West Nile virus transmission in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain): A One-Health surveillance approach by Núria Busquets, Jaume Gardela, Eduard José-Cunilleras, Alba Solé, Maria José Salvador, Elena Obón, Rafael Molina-López, Carles Aranda, Tomás Montalvo, Irene Corbella, Maria Assumpció Bou-Monclús, Miguel Julián Martínez, Ana Vázquez, Maria Piron, Sílvia Sauleda, Lola Pailler-García, Sebastián Napp

“…We aimed to define the zone of WNV circulation in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area where these infections occurred and the effectiveness of the One Health approach for early WNV detection. The Catalan WNV surveillance and control programs includes the testing of horses, birds, mosquitoes and humans following molecular and serological methods. …”
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Developing a quality and safety surveillance system: A protocol for a realist review and synthesis of the literature. by Busra Ertugrul, Jaspreet Kaur Dullat, Therese McDonnell, Marcella O'Dowd, Eilish McAuliffe

“…<h4>Aim</h4>This is the protocol of the realist review that aims to develop a programme theory that explores the underlying mechanisms and processes for developing a quality and safety surveillance system in healthcare settings.…”
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Beyond early warning: towards greater granularity in the use of event-based surveillance for public health emergencies by C. J. McKnight, A. T. Aboushady, C. R. Lane

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Facilitators, barriers and acceptability of malaria reactive surveillance and response strategies in Vietnam: a mixed-methods study by Paul A Agius, Win Htike, Freya J I Fowkes, Nilar Aye Tun, Win Han Oo, Nguyen Xuan Thang, Ngo Thi Van Anh, Ngo Duc Thang, Dinh Son Ha, Bui Thi Luan, Vu Tuan Anh, Nguyen Ha Nam, May Chan Oo, Kaung Myat Thu, Kaung Myat Khant, Ei Phyu Htwe, Katherine O'Flaherty

“…To achieve malaria elimination, the Vietnam Ministry of Health issued Guidelines for Malaria Surveillance and Prevention, a surveillance guide that describes malaria reactive surveillance and response (RASR) strategies—its implementation—is yet to be evaluated. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Environmental DNA and Bulk-Sample Metabarcoding in Biosecurity Surveillance for Detecting Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae) by Jieyun Wu, Dongmei Li, Rebijith K. Balan, Sherly George, Lora Peacock, Chandan Pal

“…New Zealand is free of <i>Culicoides</i>, and a national surveillance programme is in place for the early detection of an incursion. …”
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Spatial and temporal trends of cervical cancer, Uganda, 2012-2021: A descriptive analysis of surveillance data by Rose Nampeera, Miriam Nakanwagi, Edirisa Junior Nsubuga, Lilian Bulage, Vivian Ntono, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Nixon Niyonzima, Alex Riolexus Ario

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WWER-1000 core loading characteristic influence on irradiation conditions of surveillance specimens and reactor pressure vessel by V. N. Bukanov, V. L. Diemokhin, O. V. Grytsenko, O. G. Vasylieva, S. M. Pugach

“…It is shown that the reconstitution technique using to surveillance specimens of the standard program implemented at the most of the power units with WWER-1000 allows obtaining reliable information on the reactor pressure vessel metal state.…”
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Risk factors and variations in detection of new bovine tuberculosis breakdowns via slaughterhouse surveillance in Great Britain. by Trevelyan J McKinley, Debby Lipschutz-Powell, Andrew P Mitchell, James L N Wood, Andrew J K Conlan

“…Slaughterhouse surveillance through post-mortem meat inspection provides an important mechanism for detecting bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infections in cattle herds in Great Britain (GB), complementary to the live animal skin test based programme. …”
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Molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions in Mozambique, 2023 by Clemente da Silva, Dário Tembisse, Pau Cisteró, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Neide Canana, Paulino da Costa, Gloria Matambisso, Andrés Aranda-Díaz, Henriques Mbeve, Nelo Ndimande, Alcido Timana, Aura Hunguana, Simone Boene, Arnau Pujol, Bernardete Rafael, Bryan Greenhouse, Sónia Enosse, Francisco Saúte, Baltazar Candrinho, Alfredo Mayor

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Surveillance of HIV Transmitted Drug Resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Santiago Avila-Rios, Omar Sued, Soo-Yon Rhee, Robert W Shafer, Gustavo Reyes-Teran, Giovanni Ravasi

“…The observed increasing trend in NNRTI TDR supports the need to strengthen TDR surveillance and programme monitoring and evaluation in LAC.…”
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Protocol for nationwide surveillance of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in a network of tertiary care hospitals in India by Anoop Velayudhan, Harmanmeet Kaur, Rahul Dhodapkar, Labanya Mukhopadhyay, Rizwan S. Abdulkader, Sabarinathan R, Valsan Philip Verghese, Lalit Dar, Rakesh Lodha, Ravi V, Sam Joy, Pragya Yadav, Amita Jain, Ajanta Sharma, Kaveri K, Sayantan Banerjee, Anitha PM, Manjusree S, Bharti Malhotra, Baijayantimala Mishra, Mala Chhabra, Asim Sarfraz, Bashir Fomda, Mahima Mittal, Manoj Murhekar, Nivedita Gupta

“…De-identified clinical and laboratory data will be recorded into a web-based portal and managed by a designated nodal laboratory responsible for coordinating and overseeing the surveillance. The protocol ensures quality laboratory testing through an External Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP). …”
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Semiannual Imaging Surveillance Is Associated with Better Survival in Patients with Non-B, Non-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Kuniaki Shindo, Shinya Maekawa, Nobutoshi Komatsu, Akihisa Tatsumi, Mika Miura, Mitsuaki Sato, Yuichiro Suzuki, Shuya Matsuda, Masaru Muraoka, Fumitake Amemiya, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Nakayama, Tomoyoshi Uetake, Taisuke Inoue, Minoru Sakamoto, Tadashi Sato, Nobuyuki Enomoto

“…In conclusion, though NBNC-HCC patients compared to B/C-HCC patients had poorer prognosis overall, these NBNC-HCC patients with semiannual surveillance had a better survival almost equivalent to the survival of B/C-HCC patients with semiannual surveillance, demonstrating the clinical utility of the semiannual imaging surveillance program for NBNC-HCCs.…”
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Leptospirosis outbreak in Ecuador in 2023: A pilot study for surveillance from a One Health perspective by Solón Alberto Orlando, Naomi Mora-Jaramillo, Darwin Paredes-Núñez, Angel Sebastian Rodriguez-Pazmiño, Elsy Carvajal, Ariana León Sosa, Ariana Rivera, Jocelyn Calderon, David Guizado Herrera, Fabrizio Arcos, Leila Estefanía Vera Loor, Emma Viviana Pérez Oyarvide, Dennis Ignacio Quimí López, Betti Guailla Ríos, Bertha Benavides Yánez, Pablo Torres-Lasso, Patricia Zambrano Gavilanes, Mirna C. Oviedo, Manuel González, Fabiola Jiménez-Valenzuela, Melva Esperanza Morales García, Esther Guadalupe Intriago Alcivar, Jessedel Lilibeth Saltos Montes, Alfredo Medina, María Karolina López Rauschemberg, Juan Carlos Zevallos, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain

“…This experience should inspire public and animal health authorities in Ecuador to promote a national One Health surveillance and control program for zoonotic diseases.…”
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Surveillance of healthcare acquired infections in hospital and community: a retrospective study in Local Healthcare Organization of Rovigo by Francesca Ronzani, Marino Scarin, Marco Brusaferro, Antonia Intenti, Raffaela Marchetto, Michela Boldrin, Silvia Pierotti, Adriano Marcolongo

“…</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> the Local Healtcare Oganization of Rovigo has started a program of surveillance on antimicrobial resistance in hospital and community. …”
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Risk Factors for Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, Utilizing State-Based Surveillance by Brandon Workman, Laura Nabors

“…Data for the current study were from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Chi-squares and multinomial logistic regression analyses, adjusted with the survey’s sampling weight, were used to examine how critical health indicators impacted a COPD diagnosis. …”
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Genomic sequencing surveillance of patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci improves detection of healthcare-associated transmission by Alexander J. Sundermann, Vatsala Rangachar Srinivasa, Emma G. Mills, Marissa P. Griffith, Eric Evans, Jieshi Chen, Kady D. Waggle, Graham M. Snyder, Lora Lee Pless, Lee H. Harrison, Daria Van Tyne

“…We utilized a whole genome sequencing (WGS) surveillance program at our institution to better understand the contribution of clinical and colonizing isolates to VRE transmission. …”
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Community-based Guinea worm surveillance in Chad: Evaluating a system at the intersection of human and animal disease. by Beth L Rubenstein, Sharon L Roy, Karmen Unterwegner, Sarah Yerian, Adam Weiss, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, Elisabeth Chop, Mario Romero, Philip Tchindebet Ouakou, Tchonfienet Moundai, Sarah Anne J Guagliardo

“…We investigated associations between disease knowledge, community engagement, and canine cases in Chad to identify opportunities to improve active surveillance.<h4>Methods</h4>We surveyed 627 respondents (villagers, local leaders, community volunteers, and supervisors) across 45 villages under active surveillance. …”
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Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Varicella Vaccine Immunization in Zhejiang Province, China, from 2020 to 2022 by Hui Liang, Xiaohua Qi, Yaping Chen, Xuejiao Pan

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Evaluation of Dodoma cervical cancer population-based surveillance system at Dodoma Tanzania, January to December 2022 by Godbless Henry Mfuru, Asha Mohamed Gembe, Khadija Yahya Malima

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Genetic surveillance shows spread of ACT resistance during period of malaria decline in Vietnam (2018-2020) by Johanna Helena Kattenberg, Mathijs Mutsaers, Van Hong Nguyen, Thi Hong Ngoc Nguyen, Arlette Umugwaneza, Maria Lara-Escandell, Xuan Xa Nguyen, Thi Huong Binh Nguyen, Anna Rosanas-Urgell

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