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Transmissibility of Norovirus in Urban Versus Rural Households in a Large Community Outbreak in China.

: Norovirus is a leading cause of outbreaks of acute infectious gastroenteritis worldwide, yet its transmissibility within households and associated risk factors remain unknown in developing countries. : Household, demographic, and clinical data were …

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a young child infected with avian influenza A (H9N2) virus in China.

Three cases of the avian influenza A (H9N2) virus have been documented in Changsha, which is a large city that has nine districts and a population of 7.04 million in central South China. Among these patients, one was a girl and two were boys. The …

Development and evaluation of a real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of a novel avian influenza A (H5N6) virus.

As of Aug 25, 2017, 17 incidences of human infection and 6 deaths due to the novel H5N6 virus have been reported in China. Genetic analysis of the viral genome revealed that this reassortant virus is highly pathogenic to poultry, and that the virus …

Mobile population dynamics and malaria vulnerability: a modelling study in the China-Myanmar border region of Yunnan Province, China.

: The China-Myanmar border region presents a great challenge in malaria elimination in China, and it is essential to understand the relationship between malaria vulnerability and population mobility in this region. : A community-based, …

Simulation of key interventions for seasonal influenza outbreak control at school in Changsha, China.

: To use a mathematical model to simulate an influenza outbreak in a school in order to assess the effectiveness of isolation (Iso), antiviral therapeutics, antiviral prophylactics (P), vaccination prior to the outbreak, and school closure (for 1 …

Receptivity to malaria in the China-Myanmar border in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China.

: The re-establishment of malaria has become an important public health issue in and out of China, and receptivity to this disease is key to its re-emergence. Yingjiang is one of the few counties with locally acquired malaria cases in the …

Outbreak detection and evaluation of a school-based influenza-like-illness syndromic surveillance in Tianjin, China.

School-based influenza-like-illness (ILI) syndromic surveillance can be an important part of influenza community surveillance by providing early warnings for outbreaks and leading to a fast response. From September 2012 to December 2014, syndromic …

Rabies Virus Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation, China, 2015-2016.

We report rabies virus transmission among solid organ transplantation recipients in Changsha, China, in 2016. Two recipients were confirmed to have rabies and died. Our findings suggest that more attention should be paid to the possibility of rabies …

Evaluating the effects of common control measures for influenza A (H1N1) outbreak at school in China: A modeling study.

: Influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks have become common at schools in China since 2009. However, the effects of common countermeasures for school influenza outbreak have not been quantified so far, including isolation, vaccination, antivirus and school …

Transmissibility of the Influenza Virus during Influenza Outbreaks and Related Asymptomatic Infection in Mainland China, 2005-2013.

We collected 2768 Influenza-like illness emergency public health incidents from April 1, 2005 to November 30, 2013reported in the Emergency Public Reporting System. After screening by strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, there were 613 outbreaks …