http://www.epiresult.com This newsletter is an update to keep you informed about my activities and share news, knowledge and ideas. en-us Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:30:50 -0700 http://www.rssfeedssubmit.com/rss-generator/ http://www.epiresult.com/epidemiology-news/a_id=8/malaria-risk-during-the-world-cup-2010-in-south-africa.html Malaria, which spreads through the bites from infected mosquitoes, affected about 243 million people in 2008, and 863 000 deaths due to malaria occurred in that year, 89% of those in Africa. But what is the risk of contracting malaria for tourists travelling to South Africa for the World Cup 2010? Is there malaria in the cities where the stadiums are? And what if travelling around to e.g. the Kruger Park? This article gives an answer to these questions. http://www.epiresult.com/epidemiology-news/a_id=8/malaria-risk-during-the-world-cup-2010-in-south-africa.html http://www.epiresult.com/cases/6/sacema-quarterly-magazine-on-epidemiology.html The South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA) was looking for an effective way to communicate its research findings in such a way that these are accessible to the interested health professional and policy-maker. Together with Epi Result, the SACEMA Quarterly Magazine on Epidemiology was developed; an online magazine with articles on e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, produced every three months. The first edition of the magazine was launched in March 2009 and it has a growing number of subscribers. http://www.epiresult.com/cases/6/sacema-quarterly-magazine-on-epidemiology.html http://www.epiresult.com/methods/10/how-to-measure-disease-frequency.html Many different measures of health and disease are used to describe the health of populations. In this article you will be introduced to the three fundamental measures of disease occurrence: prevalence, incidence rate and cumulative incidence. These can be calculated from the results of epidemiological studies conducted specifically to measure disease frequency or from routinely collected data (e.g. surveillance systems). http://www.epiresult.com/methods/10/how-to-measure-disease-frequency.html http://www.epiresult.com/news/9/annette-gerritsen-at-sabc.html http://www.epiresult.com/news/9/annette-gerritsen-at-sabc.html http://www.epiresult.com/news/11/malaria-presentation-at-phasa-conference.html http://www.epiresult.com/news/11/malaria-presentation-at-phasa-conference.html