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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… Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida on October 24, 2005, ED visits for back pain, leg and foot wounds, snake and spider … ILI patterns have shown that the percentage of ED visits attributable to ILI was much higher among children … attempt. Younger teens (10-14 years) were more likely to visit the ED with substance abuse than older teens aged … -
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… County Health Department (MDCHD), Miami, FL, USA E-mail: Rene_Borroto-Ponce@doh.state.fl.us Objective To …