Multi-mitigation strategies in medical supplies for epidemic outbreaks

Zhang, Yuwei; Li, Zhenping; Zhao, Yue

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2023.101516

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“…Furthermore, mechanisms for rapid deployment of medical supplies should be established to ensure swift response to outbreaks. This includes developing logistical plans for distribution, establishing communication channels for coordination among stakeholders, and implementing protocols for accessing and distributing medical countermeasures to affected areas [46]. Capacity-building efforts are also crucial to enhance preparedness and response capabilities.…”

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Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications

Branda,

Romano,

Ciccozzi

et al. 2024

JCM

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Mpox, caused by viruses of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is an emerging threat to human and animal health. With increasing urbanization and more frequent interaction between humans and wild animals, the risk of Mpox transmission to humans has increased significantly. This review aims to examine in depth the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of Mpox, with a special focus on recent discoveries and advances in understanding the disease. Molecular mechanisms involved in viral replication will be examined, as well as risk factors associated with interspecific transmission and spread of the disease in human populations. Currently available diagnostic methods will also be discussed, with a critical analysis of their limitations and possible future directions for improving the accuracy and timeliness of diagnosis. Finally, this review will explore the public health implications associated with Mpox, emphasizing the importance of epidemiological surveillance, vaccination, and emergency preparedness to prevent and manage possible outbreaks. Understanding the epidemiology and control strategies for Mpox is critical to protecting the health of human and animal communities and mitigating the risk of interspecific transmission and spread of the disease.

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Section: Public Health Implicationsmentioning

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Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications

Branda,

Romano,

Ciccozzi

et al. 2024

JCM

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“…They also reported a development in integrating discrete-event simulation tools and the SCOR method. Zhang et al [13] introduced the second version of the SCOR model, which is more complete than the previous version. The second version includes more factors such as the return process.…”

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Enhancement the Performance of Multi-Level and Multi-Commodity in Supply Chain: A Simulation Approach

Kolahi-Randji,

Nejad Attari,

Ala

2023

J. Soft. Comput. Decis. Anal.

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In today's global economy, effective supply chain management plays a pivotal role in the success of a business. The repercussions of a business strategy on the entire supply chain remain uncertain until it is implemented. Utilizing simulations offers the opportunity to gauge performance before implementing the strategy. The primary aim of employing supply chain simulation is to analyze the effects of different strategies on profit enhancement and cost reduction across all supply chain tiers. This research paper has formulated a discrete event simulation model using Arena software to evaluate and enhance the operational efficiency of the detergent supply chain. The problem involves multiple levels and commodities, encompassing four manufacturers, two intermediate storage warehouses, and four main distributors following an (s, S) inventory control approach. Shortages are permitted, leading to a partial loss or back-ordering of products. The overarching objective is to minimize the overall inventory costs within the system, accounting for holding costs at each tier, managing shortages, and the expense incurred due to lost sales. A range of scenarios are developed to set control parameters, with the evaluation of supply chain performance falling into two main categories: financial and operational considerations.

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Resilient and social health service network design to reduce the effect of COVID-19 outbreak

2023

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With the severe outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), researchers are motivated to develop efficient methods to face related issues. The present study aims to design a resilient health system to offer medical services to COVID-19 patients and prevent further disease outbreaks by social distancing, resiliency, cost, and commuting distance as decisive factors. It incorporated three novel resiliency measures (i.e., health facility criticality, patient dissatisfaction level, and dispersion of suspicious people) to promote the designed health network against potential infectious disease threats. Also, it introduced a novel hybrid uncertainty programming to resolve a mixed degree of the inherent uncertainty in the multi-objective problem, and it adopted an interactive fuzzy approach to address it. The actual data obtained from a case study in Tehran province in Iran proved the strong performance of the presented model. The findings show that the optimum use of medical centers’ potential and the corresponding decisions result in a more resilient health system and cost reduction. A further outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is also prevented by shortening the commuting distance for patients and avoiding the increasing congestion in the medical centers. Also, the managerial insights show that establishing and evenly distributing camps and quarantine stations within the community and designing an efficient network for patients with different symptoms result in the optimum use of the potential capacity of medical centers and a decrease in the rate of bed shortage in the hospitals. Another insight drawn is that an efficient allocation of the suspect and definite cases to the nearest screening and care centers makes it possible to prevent the disease carriers from commuting within the community and increase the coronavirus transmission rate.

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Multi-mitigation strategies in medical supplies for epidemic outbreaks

Cited by 6 publications

References 50 publications

Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications

Mpox: An Overview of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Public Health Implications

Enhancement the Performance of Multi-Level and Multi-Commodity in Supply Chain: A Simulation Approach

Resilient and social health service network design to reduce the effect of COVID-19 outbreak

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