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    Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health to supplement mandatory disease reporting. The use of chief complaints as a data source is common for early event detection. Though some public health syndromic surveillance systems… read more
    … often have interests specific to their hospital which may motivate them to conduct additional syndromic … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, …
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    Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health in disease epidemiology. Partnerships between hospital-based and public health systems can improve efforts to monitor for disease clusters. Greenville Hospital System operates a… read more
    … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … 7/9 -7 /15 /06 7/2 3- 7/ 29 /06 8/6 -8 /12 /06 8/2 0- 8/ 26 /06 9/3 -9 /9 /06 9/1 7- 9/ 23 /06 10 /1- 10 /7/ 06 10 …
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    The South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Environmental Control uses multiple surveillance systems to monitor influenza activity from October to May of each year, including participating in the U.S. Influenza Sentinel Providers Surveillance… read more
    … systems to monitor influenza activity from October to May of each year, including participating in the U.S. … systems to monitor influenza activity from October to May of each year, including participating in the U.S. … systems to monitor influenza activity from October to May of each year, including participating in the U.S. …
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    The South Carolina Aberration Alerting Network (SCAAN) is a collaborative network of syndromic systems within South Carolina. Currently, SCAAN contains the following data sources: SC Hospital Emergency Department chief-… read more
    … an ILI provider in South Carolina from 25 April 2009 to 26 June 2010. As of July 2010, a total of 14 hospital … fever–flu and ILI percentage from 25 April 2009 through 26 June 2010. There was an initial increase in ILI-related … compared to SC ILI Surveillance Statewide (4/25/09-6/26/10) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 4/25/09 5/23/09 6/20/09 7/18/09 …