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An Evaluation of the Rabies Surveillance in Southern Vietnam
- Source :
- Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021), Frontiers in Public Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Rabies is endemic in Vietnam and has been a statutory notifiable infectious disease since 1998. We, herein, assessed the performance of rabies surveillance in Southern Vietnam and identified areas for improvement.Materials and Methods: We analyzed data on human rabies cases reported during 1991–2018. We adapted guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate attributes of surveillance. Between June and November 2018, we interviewed a total of 145 staff from hospitals, preventive medicine centers, and animal health offices at provincial and district levels in five southern provinces.Results: Between 2009 and 2018, an average of nine cases of human rabies (range: 4–20 cases) was reported annually in Southern Vietnam, representing an incidence of 2.7 cases per 10 million population. The highest incidence was observed in 2018 (5.5 cases per 10 million population). Survey data suggested that only 24% (13/53) of participants agreed that the monthly report template was easy to complete and that 42% (23/55) indicated that the change from the paper-based to the electronic case notification systems was easy. Only 7% (2/29) of human rabies cases were reported timely, and 65% (13/20) successfully collected specimens. Approximately 39% (56/144) of staff were aware of turning surveillance data into prevention activities, and 21% (31/145) witnessed data used for strategic program decision making.Conclusions: Although rabies surveillance was quite simple, flexible, and accepted in southern Vietnam, simplifying the report forms, training staff, and improving the timeliness of reporting and data usage are highly recommended for a better implementation of rabies surveillance.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
030231 tropical medicine
Population
rabies
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Environmental health
medicine
Animals
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Post-exposure prophylaxis
education
Preventive healthcare
education.field_of_study
evaluation
Animal health
business.industry
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Brief Research Report
medicine.disease
Disease control
United States
Vietnam
Infectious disease (medical specialty)
post-exposure prophylaxis
surveillance
Rabies
Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22962565
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a7bbdae29047f15ccb7eac5c95b4daad