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Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak
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On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more… be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … diarrhea and presented to one of three EDs from June 20-26. Controls were randomly selected from ED visits … -
Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma
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Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more… ED visits daily, and capture 95, 100, 100 and 95% of all ED visits, respectively. The data collected include … via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.5 Early notification might facilitate clinical … coincided in time. An early alert was identified in all four seasons using rapid test positivity, although no … -
Monitoring for Local Transmission of Zika Virus using Emergency Department Data
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The first travel-associated cases of Zika virus infection in New York City (NYC) were identified in January 2016. Local transmission of Zika virus from imported cases is possible due to presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Timely detection of… read more… of Zika virus from imported cases is possible due to presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Timely … of Zika virus from imported cases is possible due to presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Timely … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Investigate Tattoo-related Skin Infections in NYC
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In 2012, an outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infections in tattoo recipients in Rochester, NY was found to be associated with premixed tattoo ink contaminated before distribution.1 In May 2012, a case of M. chelonae was reported in a New York City… read more… To investigate tattoo-associated skin infections due to Mycobacterium chelonae using Emergency Department … To investigate tattoo-associated skin infections due to Mycobacterium chelonae using Emergency Department … -
Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
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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).… 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … and death worldwide. Winter AGE epidemics are commonly due to rotavirus (RV) or norovirus (NV). Epidemic RV … occurring outside these confirmed RV periods was presumed due to NV. Estimates of age- and syndrome-specific excess ED …