Principles of Epidemiology

Gupta, S. D.

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-3076-8_3

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“…This field focuses on identifying disease burdens, determining priorities, assessing cause-and-effect correlations, developing solutions, monitoring, and evaluating healthcare. [1] Devastating pandemics have occurred throughout history such as the Plague, Spanish Flu, HIV, and Ebola causing deaths, political government collapse, and financial and psychosocial hardships. We have seen immense anguish, mortality, and instability in everyday life for more than 4 years during the corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic.…”

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Global contribution of statistical control charts to epidemiology monitoring: A 23-year analysis with optimized EWMA real-life application on COVID-19

Waqas,

Xu,

Usman Aslam

et al. 2024

Medicine

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Control charts help epidemiologists and healthcare professionals monitor disease incidence and prevalence in real time, preventing outbreaks and health emergencies. However, there remains a notable gap in the comprehensive exploration and application of these techniques, particularly in the context of monitoring and managing disease outbreaks. This study analyses and categorizes worldwide control chart applications from 2000 to 2023 in outbreak monitoring in over 20 countries, focusing on corona-virus (COVID-19), and chooses optimal control charts for monitoring US COVID-19 death waves from February 2020 to December 2023. The systematic literature review analyzes available 35 articles, categorizing data by year, variable, country, study type, and chart design. A selected optimal chart is applied to monitor COVID-19 death patterns and waves in the USA. Control chart adoption in epidemiology monitoring increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with annual patterns showing a rise in 2021 to 2023 (18%, 36%, 41%). Important variables from 2000 to 2019 include influenza counts, Salmonella cases, and infection rates, while COVID-19 studies focus more on cases, infection rates, symptoms, and deaths. Among 22 countries, the USA (29%) is the top applier of control charts. The monitoring of USA COVID-19 deaths reveals 8 waves with varying severity > > > > > > > . The associated with the JN.1 variant, highlights ongoing challenges. This study emphasizes the significance of control charts in outbreak monitoring for early disease diagnosis and intervention. Control charts help healthcare workers manage epidemics using data-driven methods, improving public health. COVID-19 mortality analysis emphasizes their importance, encouraging worldwide use.

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