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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
    … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … diarrhea and presented to one of three EDs from June 20-26. Controls were randomly selected from ED visits …
  • The Impact of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi on Georgia Emergency Departments: Syndromic Surveillane and Disasters

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    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans, LA at 6:10AM CST and again at the LA/MS border at 10:00AM CST as a Category 3 hurricane, causing mass destruction along their coastlines. The devastation in LA and MS… read more
    … METHODS When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the GA De- partment of Human Resources, Division of Public Health … clusters were identified. The majority of these were due to motor vehicle accidents involving evacuees and … 0.2059 Mental Health 1 0.6 1 0.7 0.9508 Nausea/Vomit 4 2.6 5 3.5 0.6374 Other 86 55.1 82 57.3 0.9508 Advances in …
  • A Comparison of Electronic Emergency Department Visits and Data Collected Manually During a Field Exercise

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    To compare the completeness of emergency department (ED) visit and hospital admissions data collected electronically for syndromic surveillance and data collected manually for a field surveillance exercise.
    … for a field surveillance exercise. BACKGROUND On February 26-27, 2008, NYC DOHMH staff participated in a field … public health emergency. Field surveillance staff visited 26 hospitals to collect data on ED visits and hospital … Disposition status is complete in approximately 1/3 of all visits by the next day and for >60% of all visits within …
  • Using Emergency Department Disposition Data to Monitor Hospitalizations for Influenza-like Illness

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    Emergency Department (ED) syndromic surveillance data for influenza-like illness (ILI) have been found to provide timely and representative information about current influenza activity in NYC. DOHMH monitors visits daily from 50 of 61… read more
    … visits daily from 50 of 61 EDs, capturing about 94% of all ED visits in NYC. Since January 1, 2007, DOHMH has been … data is received from 37 EDs (approximately 1/3 of all visits by the next day and >60% of all visits within 1 week). More detailed hospitalization …
  • 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 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~ 10,000). Each department … 2, 2005 to May 17, 2008 were calculated for each site for all ages and 6 age groups (<2, 2-4, 5-17, 18-44, 45-64, … a greater magnitude of visits as influenza-like than did the other city’s local definition. Figure – Proportion …
  • Age Specific Correlations between Influenza Laboratory Data and Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions in Boston and New York City

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    To compare age-group-specific correlation of influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC using locally defined ILS definitions.
    … ED morbidity patterns. Also, BPHC receives reports of all influenza isolates in Boston identified by any … from Oct 2, 2005 – May 17, 2008 were calculated for all ages, and for 6 age groups (<1, 1-4, 5-24, 25-44, 45-64, … for the <1 and 1-4 age groups was below 0.43 for all syndrome definitions. No significant correlation was …
  • Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts

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    Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more
    … as well as detection and response to seasonal infectious dis- eases. Figure 1. Georgia Public Health Districts …
  • Cluster Detection Comparison in Syndromic Surveillance

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    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information… read more
    … emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information … 8 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … daily from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information …