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Syndromic Surveillance for Arboviral Diseases in Arizona
Content Type: Success Stories
Arizona reports an average of 116 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) each year, and in 2015, Arizona saw a reemergence of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus. In addition, Arizona is at risk for importation of viruses such as chikungunya, dengue, and… read more -
Impact of the NSSP’s transition to ESSENCE on chief complaint field-based syndromes
Content Type: Abstract
In January 2017, the NSSP transitioned their BioSense analytical tools to Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The chief complaint field in BioSense 2.0 was a concatenation of the record's… read more -
Surveillance for Mass Gatherings: NCAA Final Four 2017 in Maricopa County, Arizona
Content Type: Abstract
Final Four-associated events culminated in four days of intense activity from March 31st through April 3rd, and added an estimated 400,000 visitors to Maricopa County's 4.2 million residents. Objective: To describe and… read more -
Firearm Injury - Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome attempts to capture acute GSW hospital visits and was developed based on existing syndromes shared by the community of practice in this forum post: https://www.healthsurveillance.org/forums/Posts.aspx?topic=1452124 This syndrome… read more -
Injection Drug Use - Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome attempts to capture Opioid, Cocaine and Meth Injection Drug Use hospital visits. The syndrome was developed using NSSP ESSNECE and evaluated on Maricopa County emergency department and inpatient data. Fields used in ESSENCE include… read more -
Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
Content Type: References
This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document
Content Type: Report
In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more -
Homeless Population - Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created using BioSense 2.0 phpMyAdmin and later transitioned to ESSENCE. The syndrome queries chief complaint and discharge diagnosis fields. The Maricopa County data include emergency room and inpatient visits.