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Surveillance for Mass Gatherings: Super Bowl XLIX in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015
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Super Bowl XLIX took place on February 1st, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. In preparation for this large scale public event and related activities, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) developed methods for enhanced surveillance,… read more -
Evaluating the BioSense Syndrome for Heat-Related Illness in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Monitoring heat-related illness (HRI) is a public health priority in Maricopa County, Arizona. Since 2006, Maricopa County Department of Public Health has utilized data from hospital discharges, medical examiner preliminary reports, and death… read more -
Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, 2009
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A seroprevalence survey carried out in four counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco) provided an estimate of cumulative incidence of infection due to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) as of the end of that year… read more -
Identifying Persons Who Inject Drugs in Medical Examiner Data in Maricopa County, AZ
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The rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States has increased steadily since 2000. Injection drug use, a practice associated with infectious disease transmission, has likely increased along with this upward trend in drug overdoses. Injection… read more -
Enhancing Syndromic Surveillance at a Local Public Health Department
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The mission of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH; Arizona) is to protect and promote the health and well-being of its residents and visitors. Surveillance efforts allow epidemiologists to quantify and characterize public health… read more -
Surveillance for Mass Gatherings: NCAA Final Four 2017 in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Final Four-associated events culminated in four days of intense activity from March 31st through April 3rd, and added an estimated 400,000 visitors to Maricopa County's 4.2 million residents. Objective: To describe and… read more