Publications by authors named "Keiko Tsukada"
Enhanced event-based surveillance for imported diseases during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Western Pac Surveill Response J
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- In 2021, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases improved its event-based surveillance (EBS) system to monitor infectious diseases from abroad ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- They used the World Health Organization's and BlueDot's intelligence platforms to enhance the capabilities of their surveillance efforts.
- During the Games, no major public health threats were identified, but vast information sourced from multiple areas helped assess risks and streamline the surveillance workload despite ongoing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intensive treatment for newborns with trisomy 13 is controversial because of their lethal prognosis. We report the better life prognosis of patients with trisomy 13 who received intensive treatment. At our hospital, we provided an intensive management to such patients including resuscitation and surgical procedures as required.
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