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Selecting Targeted Symptoms/Syndromes for Syndromic Surveillance in Rural China
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Patients’ chief complaints (CCs) as a common data source, has been widely used in syndromic surveillance due to its timeliness, accuracy and availability. For automated syndromic surveillance, CCs always classified into predefined syndromic… read more -
Using Medications Sales from Retail Pharmacies for Syndromic Surveillance in Rural China
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Drug sales data as an early indicator in syndromic surveillance has attracted particular interest in recent years, however previous studies were mostly conducted in developed countries or areas. In China, many people (around 60%) choose self-… read more -
Over-the-counter Medication Sales Surveillance for Early Detection of Respiratory Epidemics in Rural China
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Respiratory infectious diseases are the most common diseases reported in rural China. Studies have suggested that the OTC retail sale data could be used to detect early outbreak (1, 2). However, few researches have performed to identify whether OTC… read more