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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… (8) real-world SSS datasets of Baltimore VA patients i.e. raw or background- substracted daily counts of ILI cases given by 4 dif- ferent CD algorithms during a typical one-year period … of ≤ 0.001. To address changes in detection delays due to the seasonal variations in ILI, epidemic … -
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… an influenza epidemic using a SSS that targets either (1) all cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) or (2) only … an influenza epidemic using a SSS that targets either (1) all cases of acute respira- tory infections (ARI) or (2) … then used a modified CUSUM statistic daily for 50 days to de- tect the outbreak. This injection/prospective- … -
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… but delay to the first true positive alert (open circles) did not. Right panel. CDAs with increased positive …