SWOT strategy for future global health security: insights from Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Ghana, and the Republic of Korea using the World Health Organizatio... by Moonsoo Yoon, Nuha Fairusya, Thao Le Nhu Nguyen, Diomarys Ishaura Jimenez-Baez, Vichuta Prak, Osei Kuffour Afreh, Chaeshin Chu

“…Conclusion In order to counter future global health threats, countries should prioritize enhancing surveillance capacity (early warning and event management) as well as the immunization indicator (vaccination rates for human and animal diseases, including the national vaccine delivery system).…”
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Epidemic patterns of the different influenza virus types and subtypes/lineages for 10 years in Chongqing, China, 2010–2019 by Xiaoqing Fu, Jiang Long, Yu Xiong, Zhifeng Li, Jule Yang, Dechao Tian, Zhourong Li, Shuang Yang, Li Qi

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Ecological population dynamics, host preferences, and associated parasitoids of Bactrocera carambolae and Bactrocera papayae on fruits by D. Koswanudin, H. Widyanto, D. Hutapea, Wawan , R. Yuniawati, V.N.O. Subagyo, S. Utami, I.M. Samudra, W. Darwiati

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Fifth Ghana FELTP Scientific Conference and 15th Anniversary Celebration Conference Proceedings by Delia Bandoh

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ONT sequencing identifies a high prevalence of crt sensitive, triple mutant dhfr and single mutant dhps parasites within an ANC population in Nigeria by Adebanjo Jonathan Adegbola, Adebanjo Jonathan Adegbola, Leonard Ndwiga, Kevin Wamae, Victor Osoti, Oluseye Oladotun Bolaji, Philip Bejon, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier

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Novel (d)PCR assays for influenza A(H5Nx) viruses clade 2.3.4.4b surveillance by Antonio Marchini

“…They also detected target RNAs in wastewater samples with high accuracy, despite background components, supporting potential use in wastewater surveillance programmes. CONCLUSIONS Aligned with One Health strategies for zoonotic avian influenza surveillance, we propose the combined use of these two assays for the rapid and sensitive detection of influenza A(H5Nx) 2.3.4.4b in biological and environmental samples to enhance monitoring and outbreak control measures.…”
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Monitoring of chronic wasting disease (CWD) (IV) by EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordoñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Robert Davies, Alessandra De Cesare, Lieve Herman, Friederike Hilbert, Roland Lindqvist, Maarten Nauta, Luisa Peixe, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Michael W Miller, Atle Mysterud, Maria Nöremark, Marion Simmons, Michael A Tranulis, Gabriele Vaccari, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Angel Ortiz‐Pelaez, Giuseppe Ru

“…Criteria for assessing the probability of CWD presence have been outlined, based on the definition of the geographical area, an annual assessment of risk of introduction, sustained minimum background surveillance, training and engagement of stakeholders and a surveillance programme based on data‐driven parameters. …”
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Acute flaccid paralysis indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique 2019 - 2020 by Beatriz Nhantumbo, Dionísia Balate, Samuel Nuvunga, Fabião Maússe, Eduardo Chicanequisso, Neusa Fataha, Cidia Francisco, Áuria Banze, Judite Monteiro, Erika Rossetto, Cynthia Baltazar

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Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV 1/2) in Ecuador: Time for Action by Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain, Solon Alberto Orlando, Melissa Joseth Carvajal Capa, Manuel Gonzalez

“…We discuss the problems associated to HTLV 1/2 in Ecuador and propose a strategy to improve a surveillance and control program.…”
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Culicidae Fauna (Diptera: Culicomorpha) of the Quilombola Community of Abacatal, Ananindeua, Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon by Hanna Carolina Farias Reis, Daniel Damous Dias, Bruna Laís Sena do Nascimento, Lucia Aline Moura Reis, Lucas Henrique da Silva e Silva, Fábio Silva da Silva, Durval Bertram Rodrigues Vieira, Roberto Carlos Feitosa Brandão, Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva, Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto

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Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in Bangladesh by Ariful Islam, Emama Amin, Md Arif Khan, Monjurul Islam, Suman Das Gupta, Josefina Abedin, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Jade K. Forwood, Mohammed Enayet Hosaain, Tahmina Shirin

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Spatial Optimization for Facilities with Anisotropic Coverage by Enbo Zhou, Alan T. Murray, Jiwon Baik, Jing Xu

“…Applications to surveillance camera deployment in a university context demonstrate the performance of the proposed approach. …”
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Polio eradication in Ghana: past, present, and future by John Kofi Odoom, Dennis Odai Laryea, Nana Afia Asante Ntim, Keren Attiku, Michael Adjabeng, Ewurabena Oduma Duker, Comfort Nuamah Antwi, Emmanuel Gberbi, Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko, Patience Lartekai Adams, Angelina Evelyn Dickson, Jessica Dufie Boakye, Jude Yayra Mensah, Christabel Odoom, Sharon Ansong Bimpong, Deborah Odame, Gayheart Deladem Agboste, Nancy Odoom, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Evangeline Obodai

“…This was a collaborative effort by the Ghana Health Service (Disease Surveillance Department and the Expanded Program on Immunization) and the Polio Laboratory in the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana.MethodsThe polio surveillance started from the southern regions and was extended to the northern regions over time. …”
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Integrated Analysis of the 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineage Replacement Dynamics in Connecticut, US by Nicholas F. G. Chen, Kien Pham, Chrispin Chaguza, Rafael Lopes, Fayette Klaassen, Chaney C. Kalinich, Yale SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance Initiative, Nicholas Kerantzas, Sameer Pandya, David Ferguson, Wade Schulz, Daniel M. Weinberger, Virginia E. Pitzer, Joshua L. Warren, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Anne M. Hahn

“…By analyzing data collected through our local genomic surveillance program from Connecticut, USA, we compared emerging Omicron lineages’ growth rates, estimated infections, effective reproductive rates, average viral copy numbers, and likelihood for causing infections in recently vaccinated individuals. …”
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site. by Suzanna C Francis, T Nondumiso Mthiyane, Kathy Baisley, S Lerato Mchunu, Jane B Ferguson, Theresa Smit, Tania Crucitti, Dickman Gareta, Siphephelo Dlamini, Tinofa Mutevedzi, Janet Seeley, Deenan Pillay, Nuala McGrath, Maryam Shahmanesh

“…This is a proof of concept for population-based STI surveillance in low- and middle-income countries that could be utilised in the evaluation of STI/HIV prevention and control programmes.…”
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Epidemiology of respiratory viruses according to age group, 2023–24 winter season, Kyoto, Japan by Yasufumi Matsumura, Masaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Tsuda, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Satomi Yukawa, Taro Noguchi, Kazuo Takayama, Miki Nagao

“…However, molecular-based ARI surveillance has not been conducted in Japan. We developed a regional surveillance program to define the local epidemiology of ARIs. …”
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The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the United States during 2008–2023: an analysis of active, laboratory, population-based, multistate surveillance dataResearch in context... by Namrata Prasad, Miwako Kobayashi, Jennifer P. Collins, Amy B. Rubis, Gordana Derado, Miranda J. Delahoy, Daniel C. Payne, Lesley McGee, Sopio Chochua, Henju Marjuki, Lucy A. McNamara, LeAnne M. Fox, Arthur Reingold, Megan Barnes, Susan Petit, Monica M. Farley, Lee H. Harrison, Ruth Lynfield, Jessica Houston, Bridget J. Anderson, Ann Thomas, Keipp H. Talbot, William Schaffner, Adam L. Cohen, Stephanie J. Schrag, Melissa Arvay

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Genomic surveillance reveals different transmission patterns between third-generation cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Comunidad Valenciana (... by Neris García-González, Beatriz Beamud, Jordi Sevilla-Fortuny, Victoria Sánchez-Hellín, Inmaculada Vidal, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Begoña Fuster, Nuria Tormo, Carme Salvador, Concepción Gimeno, Barbara Gomila-Sard, Salvador Giner, Olalla Martínez, Javier Colomina, David Navarro, Victoria Domínguez, on behalf of Networked Laboratory for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of the Valencian Community, Fernando González-Candelas

“…Methods From 2017 to 2019, we conducted a genomic surveillance program in eight hospitals of the Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, collecting and sequencing 1,768 3GC- and carbapenem-resistant isolates. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance: Linking molecular mechanisms to public health impact by Ghazala Muteeb, Raisa Nazir Ahmed Kazi, Mohammad Aatif, Asim Azhar, Mohamed El Oirdi, Mohd Farhan

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Poster #27 - One Health surveillance for influenza A viruses in Vietnamese live bird markets from January 2019 to April 2021 by Tung D. Dao, Kristen K. Coleman, Vuong N. Bui, Anh N. Bui, Long H. Tran, Quy D. Nguyen, Son T. Than, Laura A. Pulscher, Lyudmyla V. Marushchak, Emily R. Robie, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Duc Pham, Nathaniel C. Christy, John S. Brooks, Huy C. Nguyen, Adam Rubrum, Richard J. Webby, Gregory C. Gray

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