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Early Identification of Salmonella Cases Using Syndromic Surveillance
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On June 7, 2008, federal food protection and public health agencies alerted consumers of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections. As of June 30, 2008, 851 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same… read more… the nationwide Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak. The case visited the ED on Jun 6 and information regarding that visit was available in ESSENCE the following day. The case … as associated with the national outbreak until Jun 26. The retrospective query for Salmonella identified a … -
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 …