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An Integrated System for Enteric Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Detection
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with Yale Emerging Infections Program (EIP), receives funding to particpate in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) and Foodborne Disease Centers for… read more… and control or disease outbreaks, particularly those due to to Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, and … and control or disease outbreaks, particularly those due to to Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, and … -
Evaluation of the Connecticut Hospital Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Monitoring of Community Gastrointestinal Illness
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The HEDSS system was implemented in 2004 to monitor disease activity [1]. Twenty of 32 emergency departments (ED) and 1 urgent care clinic provide data. Chief complaints are routinely categorized into 8 syndromes. Although previous studies have… read more… Aggregate hospital admissions data are reported daily by all hospitals. Facility and community GI outbreaks are also … visits for GI illness that was consistently higher than all other age groups. Conclusions There is a strong and … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in …