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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… End Application uses a standard query definition for HRI (i.e., “Heat, excessive”), but this definition may perform … data; quantify the number of cases retrieved by the query due to chief complaint terms rather than clinical diagnosis; … End Application uses a standard query definition for HRI (i.e., “Heat, excessive”), but this definition may perform … -
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… provided an estimate of cumulative incidence of infection due to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) as of the end of that … infected. Objective To estimate the number of infections due to the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus corresponding … situations) estimate the cumulative number of infections due to a novel influenza virus in a population. 3 views … -
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… and to describe the characteristics of decedents who died from a drug overdose, were investigated by the county's … and to describe the characteristics of decedents who died from a drug overdose, were investigated by the county's …