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Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales of Flu Remedies in the National Capitol Region, 2003-2007
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The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducts enhanced surveillance using the Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the… read more… for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the National Capital Region consists of … when observed counts are outside the expected range. ESSENCE alerts users to unusual counts of a particular … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the National … -
Can Syndromic Surveillance Data be Useful for Monitoring Respiratory Illness Activity?
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A significant amount of resources and effort have been recently invested in syndromic surveillance systems. However, how these systems complement or compare with traditional public health surveillance systems, such as outbreak reporting, is not… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) syndromic surveillance system to monitor … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) syndromic surveillance system to monitor … clear. METHODS Depending on how the data are analyzed, ESSENCE may generate many alerts on any given day. To … -
Early Identification of Salmonella Cases Using Syndromic Surveillance
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On June 7, 2008, federal food protection and public health agencies alerted consumers of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections. As of June 30, 2008, 851 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). In Maryland, 30% of acute care hospitals in the … Metro and National Capital Regions, send ED data to ESSENCE. Although syndromic surveillance is not generally …