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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… Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 con- firmed cases among NYC residents with onset dates from … [OR=1.7, 95%CI=(0.1, 29.4)]; however, the control who con- sumed Veggie Booty® reported having diarrhea upon … by pa- rental report of diarrhea as opposed to ED chief com- plaint; the OR for Veggie Booty® was 8.3, 95%CI=(0.4, … -
Spatio-Temporal Visualizations as Interface: Constructing Geographic Animations of Disease Surveillance Data in a Syndromic Surveillance System
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As the Georgia Division of Public Health began constructing a systems interface for its syndromic surveillance program, the nature and intended use of these data inspired new approaches to interface design. With the temporal and spatial components… read more… for the spatial and space-time scan statistics. http://www.satscan.org/, 2006. [3] Bradley CA, et al, BioSense: … early notification of community-based epidemics. http://www.geis.fhp.osd.mil/geis/surveillanceactivities/essence/ess … 2 Day 3 Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:68 http://www.satscan.org/ … -
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… May 22, 2006. [2] U.S. Census Bureau; Census 200; http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html. Accessed: May 10, 2006. [3] Hutwagner L, … http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html … -
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… Prevention; 2005-06 U.S. Influenza Season Summary; http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2005-2006/05- … for Disease Surveillance; DiSTRIBuTE Project; http://www.syndromic.org/society/Invitation_to_DiSTRIBuTE.pdf … -
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.… Tracking and Evaluation (DiSTRIBuTE) Project. http://www.syndromic.org/projects/DiSTRIBuTE.htm Boston -0.25 0.00 … -
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].… from other diverse jurisdictions. REFERENCES [1] http://www.syndromic.org/projects/DiSTRIBuTE.htm [2] Olson, … -
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… 08 Week Ending Date N um be r of IL I A dm is si on s fr om th e E D 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 N um be r of In flu en …