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Detecting and Investigating a Large Community Outbreak of Legionellosis — South Bronx, July 2015
Content Type: Webinar
We will present an overview of: (1) the epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease (LD), (2) techniques applied by the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for routine LD surveillance and outbreak investigation, (3) detection and… read more -
Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City
Content Type: Abstract
The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more -
Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
Content Type: Abstract
We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC).