Semmelweis University - Epidemiology and Surveillance Centre

Surveillance központ 
Director: Dr. Oroszi Beatrix
Email address: oroszi.beatrix@semmelweis.hu
Address: Üllői street 25. 1083 Budapest, Hungary
Founded: The Centre was founded in 2020.

 

Main activities

  • The comprehensive development of surveillance systems and the processing of the resulting data
  • Establishing and consolidating scientific collaborations
  • Creation and operation of research networks for the epidemiological investigation of respiratory pathogens in the framework of international scientific collaborations based on innovative surveillance systems
  • Spatial and temporal analysis of the morbidity and mortality indicators of the Hungarian population, with particular regard to the short, medium and long-term health effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
  • Improvement of national health security
  • Development of pandemic planning and preparation toolkits
  • Public health capacity and human resource development

 

Expert activities

Mathematical Modelling and Epidemiological Taskforce (MMET)

From the fall of 2020, ESK was set up in the context of COVID-19 pandemic by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology as an action group of the Operative Tribe and carried out the tasks of the Epidemiological pillar of the MMET. This included epidemiological analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic, provision of regular rapid risk assessments, analysing and modelling of spread, forecasting, and provision of scenario analysis to support decision-makers in evidence-based decision-making.

 

Projects

  • RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00006 – Hungarian Health Safety National Laboratory (Egészségbiztonság Nemzeti Laboratórium) project implementation
  • EPICONCEPT and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, VEBIS (Vaccine Effectiveness and Burden Studies) – Developing infrastructure and performing vaccine effectiveness studies
  • EU Coordination and Support Action (CSA) Be Ready on Pandemic Preparedness
  • Building a European strategic Research and Innovation Area in Direct SYnergy with EU and International Initiatives for Pandemic Preparedness
  • Analysis of behavioural trends in the COVID-19 pandemic and predictions for the future (Epipose) 
  • e-Bug – operated by the UK Health Security Agency

 

Publications between 2020-2022

  • Horváth, J. Krisztina et al. (2022) ‘A COVID-19 világjárvány első két éve Magyarországon’, 99(1), pp. 6–19.
  • Horváth, Judit K. et al. (2022) ‘Real-Time Monitoring of the Effectiveness of Six COVID-19 Vaccines against Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 in Hungary in 2021 Using the Screening Method’, Vaccines, 10(11), p. 1824. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10111824.
  • Juhász A. et al. (2020) ‘A Népegészségügyi Elemzési Központ Információs Rendszere (NEKIR), 2020.’, Egészségtudomány, 64(3), pp. 51–83. Available at: https://doi.org/10.29179/EgTud.2020.3.51-84.
  • Juhász, A. et al. (2022) ‘A COVID-19 megbetegedés, halálozás és oltottság alakulása és összefüggése a társadalmi-gazdasági helyzettel a 2-4. járványhullámok idején Magyarországon’, 99(1), pp. 92–104. Available at: https://nepegeszsegugyi-egyesulet.hu/sites/default/files/2022-08/e-nepeg2201_1.pdf.
  • Oroszi B. et al. (2021) ‘Az epidemiológiai surveillance és járványmatematikai előrejelzések szerepe a pandémiás hullámok megelőzésében, mérséklésében – hol tartunk most, és hová kellene eljutni’, Scientia et Securitas, 2(1), pp. 38–53. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/112.2021.00007.
  • Oroszi, B. et al. (2021) ‘Unequal burden of COVID-19 in Hungary: a geographical and socioeconomic analysis of the second wave of the pandemic’, BMJ global health, 6(9), p. e006427. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006427.
  • Nagy, C., Juhász, A. et al. (2021) 'Preventive Metformin Monotherapy Medication Prescription, Redemption and Socioeconomic Status in Hungary in 2018-2019: A Cross-SectionalStudy. Int J EnvironRes Public Health.;18(5):2206. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052206. IF: 4.614
  • Oroszi, B., Ferenczi, A., et al. (2022) ‘A védőoltások jelentősége a 18 éven felüli népesség COVID-19-cel összefüggő megbetegedési és halálozási kockázatának csökkentésében Magyarországon, 2021. augusztus 16. és 2022. február 6. között’, 9(1), pp. 132–143. Available at: https://nepegeszsegugyi-egyesulet.hu/sites/default/files/2022-08/e-nepeg2201_1.pdf.
  • Oroszi, B., Juhász, A., et al. (2022) ‘Characteristics of the Third COVID-19 Pandemic Wave with Special Focus on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Morbidity, Mortality and the Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccination in Hungary’, Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(3), p. 388. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12030388.
  • Röst, G. et al. (2020) ‘Early Phase of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Hungary and Post-Lockdown Scenarios’, Viruses, 12(7), p. 708. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/v12070708.
  • Wong, K. et al. (2022) ‘Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries’, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05076-1.
  • Csanádi, M. et al. (2021) ‘Modeling costs and benefits of the organized colorectal cancer screening programme and its potential future improvements in Hungary’, Journal of Medical Screening, 28(3), pp. 268–276. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969141320968598.

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