Displaying results 1 - 2 of 2
-
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data for Enhanced Case-Capture of Conditions of Public Health Interest
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance can be a useful tool for the early recognition of outbreaks and trends in emergency department (ED) data. In addition, as a more timely data source than traditional disease reporting, syndromic data may also be… read more… source than traditional disease reporting, syndromic data may also be leveraged to identify individual disease cases, … from 8 hospitals. These data include: date and time of visit, age, zip code, chief complaint, mode of arrival, and … pneumoniae), 3 (13.0%) were fungal (Cryptococcus), 6 (26.1%) unknown/other, and 13 (56.5%) aseptic/viral … -
Too Many Signals? Frequency and Quantitative Descriptions of Detected Events
Content Type: Abstract
San Diego County Public Health has been conducting syndromic surveillance for the past few years. Currently, the system has become largely automated and processes and analyzes data from a variety of disparate sources including hospital emergency… read more… in which events that are of public health interest may unfold. Relatively small increases in volume that are … anomalies, and varying ways actual public health events may present themselves in syndromic data. Document … anomalies, and varying ways actual public health events may present themselves in syndromic data. BACKGROUND San …