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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… Chief complaint data from emergency department (ED) visits and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are … data to detect seasonal influenza. ED visits for influenza-like illness and OTC flu medication … Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales … -
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 … -
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… 2 systems as monitors of respiratory illness activity. ED Visits for ILI and Pneumonia Compared to ILI/Pneumonia … /P ne um on ia O ut br ea ks ILI/Pneumonia Outbreaks ED Visits for ILI and Pneumonia Figure 1 – ED Visits for ILI and Pneumonia Compared to Number of …