Hossam Hassan

Biographic Data

ID9064076
NAMEHossam Hassan
GIVEN NAMESHossam
FAMILY NAMEHassan
SIGNATUREHASSAN H
AFFILIATIONSYonsei University
ORCID0000-0003-2345-0314
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Incidence of influenza virus-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in three districts in 2018 at Gharbia governorate, Egypt

    Open AccessHossam Hassan, Amr Kandeel et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Aims Influenza remains a contributor to substantial global morbidity and mortality. There is very limited data on disease burden in Egypt. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of influenza-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) in three districts in Gharbia governorate in 2018. Methods This study Followed the World Health Organization (WHO) manual for estimating disease burden associated with seasonal influenza. The…

  • The value of contact tracing and isolation in mitigation of Covid-19 epidemic

    Open AccessHossam Hassan, Hanaa Abo ElSood et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    WHO informed Egypt health authorities of individuals of different nationalities who proved positive for COVID-19 after returning from Egypt. Patients were among touristic group who visited Cairo and spent 1-week onboard Nile cruise ship. Investigation performed to confirm outbreak, detect source, and implement containment measures. Active case finding and contact tracing performed among contacts of the index cases and their contacts. Contacts def…