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Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE): Overview, Components, and Public Health Applications
Content Type: Journal Article
Background: The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care practitioners to monitor health indicators of public health… read more… (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care practitioners to monitor health indicators of public … (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care practitioners to monitor health indicators of public … -
Utility of Syndromic Surveillance for Investigating Morbidity Resulting from a Severe Weather Event
Content Type: Abstract
On 12/14/06, a windstorm in western Washington caused 4 million residents to lose power; within 24 hours, a surge in patients presented to emergency departments (EDs) with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. As previously described, records of… read more… our syndromic surveillance system captured 16,982 ED visits. Most of the 169 ED patients with CO-related illness …