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Using Biosurveillance Whole-System Facsimiles To Compare Aberrancy-Detection Methods: Should BioSense Use SatScan?
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OBJECTIVE A “whole-system facsimile” recreates a complex automated biosurveillance system running prospectively on real historical datasets. We systematized this approach to compare the performance of otherwise… read more… Samore MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, M.Sc.3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Maryland, … -
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, …