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Syndromic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection and Investigation
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A large part of the applied research on syndromic surveillance targets seasonal epidemics, e.g. influenza, winter vomiting disease, rotavirus and RSV, in particular when dealing with preclinical indicators, e.g. web traffic. The research on local… read more… symptoms of gastrointestinal illness (Stockholm County’s website for healthcare information), and OTC pharmacy sales … symptoms of gastrointestinal illness (Stockholm County’s website for healthcare information), and OTC pharmacy sales … -
Increasing Outbreak Detection Power by Data Transformations
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Syndromic surveillance involves the analysis of time series of health indicators to identify changes in disease patterns. To this end, statistical modeling is used to reduce systematic data variation. Still, there is variation that cannot be… read more… statistical criteria for using composite baselines, i.e. ratios and geometric means of data streams. The results … statistical criteria for using composite baselines, i.e. ratios and geometric means of data streams. The results …