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A Simple Method of Using Linked Health Data in Syndromic Surveillance
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This paper describes a simple technique for utilizing linked health information in syndromic surveillance. Using knowledge of which patient encounters resulted in laboratory test requests and prescriptions may improve sensitivity and specificity of… read more… resulted in laboratory test requests and prescriptions may improve sensitivity and specificity of detection … of linked lab requests and prescriptions filled for each visit. This tally ranged from zero to greater than 9 and was … ratio [1] for this event increased by about 26% as the severity linkage score filtering increased from … -
The Development of Virtual Data for Syndromic Surveillance Exercises
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On 27 April 2005, a simulated bioterrorist event—the aerosolized release of Francisella tularensis in the men’s room of luxury box seats at a sports stadium—was used to exercise the disease surveillance capability of the National Capital Region (NCR… read more… requirements and represented both ‘normal’ endemic visits (the background) as well as outbreak-specific records … requirements and represented both ‘normal’ endemic visits (the background) as well as outbreak-specific records … create the background data, emergency depart- ment (ED) visits were generated for each political unit in the NCR. ED … -
Dengue Fever Outbreak Prediction
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Dengue fever is endemic in over 100 countries and there are an estimated 50 - 100 million cases annually. There is no vaccine for dengue fever yet, and the mortality rate of the severe form of the disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever, ranges from 10-20… read more… disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever, ranges from 10-20% but may be greater than 40% if dengue shock occurs. A predictive … disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever, ranges from 10-20% but may be greater than 40% if dengue shock occurs (2). A … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Methodology for prediction of outbreaks of diseases of military importance
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Traditional public health practice has relied on public health surveillance of disease to detect outbreaks in an effort to mitigate their effects. Often the earlier an outbreak is detected, the greater the mitigation of its effects. The logical… read more… validation is of paramount importance as health officials may be unlikely to spend resources on mitigation efforts …