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Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions
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The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure,… read more… medication transactions and emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and the relationship … of antiviral prescription medication transactions (1.26%). Spatial analysis showed that the highest number of ILI … -
Identification and tracking of heat-related illnesses using syndromic surveillance
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The summer of 2010 in Maryland was characterized by unusually high temperatures. This type of increased and prolonged heat can potentially make residents sick, and extreme exposure can even kill people at highest risk. Numerous… read more… Maryland (n!45) report data on emergency department (ED) visits to ESSENCE in near real-time manner. Therefore, ED visits for heat-related illnesses were reviewed closely on a … awareness and inform decision making. The counts of ED visits for heat-related illnesses were also compared with …