15 research outputs found
Descriptive epidemiology of cholera outbreak in Nigeria, January-November, 2018: implications for the global roadmap strategy
Background: The cholera outbreak in 2018 in Nigeria reaffirms its public health threat to the country. Evidence on the
current epidemiology of cholera required for the design and implementation of appropriate interventions towards
attaining the global roadmap strategic goals for cholera elimination however seems lacking. Thus, this study aimed at
addressing this gap by describing the epidemiology of the 2018 cholera outbreak in Nigeria.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of surveillance data collected between January 1st and November 19th,
2018. A cholera case was defined as an individual aged 2 years or older presenting with acute watery diarrhoea and
severe dehydration or dying from acute watery diarrhoea. Descriptive analyses were performed and presented with
respect to person, time and place using appropriate statistics.
Results: There were 43,996 cholera cases and 836 cholera deaths across 20 states in Nigeria during the outbreak
period, with an attack rate (AR) of 127.43/100,000 population and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.90%. Individuals aged
15 years or older (47.76%) were the most affected age group, but the proportion of affected males and females was
about the same (49.00 and 51.00% respectively). The outbreak was characterised by four distinct epidemic waves, with
higher number of deaths recorded in the third and fourth waves. States from the north-west and north-east regions of
the country recorded the highest ARs while those from the north-central recorded the highest CFRs.
Conclusion: The severity and wide-geographical distribution of cholera cases and deaths during the 2018 outbreak are
indicative of an elevated burden, which was more notable in the northern region of the country. Overall, the findings
reaffirm the strategic role of a multi-sectoral approach in the design and implementation of public health interventions
aimed at preventing and controlling cholera in Nigeri
Assessment of the Impact of Oil and Gas Resource Exploration on the Environment of Selected Communities in Delta State, Nigeria
Determination of reverse-current coil turns layout to mitigate over-coupling in resonant inductive power transfer links
The transfer efficiency of two-coil resonant inductive power transfer links is known to significantly degrade with a reduction of the coil distance, due to an over-coupling at shorter distances. In this work, a simple technique is introduced to determine the spatial layout of reverse-current coil turns, which suppresses the over- coupling-induced transfer efficiency drop. By employing the spatial layout of reverse-current turns as a design parameter, the proposed method provides more generality in its implementation compared to other reverse-current turn methods. Simulation and experimental results validate the method, suggesting a potential for distance- insensitive implementations
Simple compensation for lateral misalignments in resonant inductive coupling links
This Letter describes a simple compensation method to reduce the transfer efficiency variation in a resonant inductive coupling (RIC) wireless power transfer link subject to lateral misalignment. The technique is based on impedance matching an RIC link such that the link operates at either over-coupling or critical coupling within the extents of lateral misalignment. Applying the method in a test scenario led to a reduction in the range of obtained transfer efficiency values, from 45% of peak value in a conventional arrangement, to 5%. The proposed method has a potential for application in the design of free-positioning planar wireless chargers
Determination of reverse-current coil turns layout to mitigate over-coupling in resonant inductive power transfer links
The transfer efficiency of two-coil resonant inductive power transfer links is known to significantly degrade with a reduction of the coil distance, due to an over-coupling at shorter distances. In this work, a simple technique is introduced to determine the spatial layout of reverse-current coil turns, which suppresses the overcoupling-induced transfer efficiency drop. By employing the spatial layout of reverse-current turns as a design parameter, the proposed method provides more generality in its implementation compared to other reverse-current turn methods. Simulation and experimental results validate the method, suggesting a potential for distanceinsensitive implementations