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• How the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands stalled COVID-19 for 22 months and managed its first significant community transmission How CNMI stalled COVID-19

  Dwayne Davis, Stephanie Kern-Allely, Lily Muldoon, John M Tudela, Jesse Tudela, Renea Raho, Heather S Pangelinan, Halina Palacios, John Tabaguel, Alan Hinson, Guillermo Lifoifoi, Warren Villagomez, Joseph R Fauver, Haley L Cash, Esther Muña, Sean T Casey, Ali S Khan

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• Post-COVID-19 health-care utilization: one year after the 2020 first wave in Brunei Darussalam Post-COVID-19 health-care utilization in Brunei Darussalam

  Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah, Rosmonaliza Asli, Pui Lin Chong, Babu Ivan Mani, Natalie Riamiza Momin, Noor Affizan Rahman, Chee Fui Chong, Vui Heng Chong

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• Contribution of the Australian field epidemiology training workforce to the COVID-19 response, 2020 Australian FETP response to COVID-19

  Amy Elizabeth Parry, Charlee Law, Davoud Pourmarzi, Florian Vogt, Emma Field, Samantha Colquhoun

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• Ready to respond: adapting rapid response team training in Papua New Guinea during the COVID-19 pandemic Training for impact - field epidemiology training in Papua New Guinea

  Celeste Marsh, Sharon Salmon, Tambri Housen, James Flint, Joanne Taylor, Emmanuel Hapolo, Maria Trinidad Velasco Ortuzar, Bernnedine Smaghi, Anthony Eshofonie, Berry Ropa

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• Systematic sequencing of imported cases leads to detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant in central Viet Nam Systematic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Viet Nam

  Do Thai Hung, Nguyen Bao Trieu, Do Thi Thu Thuy, Allison Olmsted, Trinh Hoang Long, Nguyen Duc Duy, Huynh Kim Mai, Bui Thi Thu Hien, Nguyen Van Van, Tran Van Kiem, Vo Thi Thuy Trang, Nguyen Truong Duy, Ton That Thanh, Huynh Van Dong, Philip L Gould, Matthew R Moore

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• Descriptive analysis of deaths associated with COVID-19 in Fiji, 15 April to 14 November 2021 COVID-19 deaths in Fiji

  Nashika Sharma, Dashika Balak, Shaneel Prakash, Julia Maguire

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• Mass COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic health-care workers in a tertiary hospital during an outbreak in another hospital in Singapore: an effective strategy? Mass COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic health-care workers

  William T Wang, Hwang Ching Chan, Jyoti Somani, See Ming Lim

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• COVID-19 symptom duration: associations with age, severity and vaccination status in Brunei Darussalam, 2021 COVID-19 symptom duration in Brunei Darussalam

  Shi Ying Tan, Shyh Poh Teo, Muhd Syafiq Abdullah, Pui Lin Chong, Rosmonaliza Asli, Babu Ivan Mani, Natalie Riamiza Momin, Adrian Chin Ann Lim, Noor Affizan Rahman, Chee Fui Chong, Vui Heng Chong

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• Occurrence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in northern Viet Nam in early 2022 Omicron variant in northern Viet Nam, early 2022

  Trang thi Hong Ung, Phuong Vu Mai Hoang, Son Vu Nguyen, Hang Le Khanh Nguyen, Phuong thi Kim Nguyen, Dan Tan Phan, Thanh Thi Le, Anh Phuong Nguyen, Thach Co Nguyen, Futoshi Hasebe, Mai thi Quynh Le

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• Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 strains with variants carrying N501Y and L452R mutations in Japan: an epidemiological surveillance assessment

  Yusuke Kobayashi, Takeshi Arashiro, Miyako Otsuka, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Takuri Takahashi, Yuzo Arima, Yura K. Ko, Kanako Otani, Masato Yamauchi, Taro Kamigaki; Tomoko Morita-Ishihara; Hiromizu Takahashi, Sana Uchikoba, Michitsugu Shimatani, Nozomi Takeshita, Motoi Suzuki, Makoto Ohnishi

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• Urgent actions to save lives when ICU bed needs approach or exceed capacity: lessons from Mongolia Urgent actions to save lives

  Buyantogtokh Batsukh, Bund-Ochir Khishigsaikhan, Dulamragchaa Buyanbaatar, Gerelmaa Danzan, Nansalmaa Munkhtur, Ariuntuya Ochirpurev, Takeshi Nishijima, Howard Sobel, Masahiro Zakoji

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• Clinical and demographic characteristics of COVID-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam: comparison between the first and second waves, 2020 and 2021 Characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam

  Muhammad Umer Malik, Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah, Pui Lin Chong, Rosmonaliza Asli, Babu Ivan Mani, Nooraffizan Rahman, Natalie Riamiza Momin, Chin Ann Lim, Justin Wong, Chee Fui Chong, Vui Heng Chong

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• Operational challenges of the Philippine Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Karis Boehme, Sonia B Sia, Ferissa Ablola, June Gayeta, Ma Cecilia Alea

• Challenges during the second wave of COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam: National Isolation Centre to National COVID-19 Hospital National Isolation Centre to National COVID-19 Hospital

  Noor Affizan Rahman, Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah, Rosmonaliza Asli, Pui Lin Chong, Babu Ivan Mani, Vui Heng Chong

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• Comparison of strategies for daily surveillance of international travellers quarantined in Vanuatu, October–December 2020 Using SMS for COVID-19 quarantine monitoring in Vanuatu

  Caroline van Gemert, Wendy Williams, Joanne Mariasua, Debbie Fred, Matthew Cornish, Len Tarivonda, Posikai Samuel Tapo, Vincent Atua, Obed Manwo, Philippe Guyant, Lola Iavro, Geoff Clark

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• The role of leadership among a Congolese community in Australia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative study

  Sunita J Rebecca Healey, Nafiseh Ghafournia, Katarzyna Bolsewicz, Karinne Andrich, Peter D Massey

• Strengthening health systems resilience using environmental surveillance for COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance in the Philippines Environmental surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in the Philippines

  Miguel Antonio Salazar, Leslie Michelle M. Dalmacio, Aileen H. Orbecido, Ruth C. Abanador, Michael Angelo Promentilla, Arnel B. Beltran, Renan Ma. T. Tanhueco, Marilen Parungao Balolong

• Tool for tracking all-cause mortality and estimating excess mortality to support the COVID-19 pandemic response All-cause mortality calculator for COVID-19 response

  Mengjuan Duan, Mark S. Handcock, Bart Blackburn, Fiona Kee, Viema Biaukula, Tamano Matsui, Babatunde Olowokure

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• Culturally and linguistically diverse voices and views in COVID-19 pandemic plans and policies CALD voices

  Nafiseh Ghafournia, Peter D Massey, Sunita J Rebecca Healey, Bhavi Ravindran

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• Fieldwork for public health responses during pandemics: lessons from the New South Wales Health experience with COVID-19 Lessons from fieldwork for COVID-19

  Laksmi Govindasamy, Anthony Zheng, Ming Chen, Debbie Chia, Paola Garcia, Chaturangi Yapa, Tara Smith

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• Early COVID-19 response in two small island developing states: Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 early response in Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago

  Shalini Pooransingh, Abdul Azeez Yoosuf, Sheena Moosa, Nishan Ahmed, Satish Jankie, Lexley Pinto Pereira

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• Integration of publicly available case-based data for real-time coronavirus disease 2019 risk assessment, Japan Publicly available patient data for real-time coronavirus disease 2019

  Kota Ninomiya, Mariko Kanamori, Naomi Ikeda, Kazuaki Jindai, Yura K Ko, Kanako Otani, Yuki Furuse, Hiroki Akaba, Reiko Miyahara, Mayuko Saito, Motoi Suzuki, Hitoshi Oshitani

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• The ongoing value of first few X studies for COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region FFX studies for COVID-19

  Adrian Marcato, James E Fielding, Kristy Crooks, Peter D Massey, Linh-Vi Le, Isabel Bergeri, Jodie McVernon

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• Nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease in two general wards during the initial wave of the pandemic in 2020, Tokyo, Japan Nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19

  Naoya Sakamoto, Masayuki Ota, Tomoko Takeda, Atsushi Kosaka, Takuya Washino, Sentaro Iwabuchi, Minako Beppu, Itaru Nishiduka, Tamano Matsui, Motoi Suzuki, Fukumi Nakamura-Uchiyama

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• Epidemiological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Theta variant (P.3) in the Central Visayas region, Philippines, 30 October 2020–16 February 2021

  Nel Jason L. Haw, Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, Juanito Zuasula Jr., Mary Jean Loreche, Jaime Bernadas