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Automated Syndromic Surveillance System in Los Angeles County
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The Los Angeles County (LAC) Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Unit has made significant progress in automating the syndromic surveillance system. The surveillance system receives electronic data on a daily basis from different hospital… read more… Toyota, Curtis Croker MPH, Patricia Araki MPH, Raymond Aller MD Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, … management staff. Uploading surveillance results to the website has increased access and availability of analysis … -
Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance and Population-Based Health Monitoring in Los Angeles County
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The Bioterrorism Surveillance Unit of the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health, Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) program analyzes Emergency Department (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED… read more… in the LAC metro area obtained from the weather.com website. Regarding surveillance for morbidity related to the … temperature trends (r=0.67, p<0.0001). Sewage Spill There did not appear to be any increasing trend in ear-related, … -
A Comparison of Fever Classified Chief Complaints and Diagnoses with Recorded Body Temperatures
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The LAC SSS has been in existence since 2004. Currently, the system collects data from over 50 hospitals daily and performs a chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to… read more… chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to its inclusion within several syndrome category … chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest … -
Syndromic Surveillance Signal Investigation in Los Angeles County
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In the fall of 2001, the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response (BT P&R) Unit initiated a syndromic surveillance system utilizing chief complaint data collected from Emergency Departments throughout Los Angeles County (LAC). Chief complaint data… read more… experience, a review of the line listing and data from all other surveillance systems and sources (i.e., Terrorism Early Warning Group, Pro-Med, Epi-X, …