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A collaboration to enhance detection of disease outbreaks clustered by time of patient arrival
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One objective of public health surveillance is detecting disease outbreaks by looking for changes in the disease occurrence, so that control measures can be implemented and the spread of disease minimized. For this purpose, the… read more… This method is implemented in an operational ESSENCE website module. Conclusion The TOA application resulted from … problem and associated constraints; (b) involvement of all stakeholders for the duration of the project, including … -
Analytic Fusion of ESSENCE Clinical Evidence Sources for Routine Decision Support
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Block 3 of the US Military Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources of data. These include administrative clinical encounter records in the… read more… using additional known outbreaks. Results of fusing all algorithmic output streams will be presented. … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Incorporating Water Security into Syndromic Surveillance
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Although rare in the US, the CDC reports 13-14 drinking-water-related disease outbreaks per year, affecting an average of about 1000 people. The US EPA has determined that the distribution system is the most vulnerable component… read more… 5 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … system sectors that have similar water characteristics de- pending on the hydrostatic pressure and distance from … Health and WQ BBNs to assess the degree of belief that de- graded WQ is or is not associated with illnesses. The …