in Developing Countries

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Crump, John A. ; Youssef, Fouad G. ; Luby, Stephen P. ; Wasfy, Momtaz O. ; Rangel, Josefa M. ; Taalat, Maha ; Oun, Said A. ; Mahoney, Frank J.
• Description:
  To measure the incidence of typhoid fever and other febrile illnesses in Bilbeis District, Egypt, we conducted a household survey to determine patterns of health seeking among persons with fever. Then we established surveillance for 4 months among a representative sample of health providers who saw febrile patients. Health providers collected epidemiologic information and blood (for culture and serologic testing) from eligible patients. After adjusting for the provider sampling scheme, test sensitivity, and seasonality, we estimated that the incidence of typhoid fever was 13/100,000 persons per year, and the incidence of brucellosis was 18/100,000 persons per year in the district. This surveillance tool could have wide applications for surveillance for febrile illness in developing countries.
• Subjects:
  Adult Brucellosis Child Child, Preschool Data Collection Developing Countries Female Health Behavior Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Research Seasons Sensitivity And Specificity Sentinel Surveillance Typhoid Fever

  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(5):539-544.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Egypt
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8383f5e0ee3f085e5aea85e97049dcbc841e8f64b0755be3366c12100cda8b5b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3126/cdc_3126_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 198.16 KB ]