactory result that may help the authority in taking early and appropriate decisions depending on the predicted COVID situation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers attending public health laboratories in Khartoum State, Sudan

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarig A. Gamar ◽  
Hassan H. Musa ◽  
Hisham N. Altayb ◽  
Mogeeb Kabbashi ◽  
Yassen Alsayed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
Food Handler ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Agar Culture ◽  
Concentration Technique ◽  
Intestinal Pathogens

Background:  Infections by intestinal pathogens especially protozoans and helminths are considered to pose a real health problem, particularly in the tropics.  They cause considerable morbidity and mortality rates in developing countries. The high prevalence of these infections is closely correlated with poverty, poor environmental hygiene, and impoverished health services. This study aimed to detect prevalence and frequency of parasitic infections among food handlers in Khartoum Sudan.  Methods: Three hundred and fifty Food-handlers, attending public health laboratories in Khartoum, Sudan, for an annual medical check-up, were screened for intestinal parasites by four laboratory techniques viz. direct faecal examination, formal-ether concentration, Baermann technique and agar culture method. Results: The infection rate was 23.7% by Formol-Ether Concentration technique, followed by direct saline stool preparation (7.1%). Out of 83 positive samples the infection rate among different nationalities was as follows: Sudanese 68 (81.9%), Ethiopians 13 (15.7%), Syrians 2 (2.4%) and Egyptians 0 (0%). Intestinal parasites were more prevalent among males (73; 25.1%) than female food handlers (10; 16.9%). Three protozoans, nematodes, two tap worms and one trematode worm were detected among infected population: their frequency were as follows: Entamoeba histolytica (7.4%), Entamoeba coli (6.86%), Giardia lamblia (6%), Schistosoma mansoni (1.40%), Necator americanus (1.43%), Hymenolepis nana (0.68%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.68%), Taenia saginata (0.57%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.57%) and Trichostrongylus species (0.29%). Conclusion: The overall prevalence of protozoan infections among food handler in Khartoum state, Sudan was 20.26% while the helminthic infections was 5.97%. Formol-ether concentration technique is better for detection of intestinal parasites than the direct faecal smear technique. Likewise, Barmann’s technique confirms detection of nematodes worms especially hookworms.

scholarly journals 艾滋病防治中的倫理和政策問題

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-60
Author(s):  
Ren-Zong QIU
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Hiv Epidemic

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.本文討論了艾滋病在中國大陸傳播引起的倫理和政策問題。作者首先指出在預防控制艾滋病問題上中國正處在十字路口。挨著作者分析了中國會不會成為艾滋病和艾滋病病毒感染的高發國，討論了制訂有效而合乎倫理的艾滋病防治政策的理論預設和價值以及評價政策的倫理學框架，討論了艾滋病治療和預防中的倫理和政策問題。The AIDS/HIV prevention and control in China is at crossroad. At present, there are insufficient grounds for us to say that China will definitely become a country with a high HIV infection rate in the future. However, we have much less sufficient grounds for saying that China will never reach that stage. On the contrary, we have much more reason to say that it is very probable for China to become a country with high HIV infection rate if we leave the current policy unchanged. The reasons are: economic reforms associated with large scale population movements in unprecedented way; proliferation of all sorts of high risk behavior, presence of other STDs which facilitate the spread of HIV; the risk of iatrogenic spread through untested blood transfusion; the "sex revolution" with changes in patterns of sex behaviour and increased casual sex, multiple sex partners among the younger generation; most Chinese still do not know how to protect themselves; and the ethical and legal atmosphere necessary for effectively preventing the HIV epidemic has not been formed.The conventional public health approach is not sufficient to prevent or control an HIV epidemic. When the cases of HIV infection were detected one by one in China, health professionals and programmers believed that they could take a conventional public health approach to cope with HIV epidemic. But they are wrong. HIV infection is an epidemic so special that the conventional public health measures such as testing, reporting, contact tracing, isolation are inadequate or ineffective to control the epidemic. HIV is often spread among those groups who are usually marginalized or stigmatized by society through behaviours both confidential or private.An effective policy of preventing HIV cannot be insensitive to ethical issues. However, many of health professionals and programmers bypassed ethical issues emerged in the prevention of the HIV epidemic. Even some health educators, sexologists and officials believe that "AIDS is the punishment by God" or "AIDS is the punishment for promiscuity". For them suffering AIDS is not morally irrelevant, and thus the ancient conception of disease was revived. But this conception of disease has already proved wrong and harmful to the treatment and prevention of any disease, especially to HIV. The consequence entailed by this conception is that the IIIV positive and AIDS patients were discriminated against and stigmatized. When their positive serological status was disclosed, they were faced with the risk of being expelled from school or fired from working unit, even rejected for admission into hospital, and their tights to confidentiality and privacy were often infringed upon. If all these ethical issues cannot be properly treated, how can those persons in danger or risk get access to information, services, education, counselling and techniques necessary to prevent HIV infection? One Chinese adage says that "You cannot have fish and bear palm both". In the prevention of HIV epidemic we have to have the protection of public health and the safeguarding of individual rights.For controlling HIV epidemic what we need is not a repressive law, but a supportive law to build a supportive environment in treatment and prevention of AIDS/HIV. So the policy and law involving AIDS/ HIV should be reformed.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 19 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

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