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2004

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Outbreak Of Aflatoxin Poisoning - Eastern And Central Provinces, Kenya, January - July 2004, Karen E. Gieseker, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Sep 2004

Outbreak Of Aflatoxin Poisoning - Eastern And Central Provinces, Kenya, January - July 2004, Karen E. Gieseker, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Public Health Faculty Publications

This report summarizes the preliminary results of the outbreak investigation. Aflatoxin poisoning likely will continue to be a public health problem until culturally appropriate storage methods for dry maize are implemented by the local population. In addition, enhanced surveillance for human aflatoxin poisoning and testing of commercially sold maize for aflatoxin levels will lead to long-term improvements in public health.

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Early Transmission Dynamics Of Ebola Virus Disease (Evd), West Africa, March To August 2014, Hiroshi Nishiura, Gerardo Chowell Jan 2004

Early Transmission Dynamics Of Ebola Virus Disease (Evd), West Africa, March To August 2014, Hiroshi Nishiura, Gerardo Chowell

Public Health Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Model Parameters And Outbreak Control For Sars, Gerardo Chowell, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Paul W. Fenimore, Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta, Leon Arriola, James M. Hyman Jan 2004

Model Parameters And Outbreak Control For Sars, Gerardo Chowell, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Paul W. Fenimore, Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta, Leon Arriola, James M. Hyman

Public Health Faculty Publications

Control of the 2002–2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak was based on rapid diagnosis coupled with effective patient isolation. We used uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of the basic reproductive number R0 to assess the role that model parameters play in outbreak control. The transmission rate and isolation effectiveness have the largest fractional effect on R0. We estimated the distribution of the reproductive number R0 under perfect isolation conditions. The distribution lies in the interquartile range 0.19–1.08, with a median of 0.49. Even though the median of R0 is <1, we found that 25% of our R0 distribution lies at R0 > 1, even with perfect isolation. This implies the need to simultaneously …

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