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Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak
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On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more… one borough of NYC, with three EDs having most of the visits. Because NYC has had limited success in detecting … one borough of NYC, with three EDs having most of the visits. Because NYC has had limited success in detecting … from June 20-26. Controls were randomly selected from ED visits categorized as “other” syndrome who presented to the … -
Syndromic Surveillance and Influenza-like Illness in Georgia
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There are multiple sources of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance data within the state of Georgia. These include laboratory surveillance for influenza viruses, sentinel providers that report ILI, pneumonia and… read more… significance. The Fever+Flu syndrome, which includes ED visits for febrile and viral illnesses, is used to monitor … and geographic information are re- ceived on each ED visit. Frequencies and percentage of all visits were calculated for daily and/or weekly Fever+Flu ED … -
A Comparison of Locally Developed Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions Using Electronic Emergency Department Data in Boston and New York City
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To compare locally-developed influenza-like syndrome definitions (derived from emergency department (ED) chief complaints) when applied to data from two ISDS DiSTRIBuTE Project participants: Boston and New York City (NYC) [1].… daily from 10 of 10 EDs in the city of Boston (avg daily visits ~ 1300). The NYCDOHMH collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~ 10,000). Each department uses both a broad (more …