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Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for Outbreak Detection in a Resource-Limited Setting
Content Type: Abstract
Recent events have focused on the role of emerging and re-emerging diseases not only as a significant public health threat but also as a serious threat to the economy and security of nations. The lead time to detect and contain a novel emerging… read more… Objective To determine system usefulness of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition in detecting increases in the number … Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for outbreak detection in a … MD, USA Objective To determine system usefulness of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition (EDE) in detecting increases in the … -
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… for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care … of severe weather, and other events of concern. The ESSENCE concept began in an internally funded project at the … local epidemiologists using it. Methods: The features of ESSENCE include spatial and temporal statistical alerting, …