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Validation of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Respiratory Syndrome using Electronic Health Records
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Effective and valid surveillance of syndromes can be extremely useful in the early detection of outbreaks and disease trends. However, medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult.… read more… medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. … medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to assist in a meningitis outbreak investigation
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Beginning on March 13, 2011, ACDC experienced an unusual increase in reported bacterial meningitis cases in Los Angeles (LA) County. Early in the investigation, there were few epidemiological links between the cases. Three cases were homeless; two… read more… as point source outbreaks. Querying preestablished ED visit, coroner death, and 911 call feeds can provide a …