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  • What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons for Mass Gatherings

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    We assessed the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on syndromic surveillance systems including the incidence of syndromic indictors and total contacts with health care. Introduction Mass gatherings can impact on the health… read more
    … What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons …
  • “That was then, this is now” improving public health syndromic surveillance baselines

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    Syndromic surveillance systems are used by Public Health England (PHE) to detect changes in health care activity that are indicative of potential threats to public health. By providing early warning and situational awareness, these systems play a… read more
    … data could be used to model seasonality, changes due to public health interventions or working practices … data could be used to model seasonality, changes due to public health interventions or working practices …
  • What value can Google search data add to existing syndromic surveillance systems?

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    Globally, there have been various studies assessing trends in Google search terms in the context of public health surveillance1. However, there has been a predominant focus on individual health outcomes such as influenza, with limited evidence on… read more
    … established surveillance systems. However, these studies did not compare performance against other syndromic data … established surveillance systems. However, these studies did not compare performance against other syndromic data …
  • Improving ILI Surveillance using Hospital Staff Influenza-like Absence (ILA)

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    Surveillance of influenza in the US, UK and other countries is based primarily on measures of influenza-like illness (ILI), through a combination of syndromic surveillance systems, however, this method may not capture the full spectrum of illness or… read more
    … burden of disease. Care seeking behaviour may change due to public beliefs, for example more people in the UK … burden of disease. Care seeking behaviour may change due to public beliefs, for example more people in the UK …
  • Using Bayesian Networks to Assist Decision-Making in Syndromic Surveillance

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    Syndromic surveillance systems often produce large numbers of detections due to excess activity (alarms) in their indicators. Few alarms are classified as alerts (public health events that may require a response). Decision-making in syndromic… read more
    … systems often produce large numbers of detections due to excess activity (alarms) in their indicators. Few … systems often produce large numbers of detections due to excess activity (alarms) in their indicators. Few …
  • Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Response to UK Flooding Incident 2007

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    Wetter and stormier weather is predicted in the UK as global temperatures rise. It is likely there will be increases in river and coastal flooding. The known short and medium term health effects of flooding are drowning, injury, acute asthma, skin… read more
    … health in flooded and non-flooded households. Commun Dis Public Health 2004;7(1):39-46. Advances in Disease …
  • Primary Care Surveillance in the UK - Actions, Outcomes, Benefits

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    Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a variety of syndromes which could give early warning of health protection issues (microbiological and chemical). It is possible to track milder illnesses which may not present to… read more
    … 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … General Practice Research Database. J Public Health 2004 26: 359-364. [5] DH. UK Health Departments’ Influenza …
  • Syndromic surveillance of air pollution incidents across international borders

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    The impact of poor air quality (AQ) on human health is a global issue, with periods of poor AQ known to occur in multiple locations, across different countries at, or around the same time. The Public Health England (PHE) Emergency Department… read more
    … and Northern Ireland during 2014. The Organisation de la Surveillance COordonnée des URgences (OSCOUR®) is a … and Northern Ireland during 2014. The Organisation de la Surveillance COordonnée des URgences (OSCOUR®) is a …