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Population-based surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among high school football and wrestling participants—Nebraska, 2008–2010
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MRSA, which had been known primarily as a cause of healthcare-associated infections, increasingly has been recognized as a cause of skin infections among persons of all ages who have little or no contact with healthcare settings. Such infections are… read more… TJ Safranek.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 16 Conclusions Estimated incidence of … Threats Journal BF Buss and TJ Safranek. 2011, 4:s122 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 17 … -
Assessing the use of Syndromic Surveillance Data to Identify and Track Heat Illness in Nebraska, 2010 - 2011
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Heat waves have serious health impacts such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dehydration, and death. Heat illness morbidity and mortality can be reduced with the identification of vulnerable populations and targeted public health interventions. In… read more… surveillance; heat illness; heat wave Acknowledgments Tom Safranek, MD; Jennifer Marcum, DrPh. *Eryn Murphy …