Data on organization and carrying out of preventive and antiepidemic measures in hospital during mass hospitalization (> 190 cases) of patients with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila are presented. Experience of physicians-epidemiologists in determination of directions of work in hospital, procedures of interaction, extent and description of biosafety measures in order to prevent nosocomial spread of infection to patients and staff are described.
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Disaster Med Public Health Prep
January 2025
School of Journalism and Communication, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China.
Objective: In the context of the Omicron-induced lockdown in Shanghai, this paper investigated the appeals for assistance by citizens on Weibo, aiming to understand their principal challenges and immediate needs.
Methods: This paper collected Weibo posts ( 1040) containing the keyword "Shanghai Anti-epidemic Help" during the citywide lockdown. The online help requests from Shanghai citizens were analyzed across 7 dimensions, including the help sought, level of urgency, help recipient, the intended beneficiary of the help, expression, position, and emotion.
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November 2024
The Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education "The Izhevsk State Medical Academy" of Minzdrav of Russia, 127154, Izhevsk, Russia.
In children population, infectious diseases propagate rather rapidly and they have their own peculiarities in course. The COVID-19 coronavirus infection was no exception in it and created new challenges in organization of medical care and prevention of its spread. The purpose of the study was to investigate dynamics of general and primary morbidity in children aged 0-14 and 15-17 years and characteristics of organization of medical care in conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 2024
School of International Affairs and Public Administration, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Increasing transboundary crises necessitate the development of crisis management capabilities that transcend boundaries. In such situations, inter-governmental and cross-functional collaboration has become a common practice to address the complexities of governance challenges. This study employs Social Network Analysis to examine the structure, function, and evolution of policy collaboration networks in China in response to COVID-19 and SARS.
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October 2024
School of Management, Institute of Finance Engineering, School of Emergency Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
This paper focuses on the online anti-epidemic resource allocation between demanders and suppliers considering the epidemic spatial spread. The spatial crowdsourcing with sharing platform is an effective way for anti-epidemic resource allocation, and a reasonable online matching strategy can improve the efficiency of resource utilization. The paper proposes online matching heuristic strategy (HSTRF-LRLUF strategy) and designs an online batch bilateral matching algorithm for anti-epidemic resources, which considers the impact of grid spatial aggregation and diffusion risk of emerging infectious diseases.
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August 2024
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Objectives: This study aimed to tailor and pilot a health education program using the PRECEDE-PROCEED model to promote vaccination and enhance self-protective behaviors against COVID-19 in Hong Kong populations.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Methods: Phases 1-4 of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model were used to identify the needs for COVID-19 prevention.
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