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Automated Surveillance To Detect An Influenza Epidemic: Which Respiratory Syndrome Should We Monitor?
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OBJECTIVE Syndromic surveillance systems (SSS) seek early detection of infectious diseases outbreaks by focusing on pre-diagnostic symptoms. We do not yet know which respiratory syndrome should be monitored for a SSS to discover… read more… MD, M.Sc.4, Trish M. Perl, MD, M.Sc.3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Maryland, … -
Reducing the Delay in Detecting an Influenza Epidemic with More Sensitive Case Detection Algorithms
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Measures aimed at controlling epidemics of infectious diseases critically benefit from early outbreak recognition [1]. SSS seek early detection by focusing on pre-diagnostic symptoms that by themselves may not alarm clinicians. We have previously… read more… Samore, MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2University of Maryland, … -
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Reduce both the Delay and the Workload Required to Detect and Influenza Epidemic
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Measures aimed at controlling epidemics of infectious diseases critically benefit from early outbreak recognition. Through a manual electronic medical record (EMR) review of 5,127 outpatient encounters at the Veterans… read more… Samore, MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2University of Maryland, …