Evaluation of the Novel Respiratory Virus Surveillance Program: Pediatric Early Warning Sentinel Surveillance (PEWSS)

Evaluation of the novel respiratory virus surveillance program: Pediatric Early Warning Sentinel Surveillance (PEWSS).

OBJECTIVES Infections caused by respiratory viruses are associated with recurrent epidemics and widespread morbidity and mortality. Routine surveillance of these pathogens is necessary to determine virus activity, monitor for changes in circulating strains, and plan for public health preparedness. The Southern Nevada Health District in Las Vegas, Nevada, recruited five pediatric medical practic...

Dengue Virus Surveillance for Early Warning, Singapore

In Singapore, after a major outbreak of dengue in 2005, another outbreak occurred in 2007. Laboratory-based surveillance detected a switch from dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) to DENV-2. Phylogenetic analysis showed a clade replacement within DENV-2 cosmopolitan genotype, which accompanied the predominant serotype switch, and cocirculation of multiple genotypes of DENV-3.

Enhancing Respiratory Infection Surveillance on the US/Mexico Border- Arizona BIDS Program Sentinel Surveillance Data

Respiratory syncytial virus infections in pediatric transplant recipients: A Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program study.

The incidence and spectrum of severity of RSV infections in SOT or HSCT recipients is not known. From September 2010 through August 2013, pediatricians were surveyed monthly by the CPSP for SOT or HSCT recipients with RSV infection within two yr post-transplant. There were 24 completed case report forms that fit the inclusion criteria (10 HSCT and 14 SOT recipients). Six of 24 cases (25%) remai...

Early-warning health and process indicators for sentinel surveillance in Madagascar 2007-2011

BACKGROUND Epidemics pose major threats in resource-poor countries, and surveillance tools for their early detection and response are often inadequate. In 2007, a sentinel surveillance system was established in Madagascar, with the aim of rapidly identifying potential epidemics of febrile or diarrhoeal syndromes and issuing alerts. We present the health and process indicators for the five years...