Outbreak, Surveillance and Investigation Reports (OSIR)

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1 Outbreak, Surveillance and Investigatin Reprts (OSIR) is an nline publicatin n epidemilgical wrks f health prfessinals in Asia and the Pacific. Backgrund Few jurnals regularly publish utbreak investigatins r surveillance analyses and thse that d have limited cverage f Asia and the Pacific. The Mrbidity and Mrtality Weekly Reprt (MMWR) is ne jurnal that publishes such wrks but MMWR s primary fcus is the United States. Just 2 mnths after an article in MMWR described 2 U.S. scmbrid utbreaks with a ttal f 11 cases, the wrld s largest reprted scmbrid utbreak invlving 92 cases - ccurred in Sutheast Asia. Mst public health prfessinals were unaware f this utbreak; althugh an infrmative investigatin reprt was cmpleted, it was written in an Asian language and had limited circulatin. This is the impetus behind OSIR, a publicatin devted t public health reprting in Asia and the Pacific. Many applied epidemilgy training prgrams in Asia and the Pacific cllectively cnduct hundreds f investigatins and dzens f surveillance analyses annually. Mst are rutinely dcumented in structured reprts; hwever, circulatin f the findings has been incmplete. The findings in these reprts represent an impressive bdy f wrk and many f these reprts have the ptential t change appraches t disease cntrl, nt nly in their cuntries f rigin but als in ther cuntries. Significances f OSIR Outbreak, Surveillance and Investigatin Reprts (OSIR) is a free nline publicatin f the epidemilgical wrks f public health prfessinals in Asia and the Pacific. The OSIR articles are published mainly in English, and als supprt in native languages f the authrs s that mre peple are able t access the articles and understand similarities and differences f investigatin and surveillance in the regin withut any language barrier. The OSIR articles are illustrated with mre graphics t vercme language barrier in the regin. The OSIR published ne issue with three articles per year in 2008 and The publicatin was increased t tw issues per year in With the further develpment in 2013, an issue is published every 3 mnths in March, June, September and December, with three articles in each issue. The OSIR articles mainly fcus n surveillance, investigatin, epidemilgical study and field prject f public health prfessinals in Asia and the Pacific. The articles are peer-reviewed by tw experts with duble-blind review. We als bligate editrial supprt fr authrs frm applied epidemilgy training prgrams. We enlisted external editrs frm varius cuntries in the regin t cnduct the review f the publicatin. The editrs are public health experts frm applied epidemilgy prgrams in the regin frm varius cuntries such as China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and internatinal rganizatins such as WHO and US CDC. The OSIR Editrial Bard includes the Chief Editrs, the OSIR Editrs and the Assciate Editr.

2 Psters Psters presented in the cnferences are als psted n the OSIR Jurnal website. Publishing the psters n the website gives authrs anther chance t display their psters and share the wrks with the wrld. The psters are published n the website quarterly. Gal T encurage and facilitate cmmunicatin f health infrmatin and disease reprting acrss Asia and the Pacific thrugh the use f a freely available e-jurnal Objectives 1. T disseminate utbreak reprts and surveillance analyses relevant t Asia and the Pacific in an pen-surce e-jurnal 2. T facilitate cmmunicatin f health infrmatin acrss the regin by increasing the number f publicatins frm FETPs trainees/alumni 3. T strengthen capacity building f applied epidemilgy training prgrams by prmting quality f publicatins 4. T understand similarities and differences f investigatin and surveillance in the regin Website : Guideline fr OSIR Publicatin Articles submitted t OSIR shuld be between 1200 and 2200 wrds. Target audience is Asian public health practitiners, and thse wh understand basic epidemilgic methds. Abstract is nn-structured abstract and may nt exceed 200 wrds in length. This wrd cunt des nt include the title, authr list, infrmatin in the heading and key wrds. (1). Title (Suggested length: n mre than 75 characters) Yur title may either describe the study r pse a questin expressing yur primary bjective. Please include: Disease r event Time ccurred Place ccurred (2). Intrductin (Suggested length: wrds) This sectin describes why yu cnducted yur study. 1. Cntext

3 General infrmatin abut the significance f the disease Occurrence f disease in regin Surveillance data r ther infrmatin n disease burden and risk factrs (susceptible ppulatin) Wrldwide magnitude f disease (number f cases, rank n scale f mrbidity/mrtality) * Reginal/Natinal magnitude * Prvincial magnitude Histrical Perspective (disease trend, emerging r re-emerging) Typical demgraphics f cases Preventin and cntrl strategies currently in use (i.e., vaccinatin, vectr cntrl, etc) Availability and type f diagnstic testing 2. Bilgical Infrmatin (great detail is nt necessary) Micrbilgy/pathphysilgy Natural histry f an infectin Clinical presentatin f infectin Seasnality f the disease Mde f transmissin Reservirs 3. Gap in Knwledge that Made this Wrk Necessary Infrmatin that is currently missing and the reasn yu needed t cnduct yur study. 4. Objective(s) Verificatin f an utbreak Determinatin f disease s etilgy Risk factrs f the disease Determinatin/effectiveness f cntrl measures Rute f transmissin Cite evidence that supprts, refutes, r questins related hyptheses Describe natural histry f disease (3). Methds

4 (Suggested length: wrds) This sectin describes hw yu cnducted yur study. A cmprehensive methds sectin wuld prvide enugh infrmatin t allw smene in a similar situatin t replicate exactly what yu did. 1. Lcatin and Timeframe Map f the prvince and cuntry Urban vs. rural setting Ppulatin f study area Unique characteristics f ppulatin and gegraphy Duratin f the study and dates f initiatin, cmpletin, ther relevant dates Time f year 2. Study Ppulatin Case definitin Hw were cases identified and recruited? 3. Study Design Descriptive Case-cntrl Chrt Crss-sectinal Eclgic 4. Data Cllectin Data surce and survey instrument Type f interview Bilgical/chemical samples Envirnmental samples 5. Analysis Type f analysis Statistical tests and sftware prgram Significance level (4). Results

5 (Suggested length: wrds) This sectin describes what yur study fund. Key results frm the analyses which supprt the cnclusin shuld be reprted. We strngly encurage using graphics t display yur findings; even mre s than yu wuld in a peer-reviewed jurnal. 1. Graphics/Tables Graphics and tables shuld be simple, clear-cut and easily understandable Avid pie charts and 3-D graphics Fr mre infrmatin: Edward Tufte s bks. Figure 1. Draft Figure 2. Edited 2. Respnse Rate Were yu able t btain infrmatin frm mst f yur cases? Define denminatr 3. Characteristics f Cases/Sample Ppulatin Describe by persn, place and time 4. Epi Curve CDC Guidance n creating Epi Curve:

6 5. Primary Outcme Findings f the primary analysis yu prpsed in yur methds sectin, and findings that address the bjective f yur wrk Univariate and/r multivariate analyses Measures f assciatin, descriptive analyses and 95% cnfidence intervals, and significance level 6. Lab Results Type f sample Lab test used Reference level Sensitivity and specificity f lab tests Reference fr lab methd 7. Further Analysis Secndary analysis Envirnmental result (5). Discussin (Suggested length: wrds) This sectin explains the findings f yur study. All f yur findings shuld nt repeat here - just refer t them as needed t discuss them. Summarize the key findings Cmpare findings with literature. Agree r disagree? If disagree, explain why Limitatins

7 Significance f findings (6). Public Health Actin and Recmmendatins (Suggested length: wrds) This is where practical infrmatin is prvided t yur readers and where yur wrk can have the greatest impact n cntrlling disease. Data must supprt the actin and recmmendatin. Fllw up (7). References Vancuver style Guidance n Vancuver style: