The dissertation focused on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in vaccinated poultry flocks in Egypt and explored potential antigenic drift of circulating NDV strains. The investigations, were mirrored by analysis on the evolution of Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), another importa…
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The purpose of the study was to examine the utilization of health care services in Nagorno Karabagh (NK) focusing on both a curative service (for childhood diarrheal disease) and a preventive service (for childhood immunization). Further, it was to provide descriptive data on th…
Introduction . Despite the availability of effective vaccines, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) continues to cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Introduction of Hib conjugate vaccine has been slow in developing countries due to high vaccine cost and lack of …
The terrorist events of Fall 2001, forced Americans to examine their vulnerability to terrorism. Agencies began reviewing and devising plans for preparation and response to potential bioterrorist threats. A policy response to smallpox, a serious bioterrorist agent was the nation…
The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq created health system instability, with direct and indirect public health consequences. This analysis examines the disparity in vaccine coverage, incidence, and displacement in Iraq at the governorate level for three vaccine-preventable disease…
Vaccines are the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century.1 Diligent vaccination programs have led to the global elimination of smallpox2 and the reduction of circulating wild polio to only Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria.3 Circulating measles was eliminated in …
Full (complete) childhood immunization against tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, yellow fever, measles, and the maternal retention of immunization documentation are the most cost-effective interventions against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases.…
This study is based on the evaluation, of Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA)-Karima Community-Based Child Survival (CBCS) project, in the Southern District of the Northern Territories in Sudan, conducted for 5 weeks in August and September, 1990. At the time of our evalu…
Over the last decade, substantial amounts of development assistance have been invested among low and middle income countries to strengthen the performance and outcomes of the immunization program. Multiple development partners have collectively instituted different financing obl…
One of the objectives of the revised National Health Policy, 2016 is to expand and sustain routine immunization coverage of all antigens to 90% by the year 2020 so as to improve the life expectancy and quality of life of Nigerians which begins at infancy. To this end, Government…
The H1N1 influenza pandemic (pH1N1) in 2009 was the first opportunity in history toadminister vaccine on a grand scale. In Alberta, Canada public health nurses (PHNs)were the primary administrators of pandemic vaccine through mass immunization clinics.This paper describes what t…
Psychological resilience consists of one’s ability to endure and recover from a perceived hardship or adverse experience within a short period of time (Smith et al., 2008). This doctoral research study aims to examine the influence of an individual’s self-reported level of psych…