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Disease Profile Development Methodology for Syndromic Surveillance of Biological Threat Agents
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Detection of biological threat agents (BTAs) is critical to the rapid initiation of treatment, infection control measures, and public health emergency response plans. Due to the rarity of BTAs, standard methodology for developing syndrome… read more… trials. Clin Trials. 2008;5:225�39. *Gillian Gibbs E-mail: Gillian_Gibbs@rush.edu (page number not for citation … when there was a more defined purpose to reporting ED visits and admissions (e.g., The Republican National … as point source outbreaks. Querying preestablished ED visit, coroner death, and 911 call feeds can provide a … -
GUARDIAN: Geographic Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time for Disease Identification and Notification
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Real-time disease surveillance is critical for early detection of the covert release of a biological threat agent (BTA). Numerous software applications have been developed to detect emerging disease clusters resulting from either naturally occurring… read more… Key Wake Up Wake Up Pre-Processor (Internal DB) Pager/Email/etc. Web Browser BTA Profiles Advances in Disease … -
Case Definition for Real-Time Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case definition of influenza-like illness (ILI) as fever with cough and/or sore throat casts a wide net resulting in lower sensitivity which can have major implications on public health… read more… Accessed January 20, 2011. *Gillian Gibbs E-mail: Gillian_Gibbs@rush.edu (page number not for citation …