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Detection of Patients with Influenza Syndrome Using Machine-Learning Models Learned from Emergency Department Reports
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Early detection of influenza outbreaks is critical to public health officials. Case detection is the foundation for outbreak detection. Previous study by Elkin el al. demonstrated that using individual emergency department (ED) reports can better… read more -
Modeling Baseline Shifts in Multivariate Disease Outbreak Detection
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Population surges or large events may cause shift of data collected by biosurveillance systems [1]. For example, the Cherry Blossom Festival brings hundreds of thousands of people to DC every year, which results in simultaneous elevations in… read more