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Mitigating data collection challenges with adaptive frameworks
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Electronic disease surveillance systems can be extremely valuable tools; however, a critical step in system implementation is collection of data. Without accurate and complete data, statistical anomalies that are detected hold little… read more… A Poku et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 58 for those challenges to define the … for data collection. BMC Proc 2008;2 (Suppl 3):SS. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1753-6561/2/ S3/S5. 2 Ashar R, Lewis S, Blazes DL, … -
Evaluating Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Response Systems in Developing Countries: Framework and Pilot Application
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A pandemic caused by influenza A/H5N1 or another novel strain could kill millions of people and devastate economies worldwide. Recent computer simulations suggest that an emerging influenza pandemic might be contained in Southeast Asia through rapid… read more… delays in pandemic recognition. Wealthy countries have com- mitted substantial funds to improve pandemic detec- … Interval between symptom onset and presentation for con- firmed human H5N1 cases with publicly available WHO … Health Organization. WHO pandemic influenza draft proto- col for rapid response and containment. Draft 30, May 2006. … -
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… Buczak et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 55 References 1 Burnette WN, Hoke CH, … Health Threats Journal AL Buczak et al. 2011, 4:s9 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 66 …