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Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola
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The first Ebola virus case on American soil was confirmed September 30, 2014, in a 45-year-old man. He had entered the country on September 20, 2014, from Liberia. Feeling ill, he visited a Dallas, Texas, hospital 5 days later where he was released… read more… of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Document NSSP-Success-Story-TX-Ebola.pdf Submitted by … Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of … -
Syndromic Surveillance Shows Medical Surge in Dallas–Fort Worth during Hurricane Harvey, 2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, resulting in 88 fatalities and more than $125 billion in damages to infrastructure. In Houston, flooding created a toxic mix of chemicals, sewage, biohazards, and 8 million cubic yards of… read more… Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Document NSSP-Success-Story-Texas-Hurricane-harvey.pdf … surge, at least 10 hospitals experienced a 600% ED visit surge from evacuees, two of which experienced >1,000% … Tarrant County Public Health wfstephens@tarrantcounty.com Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office …