2007
Sources of data for improved surveillance of HIV/AIDS in China.
Jia Y, Lu F, Sun X, Vermund SH. Sources of data for improved surveillance of HIV/AIDS in China. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2007, 38: 1041-52. PMID: 18613545, PMCID: PMC2730767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS surveillanceInjection drug usersImproved surveillanceAIDS surveillanceHuman immunodeficiency virus/HIV sentinel surveillanceImmunodeficiency syndrome surveillancePassive surveillanceEffective HIV prevention programsHIV prevention programsHIV/AIDS epidemicSurveillance systemHIV infectionSentinel surveillanceActive surveillanceHIV epidemicVirus/Syndrome surveillanceDrug usersPrevention programsAIDSAIDS epidemicComprehensive surveillanceSurveillance
1997
Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia.
Purevdawa E, Moon TD, Baigalmaa C, Davaajav K, Smith ML, Vermund SH. Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1997, 8: 398-401. PMID: 9179652, DOI: 10.1258/0956462971920190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajority of casesRate of casesYear age rangeSTD risk behaviorsHIV testSTD servicesActive surveillanceSTD ratesNumber of casesDisease trendsFold higher rateRisk behaviorsSurveillance dataAge 15Age rangeGonorrheaSyphilisHigh ratePositive resultsPopulationUpward trendHIVSocial circumstancesCasesMajority