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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… of ED data to detect the start of the influenza season, a lack of information exists on the usability of OTC sales to … ED data to detect the start of the influenza season1, a lack of information exists on the usability of OTC sales to … detection, it presents several challenges, including lack of ability to follow up and the possibility that … -
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… visited the ED on Jun 6 and information regarding that visit was available in ESSENCE the following day. The case …