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Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments
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In 2007-2008, the authors surveyed public health officials in 59 state, territorial, and selected large local jurisdictions in the United States regarding their conduct and use of syndromic surveillance. Fifty-two (88%) responded, representing areas… read more… influenza surveillance, are emerging as the main utility. Document Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United … registry of syndromic surveillance systems. Based on this guidance, we designed a survey instru- ment (Appendix II) … -
Visualization of Syndromic Surveillance Using GIS
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Syndromic Surveillance has been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly spatial and… read more… with GIS can standardize and expedite results. Document … user processes provides a way to standardize analysis, document procedures and more effectively complete GIS …