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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 … -
Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston
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We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity.… (BPHC) syndromic surveillance system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- … vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and dehydration. GI3 did the same, but excluded visits that contained gyne- … syndromes and ICD9 codes for gastroenteritis. CONCLUSIONS All three syndrome definitions had a fairly high de- gree of … -
Simulation of Correlated Outbreak Signals for Early Aberration Reporting
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The Early Aberration Reporting System was developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help assist local and state health officials to focus limited resources on appropriate activities of public health… read more… spatial and temporal data sources, such as emergency de- partment visits, drug store sales, and ambulatory clinic …