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Introduction to the System of Combined National Surveillances for Early Detection
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The first prototype syndromic surveillance in Japan was used during the G8 summit meeting in 2000 with two local prefectures involved. The second trial syndromic surveillance and the first internet-based surveillance used in 2002… read more -
Second Year of the Surveillance on Over-the-Counter Medication Sales Data in Japan
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To evaluate the potential of using the sales of Over the Counter (OTC) medicines for early detection of infections of public health concern, retrospective analysis of the sales of OTC common cold medications used for influenza-like illness (ILI) has… read more -
An Examination of Syndromic Surveillance for Early Detection of Nosocomial Outbreaks
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Objective So as to be able to detect nosocomial outbreaks at an early stage, we examine the construction of a syndromic surveillance system for inpatients who have fever, respiratory symptoms, diarrhea, vomiting or rash and… read more -
Detecting Web Rumours with a Multilingual Ontology-Supported Text Classification System
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Timely surveillance of disease outbreak events of public health concern currently requires detailed and time consuming manual analysis by experts. Recently in addition to traditional information sources, the World Wide Web … read more -
An Examination of Syndromic Surveillance for Early Detection of Nosocomial Outbreaks
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So as to be able to detect nosocomial outbreaks at an early stage, we examine the construction of a syndromic surveillance system for inpatients who have fever, respiratory symptoms, diarrhea, vomiting or rash and evaluate its statistical properties. -
A Practitioner-Driven Research Agenda for Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Journal Article
ABSTRACT Syndromic surveillance has expanded since 2001 in both scope and geographic reach and has benefited from research studies adapted from numerous disciplines. The practice of syndromic surveillance continues to evolve rapidly. The… read more