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Louisiana Takes Action Against Drug Abuse by Sharing Syndromic Data
Content Type: Success Stories
Louisiana, like other states, grapples with widespread drug abuse. CDC’s DrugOverdose Death Data show Louisiana had a statistically significant 14.7% increase in its drug overdose death rate from 2015–2016. As early as 2013, the Louisiana Office of… read more -
2017 - 2018 Winter Weather Surveillance in Louisiana
Content Type: Abstract
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) in the Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) has several applications for syndromic surveillance including situational awareness during unusual and/or high profile events, such as the… read more -
Investigating Other Syndrome in ESSENCE from a Data Quality Perspective
Content Type: Abstract
The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) conducts syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS) and submits the collected data… read more