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  • Monitoring Pharmacy Retail Data for Anomalous Space-Time Clusters

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    Bio-surveillance systems monitor multiple data streams (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. influenza) and bio-terrorist attacks (e.g. anthrax re-lease). Many detection… read more
    … (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. … multiple data streams (OTC sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. … (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. …
  • A Multivariate Bayesian Scan Statistic

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    This paper develops a new method for multivariate spatial cluster detection, the ìmultivariate Bayesian scan statisticî (MBSS). MBSS combines information from multiple data streams in a Bayesian framework, enabling faster and more accurate… read more
    … may include sources such as emergency department (ED) visits, with each stream representing a different chief …