scholarly journals Family cluster of three cases of monkeypox imported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, May 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Hobson ◽  
James Adamson ◽  
Hugh Adler ◽  
Richard Firth ◽  
Susan Gould ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Index Case ◽  
West African ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health Response ◽  
The Family

Most reported cases of human monkeypox occur in Central and West Africa, where the causing virus is endemic. We describe the identification and public health response to an imported case of West African monkeypox from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2021. Secondary transmission from the index case occurred within the family to another adult and a toddler. Concurrent COVID-19-related control measures upon arrival and at the hospital, facilitated detection and limited the number of potential contacts.

scholarly journals First Local Transmission Cluster of COVID-19 in Malaysia: Public Health Response

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-130
Author(s):  
Noor Ani Ahmad ◽  
Chong Zhuo Lin ◽  
Sunita Abd Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Haikal bin Ghazali ◽  
Ezy Eriyani Nadzari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
Health Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Transmission ◽  
Close Contacts ◽  
Inter State

Introduction: Rapid public health response is important in controlling the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we described the public health response taken by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia in managing the first local transmission cluster of COVID-19 related to mass-gathering and inter-state traveling to celebrate a festival. Methods: We summarized strategies implemented by the Malaysia Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) in managing the first local transmission of COVID-19. We collected information related to the epidemiological investigation of this cluster and described the inter-state network in managing the outbreak. Results: This first local transmission of COVID-19 in Malaysia had a history of contact with her older brother, the index case, who was the first Malaysian imported case. Only two positive cases were detected out of 59 contacts traced from the index case. Close contacts with infected person/s, inter-state movement, and public/family gatherings were identified as the sources of transmission. A large number of contacts were traced from inter-state traveling, and family gatherings during the festive season, and health consultations and treatment. Conclusion: Close contacts from inter-state movement and public/family gatherings were identified as the source of transmission. Family or public gatherings during festivals or religious events should be prohibited or controlled in COVID-19 prevalent areas. A structured surveillance system with rapid contact tracing is significant in controlling the transmission of COVID-19 in the community.

scholarly journals Changes in the Framing of Antimicrobial Resistance in Print Media in Australia and the United Kingdom (2011–2020): A Comparative Qualitative Content and Trends Analysis

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1432
Author(s):  
Chris Degeling ◽  
Victoria Brookes ◽  
Tarant Hill ◽  
Julie Hall ◽  
Anastacia Rowles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Community Outbreaks

Educating the public about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered a key part of an optimal public health response. In both media depictions and policy discourses around health risks, how a problem is framed underpins public awareness and understanding, while also guiding opinions on what actions can and should be taken. Using a mixed methods approach we analyse newspaper content in Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 to track how causes, consequences and solutions to AMR are represented in countries with different policy approaches. Analyses demonstrate greater variability in the frames used in UK newspapers reflecting large hospital and community outbreaks and a sustained period of policy reform mid-decade. Newspapers in Australia focus more on AMR causes and consequences, highlighting the importance of scientific discovery, whereas UK coverage has greater discussion of the social and economic drivers of AMR and their associated solutions. Variations in the trends of different frames around AMR in UK newspapers indicate greater levels of public deliberation and debate around immediate and actionable solutions; whereas AMR has not had the same health and political impacts in Australia resulting in a media framing that potentially encourages greater public complacency about the issue.

Public health response to an imported case of canine melioidosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 420-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. Ryan ◽  
K. Bishop ◽  
D. D. Blaney ◽  
S. J. Britton ◽  
F. Cantone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
Health Response

scholarly journals The COVID-OUT study protocol: COVID-19 outbreak investigation to understand workplace SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Yiqun Chen ◽  
Christina Atchison ◽  
Barry Atkinson ◽  
Chris Barber ◽  
Allan Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Outbreak Investigation ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Surface Sampling ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
The United Kingdom

Preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission and protecting people from COVID-19 is the most significant public health challenge faced in recent years. COVID-19 outbreaks are occurring in workplaces and evidence is needed to support effective strategies to prevent and control these outbreaks. Investigations into these outbreaks are routinely undertaken by public health bodies and regulators in the United Kingdom (UK); however, such investigations are typically disparate in nature with a lack of consistency across all investigations, preventing meaningful analysis of the data collected. The COVID-OUT (COVID-19 Outbreak investigation to Understand Transmission) study aims to collect a consistent set of data in a systematic way from workplaces that are experiencing outbreaks, to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk factors, transmission routes, and the role they play in the COVID-19 outbreaks. Suitable outbreak sites are identified from public health bodies. Following employer consent to participate, the study will recruit workers from workplaces where there are active outbreaks. The study will utilise data already collected as part of routine public health outbreak investigations and collect additional data through a comprehensive questionnaire, viral and serologic testing of workers, surface sampling, viral genome sequencing, and an environmental assessment of building plans, ventilation and current control measures. At each site, a detailed investigation will be carried out to evaluate transmission routes. A case-control approach will be used to compare workers who have and have not had SARS-CoV-2 infections during the outbreak period to assess transmission risk factors. Data from different outbreaks will be combined for pooled analyses to identify common risk factors, as well as factors that differ between outbreaks. The COVID-OUT study can contribute to a better understanding of why COVID-19 outbreaks associated with workplaces occur and how to prevent these outbreaks from happening in the future.

A tale of two epidemics: drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction in the United Kingdom

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerry V. Stimson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Tobacco Harm Reduction ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drug Of Choice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hiv Aids

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the response to HIV/AIDS and drug use (drugs harm reduction) with tobacco harm reduction. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of historical and contemporary sources, combined with personal knowledge of key stakeholders in the history and development of both fields. Findings Both drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction share a similar objective – to reduce health risks for people who are unwilling or unable to stop using their drug of choice. Both also share a broader public health aim of helping people to make healthier decisions. Drugs harm reduction – as a response to HIV/AIDS – included the adoption of a wide range of radical harm reduction interventions and was a public health success. It became an established part of the professional Public Health agenda. In contrast the Public Health response to e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction has ranged from the negative to the cautious. A recent Public Health England report is exceptional for its endorsement of e-cigarettes. Originality/value Highlights contradictions in Public Health responses to drugs and tobacco; and that public health interventions can be implemented without and despite the contribution of professional Public Health.

scholarly journals Public health response to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, June 2012

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
D McCormick ◽  
S Thorn ◽  
D Milne ◽  
C Evans ◽  
J Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
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Health Response ◽  
Legionnaires Disease

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Readers' Forum: Public Health Implications Regarding the Epidemiology and Microbiology of Public Whirlpools

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 418-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart P. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Injury Death ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Severity Of The Disease

AbstractHigh temperature bathing in hot tubs, spas and whirlpools poses four potential public health concerns: injury/death, disease transmission, possible teratogenic effects, and congestive heart failure or dysrhythmias for individuals with cardiac problems. Health departments need criteria before initiating environmental and epidemiologic investigations. These criteria must include severity of the disease and number of individuals possibly exposed. In addition, public health officials are obligated to define the magnitude of the problem, inform affected individuals and institute appropriate control measures. Optional information should be collected during an environmental and epidemiologic investigation to clarify the mechanisms of disease transmission and design control measures. The public health response to improving hot water bathing safety and sanitation should be directed at primary prevention. Educational efforts would be directed toward whirlpool operators, users and the medical community. Included should be a review of regulations addressing the construction and operation of public spas and whirlpools.

scholarly journals Imported case of measles in a university setting leading to an outbreak of measles in Edinburgh, Scotland from September to December 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 146 (6) ◽  
pp. 741-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kirolos ◽  
C. Waugh ◽  
K. Templeton ◽  
D. McCormick ◽  
R. Othieno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
University Student ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
Mobile Population ◽  
Measles Outbreaks

AbstractIn September 2016, an imported case of measles in Edinburgh in a university student resulted in a further 17 confirmed cases during October and November 2016. All cases were genotype D8 and were associated with a virus strain most commonly seen in South East Asia. Twelve of the 18 cases were staff or students at a university in Edinburgh and 17 cases had incomplete or unknown measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccination status. The public health response included mass follow-up of all identified contacts, widespread communications throughout universities in Edinburgh and prompt vaccination clinics at affected campuses. Imported cases of measles pose a significant risk to university student cohorts who may be undervaccinated, include a large number of international students and have a highly mobile population. Public health departments should work closely with universities to promote MMR uptake and put in place mass vaccination plans to prevent rapidly spreading measles outbreaks in higher educational settings in future.

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