Human melioidosis reported by ProMED.
OBJECTIVE: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. A review of human melioidosis reported by ProMED was performed and the reliability of the data retrieved assessed in comparison to published reports. The effectiveness of ProMED was evaluated as a source of epide...
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2015
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| author | Nasner-Posso, K Cruz-Calderón, S Montúfar-Andrade, F Dance, D Rodriguez-Morales, A |
| author_facet | Nasner-Posso, K Cruz-Calderón, S Montúfar-Andrade, F Dance, D Rodriguez-Morales, A |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. A review of human melioidosis reported by ProMED was performed and the reliability of the data retrieved assessed in comparison to published reports. The effectiveness of ProMED was evaluated as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on melioidosis. METHODS: Using the keyword 'melioidosis' in the ProMED search engine, all of the information from the reports and collected data was reviewed using a structured form, including the year, country, gender, occupation, number of infected individuals, and number of fatal cases. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-four entries reported between January 1995 and October 2014 were identified. A total of 4630 cases were reported, with death reported in 505 cases, suggesting a misleadingly low overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 11%. Of 20 cases for which the gender was reported, 12 (60%) were male. Most of the cases were reported from Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with sporadic reports from other countries. CONCLUSIONS: Internet-based reporting systems such as ProMED are useful to gather information and synthesize knowledge on emerging infections. Although certain areas need to be improved, ProMED provided good information about melioidosis. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:20c24866-ba5a-4ef8-acc3-13fa05d738132022-03-26T11:29:19ZHuman melioidosis reported by ProMED.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:20c24866-ba5a-4ef8-acc3-13fa05d73813EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2015Nasner-Posso, KCruz-Calderón, SMontúfar-Andrade, FDance, DRodriguez-Morales, AOBJECTIVE: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. A review of human melioidosis reported by ProMED was performed and the reliability of the data retrieved assessed in comparison to published reports. The effectiveness of ProMED was evaluated as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on melioidosis. METHODS: Using the keyword 'melioidosis' in the ProMED search engine, all of the information from the reports and collected data was reviewed using a structured form, including the year, country, gender, occupation, number of infected individuals, and number of fatal cases. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-four entries reported between January 1995 and October 2014 were identified. A total of 4630 cases were reported, with death reported in 505 cases, suggesting a misleadingly low overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 11%. Of 20 cases for which the gender was reported, 12 (60%) were male. Most of the cases were reported from Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with sporadic reports from other countries. CONCLUSIONS: Internet-based reporting systems such as ProMED are useful to gather information and synthesize knowledge on emerging infections. Although certain areas need to be improved, ProMED provided good information about melioidosis. |
| spellingShingle | Nasner-Posso, K Cruz-Calderón, S Montúfar-Andrade, F Dance, D Rodriguez-Morales, A Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title | Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title_full | Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title_fullStr | Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title_short | Human melioidosis reported by ProMED. |
| title_sort | human melioidosis reported by promed |
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