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pro vyhledávání: '"R. J. Waldman"'
Autor:
Michael J. Toole, David L. Swerdlow, D. Nyangulu, D. N. D. Puhr, G. Malenga, R. J. Waldman, G. Begkoyian, R. V. Tauxe
Publikováno v:
Epidemiology and Infection. 118:207-214
Between 23 August and 15 December 1990 an epidemic of cholera affected Mozambican refugees in Malawi causing 1931 cases (attack rate = 2.4%); 86% of patients had arrived in Malawi3 months before illness onset. There were 68 deaths (case-fatality rate
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Epidemiology. 23:1292-1299
In June 1988 a cholera epidemic occurred in a Mozambican refugee population resettling in southern Malawi. A case-control study was conducted to determine the possible risk factors for disease. The characteristics of 48 refugee households with any me
Publikováno v:
Health Policy and Planning. 7:155-163
Between 1986 and 1990 researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control conducted a facility-based assessment (FBA) of 285 facilities in 9 sub-Saharan African countries to determine the degree to which health workers properly diagnosed and effectiv
Publikováno v:
The Lancet. 338:791-795
In January, 1991, epidemic cholera emerged in Peru and spread to 7 other countries of Latin America. Cholera was introduced 20 years ago to Africa, where it spread rapidly to 30 of the 46 countries of the region and by 1990 accounted for 90% of all c
Publikováno v:
Health Policy and Planning. 5:255-260
Publikováno v:
Health Policy and Planning. 5:219-225
Mozambique had used surveys extensively to evaluate its Diarrheal Diseases Control program. Topics have included diarrhea morbidity and mortality health center management and home followup diarrhea prevalence and dehydration and household knowledge.
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 76(4)
Recent large epidemics of cholera with high incidence and associated mortality among refugees have raised the question of whether oral cholera vaccines should be considered as an additional preventive measure in high-risk populations. The potential i
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 73(1)
Quantified in the study are the extent of missed opportunities for immunization and the potential increases in vaccination coverage and timeliness that could be achieved by using all health centre visits to administer childhood vaccinations in the Ce
Publikováno v:
Annals of epidemiology. 4(4)
The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the World Health Organization developed a cluster survey design for the rapid assessment of children's vaccination coverage in developing countries. Because of its simplicity and familiarity, the EPI me
Publikováno v:
World health forum. 15(4)
The public health debate on population growth and child mortality continues, fuelled by the hypothesis that in allowing more children to survive until reproductive age, programmes such as the Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme of the World Health