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  • Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County

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    The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.
    … _Influenza-Like_Illness_Observed_From_Emergency_Department_Visits_In_Miami-Dade_County.pdf Submitted by elamb on Mon, … Influenza-Like Illness Observed From Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH, Erin …
  • Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert regarding an unusual public health event, combining that information with … read more
    … and Disease Control about five homeless persons that visited the same hospital simultaneously with … Disease Control (OEDC) about five homeless persons that visited the same hospital simultaneously with gastro- … zip code, hospital and time of emergency department (ED) visit to explore a potential outbreak. If clustering is …
  • Socio-Demographic and Temporal Patterns of Emergency Department Patients Who Do Not Reside in Miami-Dade County, 2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    Visitors from areas outside Miami-Dade County have the potential to introduce diseases and/or strains of microorganisms circulating in their regions of residence. Immunocompromised and immunonaive travelers are at higher risk of… read more
    … patients who reside outside Miami-Dade and who visited EDs of hospitals located in this County during 2007. … of patients who reside outside Miami-Dade and who visited Emergency Departments (EDs) of hospitals located in … public health tool. METHODS All ED patients who visited each of the 14 hospitals of Miami-Dade County that …
  • Using Public School Absentee Data to Enhance Syndromic Surveillance in Miami-Dade County, 2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Miami-Dade County Health Department currently utilizes Emergency Department based Syndromic surveillance data, 911 Call Center data, and more recently Public School Absenteeism data. Daily monitoring of school absenteeism… read more
    … data. Daily monitoring of school absenteeism data may enhance early outbreak detection in Miami-Dade County in … illness. Forty percent (66 of 165) of children aged 0-17 visited the ED March 11th between 6:00 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. … hours of 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; 36.3% (74 of 204) of visits to the ED among 0-17 year olds had a chief complaint …
  • Super Bowl Surveillance: A Practical Exercise in Inter-Jurisdictional Public Health Information Sharing

    Content Type: Abstract

    When the Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public health departments have instituted heightened… read more
    … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public …
  • Catchment Area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Room - Implications for Syndromic Surveillance in Miami-Dade County

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    This research aims to determine the catchment area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Department (ED). The purpose is to identify pediatric populations and territories within Miami-Dade County that are insufficiently covered by this hospital's… read more
    … 85 661 residents in Miami-Dade County below 18 years old visited Miami Children’s Hospital ED in 2005. This figure … of double entries resulting from classification of ED visits into more than one syndromic group. Direct … was used to calculate age standardized rates of visits by patient’s zip code of residence. The 2000 US …
  • Use of Epidemiological Knowledge to Create Syndromic Surveillance Reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is an investigational approach used to monitor trends of illness in communities. It relies on pre-diagnostic health data rather than laboratory-confirmed clinical diagnoses. Its primary purpose is to detect… read more
    … race/ethnicity, resident zip code, hospital, time of visit and chief complaint whereas bioterrorism-associated … file include patient age, sex, chief complaint, time of visit, race/ethnicity, discharge disposition (e.g. admitted, … zip code, hospital, race/ethnicity, or chief complaint. S y n d ro m e A g e G ro u p C o u n t F la g C o lo r F la g …
  • Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities
    … Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida on October 24, 2005, ED visits for back pain, leg and foot wounds, snake and spider … ILI patterns have shown that the percentage of ED visits attributable to ILI was much higher among children … Research on animal bites and chicken pox related ED visits has suggested that communication with our health care …