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  • 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 … Security. National Academies Press Web site. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_ id=10716&page=1. Accessed … Emerg Infect Dis 2002 Oct ;8. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/ vol8no10/02-0329.htm. Accessed April …
  • 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
    … The timing of statistical alerts between the systems was com- pared in relation to when sentinel influenza re- … BioDefend Surveillance Booklet. Available at: <http://www.bt.usf.edu/files/SurveillancePacket%20Draft.pd f>. …
  • 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
    … respec- tive area to address specific, priority questions con- fronting researchers, developers, and public health … used in various syndromic surveillance system, budget con- straints, and the veracity and usefulness of compiled … Retrieved July 18, 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RL32152.html [3] “Emergency …
  • Implementation of the BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System: Electronic Format versus Web-Based Data Entry

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    Bioterrorism surveillance is an integral component of DCHD’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. This study was a collaborative effort between Duval County Health Department, University of South Florida’s Center for Biological Defense (CBD),… read more
    … Florida Department of Health Reportable Disease List. www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/surv/lor8_3.pdf Frank, … Patterson C. Framework for Emergency Preparedness http://www.dcmsonline.org/jax- … 2003 Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:30 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/surv/lor8_3.pdf …
  • 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
    … demons- trates the importance of a concise protocol to comp- ile, analyze, interpret, and respond to syndromic sur- … Influenza Surveillence: Week 50. Retrieved 7/1/2007, www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/ Advances in Disease …
  • 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.
    … 46-50. Retrieved July 03, 2008 from the World Wide Web: www.emro.who.int/Publications/Emhj/0201/06.htm [2] Teutsch …