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Identification of a measles case using syndromic surveillance in Salt Lake County, Utah
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In March-April, 2011, Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) investigated an outbreak of measles (N=9) resulting from a single imported case from Europe. Syndromic surveillance was used to identify measles-like illness (MLI) and enhance early… read more… investigated via patient interview by phone and/or home visit. Results Ninety-seven events of interest (of 2365 … Systems, Inc., EpiCenter, v 2.10. http:// www.hmsinc.com/service/epicenter.html. 3. Centers for Disease Control … http://www.hmsinc.com/service/epicenter.html … -
Evaluating the use of syndromic surveillance for the detection of influenza-like illness in Salt Lake County, Utah
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Salt Lake Valley Health Department uses syndromic surveillance to monitor influenza-like illness (ILI) activity as part of a comprehensive influenza surveillance program that includes pathogen-specific surveillance, sentinel… read more… Methods Data were collected from 30 August 2009 to 26 December 2009. Weekly reported hospitalized H1N1 cases … X100.41F, cough and/or sore throat, and total patient visits were summed from 12 sentinel sites, and used to … Systems, Inc, EpiCenter, v 2.6.3. http://www. hmsinc.com/service/epicenter.html. 4 Centers for Disease Control …