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The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale
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Quantifying the spatial-temporal diffusion of diseases such as seasonal influenza is difficult at the urban scale for a variety of reasons including the low specificity of the extant data, the heterogenous nature of healthcare seeking… read more… Document The_Spatial_Temporal_Pattern_Of_Excess_Influenza_Visits_At_The_Suburban_Scale.pdf Submitted by hparton on … ABSTRACT The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale KJ Konty, and DR Olson New … data from 50 of 55 ED’s in NYC representing 95% of all ED visits. An archive of prospective analyses records all … -
Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
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We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC).… age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with … RV annually causes ~600,000 deaths worldwide and ~70,000 hospitalizations in the US1. Globally, RV infection … confirmed RV activity and to characterize associated ED visits in NYC. METHODS To estimate incident winter-season … -
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.… influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … 0.50 0.75 1.00 <1 1-4 5-24 25-44 45-64 65+ Age Group (y rs) C or re la tio n C oe ff ic ie nt NYC -0.25 0.00 0.25 … -
Surveillance triggers for community-based mitigation of pandemic influenza
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Four waves of pandemic influenza from 1918-1920 in New York City caused ~40,000 deaths, primarily of young-adults and children. The explosiveness of the autumn 1918 wave has led many to believe that in the event of a similar… read more… today early detection and intervention strategies may not be effective. Recent historical studies of the 1918 … today early detection and intervention strategies may not be effective. Recent historical studies of the 1918 … and current estimates of influenza-attributable excess ED visits and deaths in NYC6. From these estimates, we … -
Estimating Hospital Admissions for Influenza Using Emergency Department (ED) Syndromic Surveillance Data, New York City
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An important goal of influenza surveillance is to provide public health decisionmakers with timely estimates of the severity of community-wide influenza. One potential indicator is the number of influenza hospitalizations. In New… read more… data are received daily for approximately 90% of NYC ED visits, and include patient’s age, gender and chief complaint. ED ILI visits were defined as any visit whose chief complaint … fever-flu or respiratory syndrome. Weekly excess ED ILI visits were estimated as above using Serfling regression. … -
Review of the ISDS Distributed Surveillance Taskforce for Real-time Influenza Burden Tracking & Evaluation (DiSTRIBuTE) Project 2007/08 Influenza Season Proof-of-concept Phase
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This paper describes the initiation, development and proof-of-concept phase of the ISDS DiSTRIBuTE influenza morbidity surveillance project [1].… depict respiratory, fever and influenza-like syndrome ED visits by jurisdiction as percent of total. 1/ 21 /2 00 6 2/ … 1/ 6/ 20 07 2/ 10 /2 00 7 3/ 17 /2 00 7 4/ 21 /2 00 7 5/ 26 /2 00 7 6/ 30 /2 00 7 8/ 4/ 20 07 9/ 8/ 20 07 10 /1 3/ 20 … 4/ 5/ 20 08 5/ 10 /2 00 8 <2y 2-4y 5-17y 18-44y 45-64y 65+y Western city A <2y 2-4y 5-17y 18-44y 45-64y 65+y … -
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 … correlated with the isolate data from each city (range 0.70 - 0.84, p<0.001) than the broad definitions (range 0.42 - …