Rabid dog illegally imported to France from Morocco, August 2011

In August 2011, a case of canine rabies was notified to the French veterinary services. The dog was a three-month-old puppy illegally imported from Morocco that presented behavioural changes on 1 August and was admitted to a veterinary clinic on 6 August. It died the following day and the body was shortly sent to the national reference centre where rabies was laboratory-confirmed on 11 August. Contact tracing and post-exposure treatment were initiated immediately.

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HIV post-exposure prophylaxis management: Results of a survey of medical institutions in German-speaking Switzerland in 2000

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.08.35.02536-en ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 8 (35) ◽

Author(s):

C Colombo ◽

C Ruef

Keyword(s):

Occupational Exposure ◽

Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Post Exposure ◽

National Reference ◽

Reference Centre ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Management Plans ◽

German Speaking ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Bloodborne Infections

A survey of hospital management plans concerning the occurrence of occupational exposure to bloodborne infections (above all, HIV) in German-speaking Switzerland was carried out by the Swiss national reference centre for bloodborne infections in Zurich, in 2000

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Clinical features and therapeutic response in adult and pediatric patients with American tegumentary leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.1093/trstmh/trz095 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Tatiana C R Senna ◽

Maria Inês F Pimentel ◽

Liliane F A Oliveira ◽

Marcelo R Lyra ◽

Mauricio N Saheki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Features ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Therapeutic Response ◽

Age Groups ◽

Healing Time ◽

The Body ◽

Reference Centre ◽

Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽

American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis

Abstract Background American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is a neglected disease with wide territorial distribution. Knowledge is scarce in children and adolescents. This study aims to compare the clinical features and response to antimony treatment in pediatric and adult patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed with 659 patients who attended a reference centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2000 to 2015. The pediatric cohort consisted of 131 (20%) patients and the adult cohort consisted of 528 (80%) patients. Results The epidemiological profile, antimony therapeutic response and incidence of adverse events (AE) were different in the pediatric cohort compared with the adult cohort. Mucosal form was less frequent in the pediatric cohort (RR:0.49, p=0.011). Lesions in the head, neck and trunk were more frequent in the pediatric cohort (RR:1.49, p=0.043). The effectiveness of antimony treatment was superior in the pediatric cohort (88.3% vs 76.6%) with a shorter healing time (RR:0.49, p=0.009). Pediatric patients had lower proportions of moderate to severe AE compared with adults (RR:0.45, p=0.027). Clinical AE predominated in the adult cohort (RR:0.40, p=0.000) and laboratory AE in the pediatric cohort (RR:1.50, p=0.023). Conclusions This study adds to the body of knowledge on differences that exist between different age groups in ATL.

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Interlaboratory Optimization and Evaluation of a Serological Assay for Diagnosis of Human Baylisascariasis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology ◽

10.1128/cvi.00387-13 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (11) ◽

pp. 1758-1763 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Lisa N. Rascoe ◽

Cynthia Santamaria ◽

Sukwan Handali ◽

Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam ◽

Kevin R. Kazacos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Western Blot ◽

Cross Reactivity ◽

Western Blot Assay ◽

Content Type ◽

National Reference ◽

Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽

Reference Centre ◽

Assay Performance ◽

Positive Serum ◽

Control And Prevention

ABSTRACTA Western blot assay using a recombinant protein, recombinantBaylisascaris procyonisRAG1 protein (rBpRAG1), was developed for the diagnosis of human baylisascariasis concurrently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and the National Reference Centre for Parasitology (NRCP) in Montreal, Canada. Assay performance was assessed by testing 275 specimens at the CDC and 405 specimens at the NRCP. Twenty specimens from 16 cases of baylisascariasis were evaluated. Eighteen were positive, with the assay correctly identifying 14 of 16 patients. The rBpRAG1 Western blot assay showed no cross-reactivity withToxocara-positive serum and had an overall sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 98%.

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Presentation of the French National Reference Centre for Pediatric Stroke

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.rehab.2013.07.770 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

pp. e300

Author(s):

M. Chevignard ◽

C. Vuillerot ◽

M. Kossorotoff ◽

M. Zerah ◽

B. Husson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pediatric Stroke ◽

National Reference ◽

Reference Centre

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Effective Post-Exposure Treatment of Ebola Infection

PLoS Pathogens ◽

10.1371/journal.ppat.0030002 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. e2 ◽

Cited By ~ 186

Author(s):

Heinz Feldmann ◽

Steven M. Jones ◽

Kathleen M. Daddario-DiCaprio ◽

Joan B. Geisbert ◽

Ute Ströher ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Exposure Treatment ◽

Post Exposure

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Prevalence of Anaerobes Referred to the Canadian National Reference Centre from 1984 to 1996.

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/516186 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 25 (s2) ◽

pp. S241-S243 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kathryn Bernard ◽

Christiane Cooper ◽

Wendy Johnson

Keyword(s):

National Reference ◽

Reference Centre

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Infectious Diseases and the Pre-Hospital Practitioner

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine ◽

10.33151/ajp.1.1.67 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

David Speers

Keyword(s):

Communicable Disease ◽

Health And Safety ◽

The Body ◽

Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Standard Precautions ◽

Post Exposure ◽

Emergency Service Personnel ◽

Efficient Management ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Safety Strategy

Ambulance officers and other emergency service personnel may be exposed to the body fluids of their patients due to the unpredictable nature of their work. As it is not possible to predict which patients may have a communicable disease, standard precautions must be practiced at all times. This is part of an occupational health and safety strategy that includes appropriate immunisation, education, and post-exposure counselling of staff. The actual risk of acquiring blood-borne viruses or other communicable diseases is less than is generally perceived, and post-exposure prophylaxis is available for several of these. Hepatitis B is the most transmissible of the blood-borne viruses but there is very effective pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis available. There is effective post-exposure prophylaxis available for HIV but not for hepatitis C. An ambulance officer exposed to tuberculosis or meningococcal disease should also be offered post-exposure counselling and protective therapy as appropriate, although the risk of subsequent disease is very small. Education of staff about the actual risks involved following an exposure and the correct procedures to follow will allay fears and allow the safe and efficient management of patients outside of the hospital.

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Potential of ICT in India to Cater Pandemics in Healthcare Sector with Special Reference to Covid-19

Asian Journal of Computer Science and Technology ◽

10.51983/ajcst-2020.9.2.2173 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 11-17

Author(s):

Zafar Majeed Rather ◽

Magray Ajaz Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Close Contact ◽

Personal Data ◽

The Body ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

Infected People ◽

Personal Data Protection ◽

Corona Virus

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 corona virus pandemic. As of 9 June 2020, more than 7.12 million cases have been reported across 187 countries and territories, resulting in more than 406,000 deaths. More than 3.29 million people have recovered. The virus is primarily spread between people during close contact, often via small droplets produced by coughing, sneezing, or talking. The disease has been given official name as COVID-19[1]. Since its outbreak in china, infrared thermometers were used to check the body temperature in order to identify the infected people. Countries like China and Korea started the use of different technologies to detect, track and prevent the spread of this deadly virus. Among the major technologies used are Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep learning. With the invent of 5G technologies, we are able to transfer and process huge amounts of data on a real time basis. Health experts have argued that a key tool at governments’ disposal to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, and which was not around during the 1918 Spanish Flu, is the ability to harness digital technologies to track the spread. At the same time, deployment of contact tracing apps by governments or public health authorities has added to the debate on online privacy and personal data protection. In this research paper, we discuss the potential application of different information and communication technologies (ICT) like IoT, AI and 5G that can help in (i) Monitoring (ii) surveillance (iii) detection and prevention of COVID-19 and enhancing the healthcare to make it future-ready for any such diseases like COVID-19.

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