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Comparison of Aberration Detection Algorithms for Biosurveillance Systems
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Use of robust and broadly applicable statistical alerting methods is essential for a public health Biosurveillance system. We compared several algorithms related to the Early Aberration Reporting System C2 (adaptive control chart) method for… read more… effects and the total daily volume of facility visits. Adjustment for the total visit volume allows monitoring of surrogate rates instead of … to compare different ways of adjusting for total facility visits and background day-of-week effects. Submitted by … -
Analytic Biosurveillance Methods for Resource-Limited Settings
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Biosurveillance in resource-limited settings is essential because of both enhanced risk of diseases rarely seen elsewhere (e.g. cholera) and pandemic threats (e.g. avian influenza). However, access to care and laboratory test capability are… read more… of syndromic surveillance. Such surveillance in turn may be a challenge because of insufficient data history and … has the added complication that day-of-week clinical visit patterns differ widely, (e.g. clinic closure on Sundays and Thursdays) and may evolve over time. Objective The authors develop … -
Analytic Fusion for Essential Indicators of the Opioid Epidemic
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Unlike other health threats of recent concern for which widespread mortality was hypothetical, the high fatality burden of opioid overdose crisis is present, steadily growing, and affecting young and old, rural and urban, military and civilian… read more… Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. … Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. …