Evaluation of the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Induced Liver Disease (PAILD) Active Surveillance System in Tigray, Ethiopia

Authors

  • Cindy Chiu Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Danielle Buttke Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Girmay Welde Tigray Agriculture Bureau, Tigray
  • Richard Luce Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa
  • Asfaw Debela Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa
  • Amsalu Bitew Suhul Hospital, Tigray
  • Tesfaye Bayleyegn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Sara Vagi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Matthew Murphy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Daniel Woldemichael Tigray Agriculture Bureau
  • Teshale Seboxa Addis Ababa University
  • Gidey G. Libanos Tigray Regional Health Bureau
  • Zeyeda Beyene Tigray Regional Health Bureau
  • Yohannes G. Hawaria Tigray Regional Health Bureau
  • Daddi Jimma Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa
  • Israel Tareke World Health Organization, Addis Ababa
  • Danielle Rentz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Colleen Martin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4560

Abstract

Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Induced Liver Disease has been an emerging public health problem in the Tigray region in Ethiopia since 2002, with 1033 cases, including 314 deaths, detected as of September 2011. Disease surveillance started in 2009 to determine the magnitude and distribution of the disease, to detect and manage cases, and to inform officials for resource allocation. Despite limited resources and logistical challenges, the system operated at a high standard and met its original objectives. Maintenance of this high level of operation will be an ongoing challenge but will be critical to ensure continual disease monitoring through this system.

Author Biography

Cindy Chiu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cindy Chiu obtained her PhD from the University of Melbourne, and her MPH from the University of Sydney in Australia, specializing in environmental epidemiology. She joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service program in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011 and currently works in the National Center for Environmental Health. She has worked with the National Weather Service, American Red Cross, State health departments, and the Ethiopian Health and Nutritional Research Institute on various projects.

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Published

2013-03-24

How to Cite

Chiu, C., Buttke, D., Welde, G., Luce, R., Debela, A., Bitew, A., … Martin, C. (2013). Evaluation of the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Induced Liver Disease (PAILD) Active Surveillance System in Tigray, Ethiopia. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4560

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