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Kansas Uses a Novel Approach to Assess Injuries to Agricultural Workers
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Agriculture can be a hazardous industry. Farmers, and oftentimes their family members, are at high risk for injuries, fatalities, and illness. Risks include exposure to pesticides on crop farms and use of tractors, farming equipment, and other… read more… he identified agriculture injuries by using ICD-10 CM codes: W30 (contact with agricultural machinery), Y92.7 … he identified agriculture injuries by using ICD-10 CM codes: W30 (contact with agricultural machinery), Y92.7 … 2017 Jun 6 [cited 2017 Sep 7]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aginjury/default.html 2 US … -
Kansas Uses Syndromic Surveillance Data to Educate the Public and Providers about Rabies
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Rabies is caused by a virus spread to people from the saliva and neural tissue of infected animals. The most common mode of transmission is through the bite of a rabid animal; however, rabies can be transmitted through non-bite exposures (e.g.,… read more… Services Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance www.cdc.gov/cdc.gov/nssp The National Syndromic Surveillance … [online]. 2011. [cited 2018 Aug 1]. Available from: www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/type.html 2 KDHE. Rabies … 2017. [cited 2018 Apr 5]. Available from: http://www.kdheks.gov/epi/Investigation_ …