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Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more… identifying the actionable information that exists within all of these data/signals? Previous Approach n Look across … How could this work as integrated electronic solution? Do De Do. . . Skip a Few Our Usual Way to Focus on Statistical … while almost all of the influenza-like illnesses (are due to) this new virus, the actual percent of visits that … -
Spatial Analysis of an Outbreak of Q Fever
Content Type: Abstract
As part of the epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of Q fever in a factory in Scotland, we aimed to utilise a spatial scan statistic to aid in identification of areas associated with increased relative risk of infection.… 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … their main place of work. Serological status for all individuals was ascertained. Confirmed cases were … Communications in statistics. Theory and Methods, 26:1481-1496, 1997. Thanks to M Kulldorff, Harvard Medical … -
What Can Enhanced Influenza Surveillance Teach Us About Syndromic Surveillance?
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Currently Scotland has a number of influenza surveillance schemes, including âflu-spotterâ practices, and enhanced surveillance general practices that submit clinical samples for virological testing (SERVIS practices). This information feeds… read more… 2 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … 2006 involves roll out of use of the data from 80% of all Scottish GP’s. Results: A File Transfer Protocol will be … and the GP’s themselves. The project-managed system is due for launch in September 2006. Conclusions: The …