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Classification of Emergency Department Syndromic Data for Seasonal Influenza Surveillance
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We evaluated several classifications of emergency department (ED) syndromic data to ascertain best syndrome classifications for ILI.… with ED data. We used 6 classifications of ILI ED visit data for this analysis: (1) A chief complaint with … -
Enhancing Event Communication in Disease Surveillance: ECC 2.0
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Regional disease surveillance systems allow users the ability to view large amounts of population health information and examine automated alerts that suggest increased disease activity. These systems require users to view and… read more… lack of automatic notification for new events/comments. Email notification will be implemented in ECC 2.0. The … -
Analytic disease surveillance methodology based on emulation of experienced human monitors
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Recently published studies evaluate statistical alerting methods for disease surveillance based on detection of modeled signals in a data background of either authentic historical data or randomized samples. Differences in regional… read more… Security Technology Department, Baltimore, MD, USA E-mail: howard.burkom@jhuapl.edu Objective This presentation … -
Using Electronic Surveillance Systems in Resource-Poor Settings: Why and How
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Difficulties in timely acquisition and interpretation of accurate data on communicable diseases can impede outbreak detection and control. These limitations are of global importance: they contribute to avoidable morbidity,… read more… challenges. METHODS Information gained during site visits to functioning disease surveillance systems in low … -
Biosurveillance applications for resource-limited settings: open ESSENCE and ESSENCE desktop edition
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More than a decade ago, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) developed the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more… Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA E-mail: jacqueline.coberly@jhuapl.edu Objective This paper … -
Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for Outbreak Detection in a Resource-Limited Setting
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Recent events have focused on the role of emerging and re-emerging diseases not only as a significant public health threat but also as a serious threat to the economy and security of nations. The lead time to detect and contain a novel emerging… read more… diseases. Nature. 2004;430:242�9. *John Mark Velasco E-mail: VelascoJM@afrims.org (page number not for citation …