Since most cases of meningococcal disease in the 2000 outbreak were reported in Mecca and Medina and since most Hajj pilgrims fly into the country through Jeddah, we focused our outbreak investigation on these three cities.
We focused on outbreak control as a goal (reducing reproduction number to <1), but the method we described can also be used to assess reporting delays with another goal in mind.
The study led by EWC researchers Sumeet Saksena and Jefferson Fox and published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, focused on outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, strain H5N1 in Vietnam between 2003 and 2005, which resulted in 45 million bird deaths and 106 confirmed human cases with 52 deaths.
During the survey period, Danish and French surveillance almost exclusively focused on outbreaks transmitted through food and water.
Reporting focused on any outbreak of violence, even if the rest of the event was peaceful.
Kathleen Sebelius focused on the outbreak on Wednesday during her first news conference as the Obama administration's secretary of health and human services.
I believe that this collection, focused on the outbreak and spread of the uprisings rather than on their still-unknown outcomes, will stand as an enduring contribution to the political science of the region.
The measles outbreak, focused on Swansea, has affected nearly 600 people so far in south, mid and west Wales.
The fact that U.S. response teams aren't at the epicenter of the outbreak now is reflective of a "Benghazi hangover," Konyndyk argued, suggesting that no one in the current administration who is focused on the outbreak has enough influence to lobby Bolton, much less President Donald Trump, on this critical issue.
Mojica suggested that the outlet's ongoing reporting, with a correspondent currently back in the region, distinguishes it from news outlets seemingly less focused on the outbreak now that it's not perceived as a threat in the U.S. "Again, the story's not over yet," Mojica said.
