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Enhanced Public Health Surveillance Activities in Miami-Dade County for Super Bowl XLI
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A large event such as the Super Bowl that attracts over 120,000 visitors to an area within a short period of time has the potential to increase the risk of communicable diseases and environmental hazards in a community in… read more -
Substance Abuse Among Youth in Miami-Dade County, 2005-2007
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The 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 9th to 12th graders in Miami-Dade County public schools found that 69.7% of students tried alcohol, 28.3% tried marijuana, and 6.3% tried cocaine in their lifetime. Results also showed that… read more -
Innovative Uses for ESSENCE to Improve Standard Communicable Disease Reporting Practices in Miami-Dade County
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To illustrate how ESSENCE can been utilized to collaborate with healthcare practitioners in order to improve communicable disease reporting -
Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County
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To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities -
Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County
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The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County. -
Comparison of ICD-9-Coded Chief Complaints and Diagnoses for Identifying Gastrointestinal Syndrome Using ESSENCE
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The purpose of this study was to determine if existing chief complaint and ICD-9 codes for detecting gastrointestinal syndrome correctly identify similar patterns of illness when applied to the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early… read more -
Tracking emergency department (ED) patients with gastrointestinal symptoms during a Norovirus epidemic in Miami-Dade
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From January to March 2010, thirteen outbreaks of Norovirus infection were reported to the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Immunization Service (EDC-IS), up from four outbreaks in the entire 2008 and same number during 2009. … read more -
Use of Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Hurricane-Related Injuries in Miami-Dade County, FL
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In 2005, three hurricanes made landfall in Florida, with Hurricane Wilma having the most severe impact on Miami-Dade County. Syndromic surveillance is typically used to detect bioterrorism or natural disease outbreaks before… read more