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  • Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems

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    In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more
    … one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other using an automated chief complaint … one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other us- ing an automated chief complaint … The timing of statistical alerts between the systems was com- pared in relation to when sentinel influenza re- …
  • Could Syndromic Surveillance Data be Used Effectively with Other Data Sources? A Transposable Local View

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    This panel member consultation is an International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) sponsored project. It involved expert personnel in their respective area to address specific, priority questions confronting researchers, developers, and… read more
    … specific, unsettled problems or unanswered questions that hinder advances in utilization of syndromic surveillance … unsettled problems or unan- swered questions that hinder advances in utilization of syndromic surveillance … specific, unsettled problems or unanswered questions that hinder advances in utilization of syndromic surveillance …
  • BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection

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    Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more
    … systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting … (SS) systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting … systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting …
  • A County Health Department's Analysis and Dissemination Algorithm of a Neruological Syndrome Aberration to Respective Community Stakeholders

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    The purpose of this study is to depict a local county health departmentís analysis and dissemination algorithm of surveillance system (SS) aberration (alarm) to designated stakeholders within the community.
    … [age, sex, zip code, facility location, and time of visit] for possible epidemiological links, (5) Correlated …
  • Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance with Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Public Health Response

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    In the event of a large-scale public health crisis, successfully detecting and assessing health threats and monitoring population health status over a sustained period of time is likely to require integration of information from multiple… read more
    … may be most apparent from an increase in dead animal com- plaints made to animal control services. In the event … surveil- lance, environmental and atmospheric information com- bined into plume models, and multiple sources of animal … from bioterrorism and emerging infectious disease. Nature.com. http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n12s/ …