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Detection of Walkerton Gastroenteritis Outbreak Using Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Records
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In May 2000 accidental contamination of the water supply led to an outbreak of severe gastroenteritis in Walkerton Ontario, Canada. Of 1346 cases associated with exposure to Walkerton water, 65 were admitted to hospital, 27 developed Hemolytic-… read more… using their own specialized algorithms. RESULTS ER visits associated with the outbreak were highly concentrated … is it s pe r da y Walkerton Site Only Exclude “Other” All Visits Exclude “Other”GI only All Visits 450 470 490 510 530 … -
Automatically tracking diabetes using information in physicians’ notes
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Patient consultations recorded as voice dictations are frequently stored electronically as transcriptions in free text format. The information stored in free text is not computer tractable. Advances in artificial intelligence permit the… read more… of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada E-mail: rbhatia@ottawaheart.ca Objective This paper describes … -
Creating a fast and flexible syndromic surveillance reporting system
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Syndromic surveillance systems significantly enhance the ability of Public Health Units to identify, quantify, and respond to disease outbreaks. Existing systems provide excellent classification, identification, and alerting functions,… read more… USA; and 5AMITA Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada E-mail: jason.morin@nrc.gc.ca Objective The objective of this …