Review of the Urinary Schistosomiasis Control in Morocco (1960–2018) by A. Balahbib, F. Amarir, S. Bouhout, M. Rhajaoui, E. Adlaoui, A. Sadak

“…Activities within the National Schistosomiasis Control Programme for more than three decades were focused in priori on screening in schools located in high-risk communities, treatment program, surveillance of snails in water bodies, and mollusciciding. …”
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Vaccinations for Hajj: Enhancing health and global health security by Anas A. Khan, Bander S. Balkhi, Fahad A. Alamri, Ghadah S. Alsaleh, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Hani Jokhdar

“…Furthermore, the integration of digital health passports or similar technologies offers the potential to enhance surveillance, streamline vaccination verification, and further minimize risks associated with mass gatherings. …”
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Microbial Contamination, an Increasing Threat to the Consumption of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Today’s World by Gadafi Iddrisu Balali, Denis Dekugmen Yar, Vera Gobe Afua Dela, Priscilla Adjei-Kusi

“…Several measures have proven to be effective in controlling contamination of microbes and they include the establishment of surveillance systems to monitor the production chain and thoroughly washing vegetables with vinegar water. …”
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Physical activity and screen time among children and adolescents in Kazakhstan by Kwok Ng, Shynar Abdrakhmanova, Assel Adayeva

“…Data were pooled from the 2015/16 Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) study (N=4932, 49.8% girls, mean (age)=8.77 SD (age) =0.68) and the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children (HBSC) study (N=4153, 49.3% girls, Mean(age)=12.93 SD (age)=1.64). …”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…The SEACO is a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) that is established in the District of Segamat in the state of Johor, Malaysia. …”
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Comparative Quality Evaluation of Selected Brands of Cefuroxime Axetil Tablets Marketed in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Christina Osei-Asare, Esther Eshun Oppong, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, John Antwi Apenteng, Yvonne Ochesinda Alatu, Robert Sarpong

“…The ever-growing commercialization of poor-quality and substandard medicines, especially anti-infectives characterized by inadequate postmarket surveillance by stakeholders remains a major global health challenge, particularly in developing countries, where antibiotic drug resistance and its repercussions on human health remain dominant. …”
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Potential Impact of GNSS Positioning Errors on the Satellite‐Navigation‐Based Air Traffic Management by Dabin Xue, Jian Yang, Zhizhao Liu

“…Abstract The traditional air traffic management (ATM) is transforming to the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/ATM, which relies on accurate Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation service, particularly during the final approach and landing phases. …”
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A Comparison Study of Person Identification Using IR Array Sensors and LiDAR by Kai Liu, Mondher Bouazizi, Zelin Xing, Tomoaki Ohtsuki

“…Person identification is a critical task in applications such as security and surveillance, requiring reliable systems that perform robustly under diverse conditions. …”
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An institutional framework to support ethical fair and equitable artificial intelligence augmented care by Steven Dykstra, Matthew MacDonald, Rhys Beaudry, Dina Labib, Melanie King, Yuanchao Feng, Jacqueline Flewitt, Jeff Bakal, Bing Lee, Stafford Dean, Marina Gavrilova, Paul W. M. Fedak, James A. White

“…We describe deliverables related to stakeholder engagement and infrastructure development to support routine engagement of patients for consent-guided data abstraction, pre-processing, and cloud migration to support AI-CDS model development and surveillance. Central focus is placed on the routine collection of social determinants of health and patient self-reported health status to contextualize and evaluate models for fair and equitable use. …”
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Prevalence and Incidence of Injury during Olympic-style Shooting Events: A Systematic Review by Mica R. Harr, Cody J. Mansfield, Bailey Urbach, Matt Briggs, James Onate, Laura C. Boucher

“…Injury rate was higher in the winter Olympic shooting events likely from increased physiological demand. With injury surveillance focusing on acute injuries rather than chronic, the number of injuries may be underestimated. …”
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Beyond boundaries: Charting the frontier of healthcare with big data and ai advancements in pharmacovigilance by Arohi Agarwal, Gagan Singh, Samyak Jain, Piyush Mittal

“…It delves into the notable benefits and challenges encountered in advancing data analytics of the early 21st century.In many countries, Post-marketing surveillance of drug safety relinquishes on a systematic analysis of spontaneous using Generative artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome gaps in the present PV ecosystem is critical to maintaining an uninterrupted record of security and effectiveness within healthcare analytics, data mining techniques, predictive analytics, and the emergence of scientific fields like bioinformatics and health informatics are empowered by Big Data. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram model in primary cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue angiosarcoma by Jinqian Mao, Jin Hu, Yunfei Chen, Yiqing Li, Xiaoqin Run

“…Objective The current study aimed to investigate the prognosis and treatment of primary cutaneous angiosarcoma (PCA) and primary subcutaneous angiosarcoma (PSCA), and tried to develop a prognostic nomogram model of them.Methods A total of 1763 cases retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Evaluating the validity of self-reported smoking in Mexican adolescents by James F Thrasher, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, María del Carmen Valladolid-López, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas

“…This measure appears suitable for public health research and surveillance.…”
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Coexistence of β-Lactamases in Community-Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India by Shahzad Mirza, Savita Jadhav, R. N. Misra, Nikunja Kumar Das

“…Continuous monitoring and surveillance and proper infection control and prevention practices will limit the further spread of these superbugs within the hospital and beyond.…”
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Multiple outbreaks for the same pandemic: Local transportation and social distancing explain the different 'waves' of A-H1N1pdm cases observed in México during 2009 by Marco Arieli Herrera-Valdez, Maytee Cruz-Aponte, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…The 2009 influenza pandemic not only changed México's health priorities but also brought to the forefront some of the strengths and weaknesses of México's epidemiological surveillance and public health system. A year later, México's data show an epidemic pattern characterized by three 'waves''. …”
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Pseudomonas mendocina bacteraemia secondary to cellulitis – a report and brief series of cases by Jorge Reis, Francisca Carmo, Inês Soares, Catarina Salvado, Mariana Fidalgo

“…When observed in the Emergency Department, he was septic and was admitted for treatment and surveillance. Blood cultures were positive for P. mendocina. …”
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Genetic tracking of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic orthonairovirus in Hyalomma population infesting cattle in Nigeria. by Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Joseph Ojonugwa Shaibu, Rosemary Ajuma Audu, Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu

“…This study underscores the need for broader surveillance to understand the full spectrum of CCHFV strains and clades circulating in Nigeria.…”
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CRISPR-Based Programmable Nucleic Acid-Binding Protein Technology Can Specifically Detect Fatal Tropical Disease-Causing Pathogens by Md. Rashidur Rahman, Toma Rani Majumder, Md. Aminul Islam Apu, Alok K. Paul, Afrina Afrose, Biplab Kumar Dash

“…Diagnostic approaches capable of ultrasensitive pathogen detection from low-volume clinical samples, running without any sophisticated instrument and laboratory setup, are easily field-deployable, inexpensive, and rapid, and are considered ideal for monitoring disease progression and surveillance. However, standard pathogen detection methods, including culture and microscopic observation, antibody-based serologic tests, and primarily polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-oriented nucleic acid screening techniques, have shortcomings that limit their widespread use in responding to outbreaks and regular diagnosis, especially in remote resource-limited settings (RLSs). …”
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Assessing the Feasibility of Using a Multiplex Serological Assay to Conduct Serosurveillance for Malaria Exposure in Deployed Military Personnel by Sidhartha Chaudhury, Jessica S. Bolton, Edwin Kamau, Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner

“…However, malaria disease surveillance is challenged by under-reporting, natural immunity, and chemoprophylaxis, which can mask malaria exposure and lead to an underestimation of malaria prevalence. …”
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Epizootic situation for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in the Karaganda Oblast, the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2021–2022 by V. V. Kirpichenko, F. A. Bakieva, S. B. Mamanova, E. K. Ospanov, S. E. Kaimoldina

“…The data and results of serological studies presented by the Veterinary Control and Surveillance Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan confirm the circulation of the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus in the following raions of the Karaganda Oblast: Abay, Aktogay, Bukhar-Zhyrau, Karkaraly, Nura and Osakarov.…”
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