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Evaluating Twitter for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Detection in New York City
Content Type: Abstract
An estimated one in six Americans experience illness from the consumption of contaminated food (foodborne illness) annually; most are neither diagnosed nor reported to health departments1. Eating food prepared outside of the home is an established… read more -
Challenges to Implementing Communicable Disease Surveillance in New York City Evacuation Shelters After Hurricane Sandy, November 2012
Content Type: Journal Article
Hurricane Sandy hit New York City (NYC) on October 29, 2012. Before and after the storm, 73 temporary evacuation shelters were established. The total census of these shelters peaked at approximately 6,800 individuals. Concern about the spread of… read more -
Prospective Spatio-Temporal and Temporal Cluster Detection by Salmonella Serotype
Content Type: Abstract
Nontyphoidal Salmonella, consisting of >2,500 distinct serotypes, is the leading bacterial agent of foodborne illness in the U.S., causing an estimated 1 million infections per year. In NYC, interviews of all case-patients (N≈1,100 annually… read more