Vitamin A prevention and control programme in India – past efforts and current status

Three Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in northern Thailand that occurred during the implementation of the national FMD strategic plan in 2008–2015 are described to illustrate the lessons learned and to improve the prevention and control of future outbreaks. In 2008, during a FMD outbreak on a dairy farm, milk delivery was banned for 30 days. This was a part of movement management, a key strategy for FMD control in dairy farms in the area. In 2009, more than half the animals on a pig farm were affected by FMD. Animal quarantine and restricted animal movement played a key role in preventing the spread of FMD. In 2010, FMD infection was reported in a captive elephant. The suspected source of virus was a FMD-infected cow on the same premises. The infected elephant was moved to an elephant hospital that was located in a different province before the diagnosis was confirmed. FMD education was given to elephant veterinarians to promote FMD prevention and control strategies in this unique species. These three cases illustrate how differences in outbreak circumstances and species require the implementation of a variety of different FMD control and prevention measures. Control measures and responses should be customized in different outbreak situations.

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Current status of personnel and infrastructure resources for infection prevention and control programs in the Republic of Korea: A national survey

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.023 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (11) ◽

pp. e189-e193 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Young Kyung Yoon ◽

Sung Eun Lee ◽

Beom Sam Seo ◽

Hyeon Jeong Kim ◽

Jong Hun Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Current Status ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Control Programs ◽

The Republic ◽

And Control

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Prevention and control of major accidents (MAs) and particularly serious accidents (PSAs) in the industrial domain in China: Current status, recent efforts and future prospects

Process Safety and Environmental Protection ◽

10.1016/j.psep.2018.04.025 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 254-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Bing Wang ◽

Chao Wu ◽

Lang Huang ◽

Laobing Zhang ◽

Liangguo Kang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prevention And Control ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Prospects ◽

And Control

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Guidelines for the Development of a National AIDS Prevention and Control Programme. Volume 1. WHO AIDS Series Guidelines on Sterilization and Disinfection Methods Effective against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Volume 2. WHO AIDS Series Guidelines for Nursing Management of People Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Volume 3. WHO AIDS Series Monitoring of National AIDS Prevention and Control Programmes. Volume 4. WHO AIDS Series Guide to Planning Health Promotion for AIDS Prevention and Control. Volume 5. WHO AIDS Series Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Volume 6. WHO AIDS Series Guidelines on AIDS and First Aid in the Workplace. Volume 7. WHO AIDS Series

Annals of Internal Medicine ◽

10.7326/0003-4819-113-7-564_2 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 113 (7) ◽

pp. 564 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Control Volume ◽

Sexual Transmission ◽

Aids Prevention ◽

Control Programme ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Control Programmes ◽

Prevention Of Sexual Transmission ◽

And Control

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Prevalence and temporal trend (2005–2015) of anaemia among children in Northeast Brazil

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980017003238 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 868-876 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Regina Coeli da Silva Vieira ◽

Aline Roberta Silva do Livramento ◽

Monique Suiane Cavalcante Calheiros ◽

Carla Mariana Xavier Ferreira ◽

Tamara Rodrigues dos Santos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prevention And Control ◽

Temporal Trend ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Prevalence Ratio ◽

Control Programme ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

And Control ◽

Moderate Magnitude

AbstractObjectiveAnaemia is the main nutritional deficiency in Brazil, and a prevention and control programme (National Program for Iron Supplementation) has been developed since 2005. Studies on the temporal evolution of anaemia prevalence contribute to assessment of the effectiveness of the actions undertaken. The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and temporal trend of anaemia in children.DesignStudy based on two cross-sectional household surveys carried out in 2005 and 2015. Anaemia was defined as Hb<11 g/dl (HemoCue®). Trend analysis was performed using the prevalence ratio (PR), calculated by Poisson regression with a robust adjustment of the variance. Differences were significant when P<0·05 in both crude analyses and those adjusted for possible confounding factors (e.g. socio-economic, demographic and health variables).SettingAlagoas, Brazil.SubjectsIn total, 666 and 782 children in the first and second Alagoas State Health and Nutrition Survey, respectively (probabilistic samples).ResultsIn 2005 and 2015, anaemia prevalence was 45·1 and 27·4 %, respectively (−39·1 %; PR=0·61; 95 % CI 0·52, 0·70). In both surveys, children aged ≤24 months were more affected (P<0·01) than those aged >24 months (67·2 v. 40·7 %; 27·0 v. 19·3 %, respectively).ConclusionsThe prevalence of anaemia reduced significantly in the evaluated period. Thus, it may no longer be a severe public health problem but can instead be considered a problem of moderate magnitude. It remains, however, above the level considered acceptable according to WHO criteria. These results justify the implementation of prevention and control actions.

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