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Modelling the Contribution of Infectious Pathogens to the Seasonality of Syndromic Data
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Calls to NHS Direct (a national UK telephone health advice line) which may be indicative of infection show marked seasonal variation, often peaking during winter or early spring. This variation may be related to the seasonality of common viruses.… read more -
Primary Care Surveillance in the UK - Actions, Outcomes, Benefits
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Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a variety of syndromes which could give early warning of health protection issues (microbiological and chemical). It is possible to track milder illnesses which may not present to… read more -
Utilisation of Data Derived from a Nurse-Led NHS Access and Information Telephone Helpline (NHS24) in Communicable Disease Management in Scotland
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To compare NHS24 data with a range of laboratory and other surveillance systems to further explore its potential utility in communicable disease management. -
Guidelines to Implement or Improve Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period [1]. It… read more -
Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Response to UK Flooding Incident 2007
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Wetter and stormier weather is predicted in the UK as global temperatures rise. It is likely there will be increases in river and coastal flooding. The known short and medium term health effects of flooding are drowning, injury, acute asthma, skin… read more -
Towards Integrated Syndromic Surveillance in Europe?
Content Type: Webinar
Triple - S is a project co-financed by the European commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers. THe project encompasses an inventory of existing and proposed syndromic surveillance systems in Europe, including country visits… read more