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A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021
(2023-02-03)
Background: An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in young people from Catalonia (Spain) who travelled to Menorca (Spain) in summer 2021. This outbreak appeared when governments ...
Atenció a les drogodependències a Catalunya l’any 2017
(2019-05)
ABSTRACT. Introduction. In our society drug use is associated
with a high burden of morbidity and mortality.1
Several indicators
are agreed at EU level for epidemiological surveillance.2
Data on
trends in substance ...
Implementing training and support, financial reimbursement, and referral to an internet-based brief advice program to improve the early identification of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in primary care (ODHIN): study protocol for a cluster randomized factorial trial
(2013-01-24)
Background: The European level of alcohol consumption, and the subsequent burden of disease, is high compared to the rest of the world. While screening and brief interventions in primary healthcare are cost-effective, in ...
Rol de la calidad de vida en el consumo de riesgo de alcohol: ¿debe ser una variable más relevante en cualquier investigación en este campo
(2018-07-13)
Using basal data from EFAR-Spain (A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website) we explored the relationship between quality of life (QoL, as evaluated ...
SARS-CoV-2 Catalonia contact tracing program: evaluation of key performance indicators
(2022-07-20)
Background: Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing indicators have been recently revised by international public health agencies. The aim of the study is to describe and analyse contact tracing indicators based on Catalonia’s ...
Impact of primary healthcare providers' initial role security and therapeutic commitment on implementing brief interventions in managing risky alcohol consumption: a cluster randomised factorial trial
(2016-07-16)
Background: Brief interventions in primary healthcare are cost-effective in reducing drinking problems but poorly implemented in routine practice. Although evidence about implementing brief interventions is growing, knowledge ...
Human Astrovirus Outbreak in a Daycare Center and Propagation among Household Contacts
(2021-06)
We investigated an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to human astrovirus in a daycare center, describing the transmission mechanism, the most affected age groups, conditioning factors and the extent of the outbreak ...
Anàlisi dels microorganismes declarats al Sistema de notificació microbiològica de Catalunya els anys 2016-2017
(2019-04)
Background. Since 2016 the Microbiological Reporting System of Catalonia (SNMC) is a mandatory microbiological
reporting system. SNMC is part of the Epidemiological Surveillance Network of Catalonia, which collects reports ...
Resultats de la vigilància epidemiològica de la tos ferina (Catalunya, 2011-2018)
(2019-03)
Background. The objective of this paper is to describe the main results of pertussis surveillance in Catalonia and to assess its evolution in recent years. Material and Methods. According to case definition in Catalonia, ...