Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and laboratory Training Program Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
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2018-05
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
The Ethiopia field epidemiology program is a two years’ service program in field epidemiology
adapted from United States center for disease control and prevention (CDC) epidemic
intelligence service (EIS) program. Addis Ababa University School of public Health, Ethiopia Field
Epidemiology Training Program, Federal Ministry of Health/Ethiopia Public Health Institute, CDC
Ethiopia and the Regional Health Bureaus are the stockholders of the program.
During a two years stayed at kolife keranio field bases of AAU School of Public Health , as Field
Epidemiology and laboratory Training Program resident, we carried out two outbreak
investigations, one surveillance data analysis, one evaluation of surveillance system, one
woreda health profile description, one scientific manuscript ,two abstracts for scientific
conference, one research proposal and one additional output.
Chapter one consists of two outbreak investigations, the first AWD outbreak done at Oromiya
zone East Harer at kurfa chelae district. The objective of study was to describe the distribution
and to identify the risk factors associated with transmission of cholera outbreak. We used
unmatched case control study. The possible potential risk factors for the outbreak was
consuming food from street vender and visiting anyone having diharoa .we recommend
educating the community segments on food, personal and environmental hygiene to bring
behavioral change towards hygiene and sanitation.
Chapter two, we investigated rabies human exposure to rabid dog. We sent the head of the
709H doges to EPHI laboratory and the result show that the dog was rabid, then we trace one
epidemiological linked dog, four suspected dogs, Seven human exposures and we recommend
to Strengthening rabies surveillance for immediate response to take interventional measures
until the locals dogs are declared free from rabies by veterinary authorities.
Chapter three consists of the surveillance Data Analysis Report of relapsing fever which was
done at kolife Keranio sub-city Addis Ababa. I have worked on a five years retrospective
document review of the surveillance data’s of confirmed relapsing fever cases and the usual
occurrence of the case per month in sub-city was 12relapsing cases per month. We review 882
confirmed cases and we found a missed out break in2013 finally we recommend trend analysis
and interpretation of relapsing fever cases weekly for early detection and response.
Chapter four is the Evaluation of the surveillance system of kolife Keranio sub-city, Addis Ababa evaluation of surveillance system includes an assessment of core surveillance activities and surveillance system attributes, we used a descriptive cross sectional study by selecting one of
weekly notifable disease called an epidemic typhus. The incidence was 2370/100000population
Chapter five is about the health profile description of District4,kolife Keranio sub-city which is
in Addis Ababa By this health profile description Demographics ,geographic, Social Indicators ,
Health Status of the residents and other health related conditions described briefly to inform
the public ,politicians ,professionals and policy-makers about matters that affect health ,in
easily and understandable form.
Chapter six is of about the Manuscript from the surveillance data analysis report of relapsing
fever at kolife Keranio sub-city and it is done in 2016 in Addis Ababa which prepared for
submission for Peer reviewed Journals.
Chapter seven has three abstract for scientific presentation.
Chapter eight contains the protocol/proposal on epidemiologic research on selected topic,
which is Prevalence and Associated Factors of Diabetes Mellitus, at kolife Keranio sub city,
Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2018. The reasons we propose diabetes is from one of my output health
profile description in 2017 diabetes was the leading cause of morbidity among NCD in the area. Generally in two years field residency we did many other, which greatly contributed to strengthen the public health emergency management at 16 districts of the kolife Keranio sub city, and East Harerge.
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