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  • Approaching Evaluations of Surveillance System Pilots through an Ownership Perspective

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    Pilot projects help determine utility and feasibility of a system, but even if considered successful, cost could prevent further scale-up. When evaluating a surveillance system pilot, cost and benefits are key factors to examine. In Cote d’Ivoire… read more
    … technical assistance. In other instances, partners may conduct an evaluation and share the results and … is not actively engaged as the primary executor, outcomes may not be endorsed or implemented. Therefore, these … technical assistance. In other instances, partners may conduct an evaluation and share the results and …
  • Utility of a Syndromic Surveillance System to Identify Disease Outbreaks with Reportable Disease Data

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    In light of recent communicable disease outbreaks, the ability of Florida Department of HealthÕs (FDOH) syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE-FL, to identify emergent disease outbreaks using reportable disease data and algorithms originally… read more
    … to guide timely disease control efforts, but may not by themselves be definitive actionable information. … to guide timely disease control efforts, but may not by themselves be definitive actionable information. …
  • Utility of System Generated Syndromic Surveillance Alerts to Detect Reportable Disease Outbreaks

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    Reportable disease case data are entered into Merlin by all 67 county health departments in Florida and assigned confirmed, probable, or suspect case status. De-identified reportable disease data from Merlin are sent to ESSENCE-FL once an hour for… read more
    … to guide disease control efforts in a timely manner, but may not signify definitive actionable information.   … to guide disease control efforts in a timely manner, but may not signify definitive actionable information.   …