Vol. 13 No. 3 (2022): July ‒ September

View Vol. 13 No. 3 (2022): July ‒ September

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2022.13.3

Published: 22-07-2022

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Case Report / Case Series

A rare presentation of Mycobacterium africanum after two decades: a case report from Brunei Darussalam Mycobacterium africanum in Brunei Darussalam

Abdur Rahman Rubel, Panduru Venkata Kishore, May Thu Hla Aye, Nor Azian Hafneh, Vui Heng Chong

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Original Research

Epidemiological survey to establish thresholds for influenza among children in satellite cities of Tokyo, Japan, 2014–2018 Influenza survey of children near Tokyo, Japan, 2014–2018

Ayako Matsuda, Kei Asayama, Taku Obara, Naoto Yagi, Takayoshi Ohkubo
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Outbreak Investigation Report

Factors contributing to a measles outbreak in a hard-to-reach rural village in Xaisomboun Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Measles outbreak in Xaisomboun, Lao PDR

Vannida Douangboupha, Philippa L Binns, Bouaphanh Khamphaphongphane, Virasack Som Oulay, Khanxay Sengsaiya, Thounchay Boupphaphanh, Phonepadith Xangsayarath

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Surveillance System Implementation / Evaluation

Use of Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources for global event-based surveillance of infectious diseases for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Manami Yanagawa, John Carlo Lorenzo, Munehisa Fukusumi, Tomoe Shimada, Ayu Kasamatsu, Masayuki Ota, Manami Nakashita, Miho Kobayashi, Takuya Yamagishi, Anita Samuel, Tomohiko Ukai, Katsuki Kurosawa, Miho Urakawa, Kensuke Takahashi, Keiko Tsukada, Akane Futami, Hideya Inoue, Shun Omori, Hiroko Komiya, Takahisa Shimada, Sakiko Tabata, Yuichiro Yahata, Hajime Kamiya, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Tomoya Saito, Viema Biaukula, Tatiana Metcalf, Dina Saulo, Tamano Matsui, Babatunde Olowokure

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COVID-19: Field Investigation Report

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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COVID-19: Original Research

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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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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COVID-19: Lessons from the Field

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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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
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