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Health Impact Study Of The Biosand Filter In Bonao, Dominican Republic., Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, Mark Sobsey
Health Impact Study Of The Biosand Filter In Bonao, Dominican Republic., Christine E. Stauber, Gloria M. Ortiz, Mark Sobsey
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Clinical Diagnostic Delays And Epidemiology Of Dengue Fever During The 2002 Outbreak In Colima, Mexico, Gerardo Chowell, Porfirio Diaz-Duenes, Diego Chowell, Sarah Hews, Gabriel Ceja-Espíritu, James M. Hyman, Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Clinical Diagnostic Delays And Epidemiology Of Dengue Fever During The 2002 Outbreak In Colima, Mexico, Gerardo Chowell, Porfirio Diaz-Duenes, Diego Chowell, Sarah Hews, Gabriel Ceja-Espíritu, James M. Hyman, Carlos Castillo-Chavez
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Dengue fever is a re-emergent and challenging public health problem in the world. Here, we assess retrospectively the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the 2002 dengue epidemic in the state of Colima, Mexico. This study is carried out by analysing a database containing demographic, epidemiological and clinical information. Of the 4040 clinical dengue cases diagnosed in the hospitals of the Mexican Institute of Public Health in the state of Colima, 548 cases were confirmed by laboratory tests, and 495 cases presented at least one haemorrhagic manifestation. Of the total clinically diagnosed cases, the most common symptoms observed were: fever (99.6%), …
Household And Community Transmission Of The Asian Influenza A (H2n2) And Influenza B Viruses In 1957 And 1961, Hiroshi Nishiura, Gerardo Chowell
Household And Community Transmission Of The Asian Influenza A (H2n2) And Influenza B Viruses In 1957 And 1961, Hiroshi Nishiura, Gerardo Chowell
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This study analyzed the distribution of the number of cases in households of various sizes, reconsidering previous survey data from the Asian influenza A (H2N2) pandemic in 1957 and the influenza B epidemic in 1961. The final size distributions for the number of household cases were extracted from four different data sources (n = 547, 671, 92 and 263 households), and a probability model was applied to estimate the community probability of infection (CPI) and household secondary attack rate (SAR). For the 1957 Asian influenza pandemic, the CPI and household SAR were estimated to be 0.42 [95% confidence intervals (CI): …