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Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008
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By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more… Objective We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … OBJECTIVE We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … chief complaint data from 14 hospitals in Broward County (ESSENCE), air quality data from the Florida Department of …