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BioSense Real-Time Data Initiative: Improving Emergency Preparedness- Monitoring Injury Sub-Syndromes
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Analysis of the BioSense data facilitates the identification, tracking, and management of emergent and routine health events, including potential bioterrorism events, injury related incidents and rapidly spreading naturally occurring events (1).… read more… events (1). BioSense enhances coordination between all levels of public health and healthcare by providing … events (1). BioSense enhances coordination between all levels of public health and healthcare by providing … Awareness System. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:11-9. [3] Sokolow LZ, Grady N, Rolka H, Walker … -
An Emergency Department Based Syndromic Surveillance System for Meningitis and Encephalitis, Maricopa County, AZ 2004
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We developed, implemented and evaluated Meningitis and Encephalitis (M/E) syndrome case definitions based on electronic Emergency Department (ED) chief complaint data; and assessed their ability to detect aberrations that correspond with M/E… read more… for each case definition. RESULTS A total of 243 (26%) reported M/E cases visited the 5 hospitals for which … from 18% to 71%. Specificity was high (98% to 99%) for all case definitions except for the least restrictive case …