Mass Gatherings: Experience and Difficulties in Elaborating an Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Plan in a Private Hospital in BrazilA variety of provider payment mechanisms (PPMs) are used in Brazil to direct funds to hospitals. This article examines their effect on hospital efficiency, cost ...
In terms of other changes to disease outbreak response in Ontario, Baker first notes that recent changes to federal Health of Animals Regulations provides CFIA added power to enable more effective prevention of disease spread. “It gives CFIA staff appropriate authority to rapidly establish AI control...
However, the locations graph is scale-free6, which allows highly efficient outbreak detection by placing sensors in the hubs of the locations network. Within this large-scale simulation framework, we then analyse the relative merits of several proposed mitigation strategies for smallpox spread. Our ...
To fight further spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in China and globally, and protect states with weaker health systems, the international community has launched a US$675 million preparedness and response plan covering the months of February through to April 2020. ...
A recurrent theme that emerged in the lessons learnt from EVD preparedness in countries bordering the DRC EVD outbreaks is a propensity towards implementing short-term vertical interventions during EVD outbreak preparedness and response rather than sustainable investment into strengthening systems for health...
2016). The outbreak of H. columbus was first detected in South Carolina and predominantly prevailed in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia while H. galeatus and H. magnistylus were commonly reported in soybean production areas in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee (Lewis and ...
The COVID-19 epidemic and various control and mitigation measures to combat the widespread outbreak of the disease may affect other parts of health care systems. There is a concern that the COVID-19 pandemic c... Authors: SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Pegah Mirzapour, Zahra Pashaei, Arian Afza...
DThe tsar’s plan to protect St Petersburg from plague was not strictly implemented. EAnti-plague measures were generally reactive rather than strategic. Questions 24-26 Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. An outbreak of plague in 24 ___ prompt...
established as part of the PortMiami expansion program provided an unparalleled opportunity to quantify the levels of coral mortality that resulted from both local dredging stress and as a result of climate-related bleaching stress and the subsequent outbreak of a white-plague-like disease (WPD) ...
In response to the outbreak, restrictions have been introduced requiring all bananas grown in the NT to be sold within the territory. Paul Burke, chief executive of NT Farmers, said authorities were on high alert for more cases. "We've set up a high-level steering committee that includes nu...