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Establishing a national indicator-based surveillance …

WEBIn March 2020, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) designed and rapidly implemented a national surveillance system for the utilization of hospital beds by …

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Use of Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources for global event …

WEBThe establishment of enhanced surveillance systems for mass gatherings to detect infectious diseases that may be imported during an event is recommended. The World …

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Estimating the national burden of hospitalizations for influenza

WEBObjective: Estimates of the burden of influenza are needed to inform prevention and control activities for seasonal influenza, including to support the development of appropriate …

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Community first responders: A missing key to reducing the impact …

WEBThis perspective article discusses the potential role community first responders could play in reducing injury and illness in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific. …

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School outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Northern …

WEBObjective: On 24 September 2022, the Regional Public Health Unit in Ilocos received a report of a cluster of suspected hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in one school in …

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Looking back, looking forward: lessons from COVID-19 …

WEBProblem: Communication is an integral component of an emergency response, including to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Designing effective communication …

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Epidemiological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Theta variant …

WEBHaw NJL, Cañal EM, Zuasula Jr. J, Loreche MJ, Bernadas J. Epidemiological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Theta variant (P.3) in the Central Visayas region, …

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Maintaining health-system functionality in response to the surge …

WEBProblem: The Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 caused the largest surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Japan starting in the …

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Operational challenges of the Philippine Antimicrobial Resistance

WEBProblem: Operation of the Philippine Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) has been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, …

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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response

WEBInformation for public health action. Founded in 2010, the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response journal (WPSAR) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of …

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Ready to respond: adapting rapid response team training in Papua …

WEBProblem: Rapid response teams (RRTs) are critical for effective responses to acute public health events. While validated training packages and guidance on rolling out training for …

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Use of a catch-up programme to improve routine immunization in …

WEBObjective: Routine immunization coverage in Papua New Guinea has decreased in the past 5 years. This persistently low routine immunization coverage has resulted in low …

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Tonga national emergency medical team response to the 2022 …

WEBProblem: The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on 15 January 2022, causing a tsunami that affected Tonga as well as other countries around the Pacific rim. …

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The roles of emergency medical teams in response to Samoa’s …

WEBProblem: On 15 November 2019, Samoa’s Government declared a state of emergency in response to a rapidly worsening measles outbreak. The outbreak overwhelmed Samoa’s …

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Epidemiological profile of dengue in Champasak and Savannakhet

WEBDengue is a public health issue in tropical south-eastern Asia responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Information on dengue epidemiology is necessary for developing …

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Spatial distribution of tuberculosis in a rural region of Western

WEBIntroduction: There is a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Province, Papua New Guinea. This study aims to describe the spatial distribution of TB in the Balimo …

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Diarrhoeal disease surveillance in Papua New Guinea: findings and

WEBDiarrhoeal diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Western Pacific Region. However, data on the major causes of infectious diarrhoea are limited in …

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A retrospective cohort study on cassava food poisoning, Santa …

WEBObjective: On 2 October 2015, the Event-Based Surveillance and Response Unit of the Department of Health (DOH), Philippines received a report of foodborne illness cases in …

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Hepatitis B virus infection on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands: a

WEBObjective: A study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among children and their mothers on Kwajalein Atoll in the …

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