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Dual Monitoring of ILI Syndrome Using the ESSENCE System
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The threat of terrorism and high-profile disease outbreaks has drawn attention to public health syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of natural or man-made disease events. In this sense, the Miami-Dade County Health… read more… Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … Illness (ILI) syndrome in Miami-Dade County using the ESSENCE syndromic surveillance system, and their potential … Document Dual_Monitoring_Of_Ili_Syndrome_Using_The_Essence_System.pdf Submitted by elamb on Mon, 07/30/2018 - … -
Utility of the ESSENCE System for Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Miami-Dade County
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The threat of pandemic and seasonal influenza has drawn attention to syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of influenza-like illness. Since 2005, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance… read more… the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … information. This study evaluates the ability of the ESSENCE ILI chief complaint grouping for identifying true … syndromic grouping. This study evaluates the utility of ESSENCE for ILI surveillance. Document … -
Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008
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Although Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert regarding an unusual public health event, combining that information with … read more… for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert … outbreak. Objective To illustrate how MDCHD utilized ESSENCE in order to track a gastrointestinal outbreak in a … Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless … -
Catchment Area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Room - Implications for Syndromic Surveillance in Miami-Dade County
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This research aims to determine the catchment area of Miami Children's Hospital Emergency Department (ED). The purpose is to identify pediatric populations and territories within Miami-Dade County that are insufficiently covered by this hospital's… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to conduct syndromic surveillance [1]. Patients’ … complaint records from 14 Hospitals EDs are fed into ESSENCE on a daily basis. This research focuses on Miami … these areas visit other EDs currently feeding data into ESSENCE. Was the answer negative, they should be prioritized … -
Use of Epidemiological Knowledge to Create Syndromic Surveillance Reports
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Syndromic surveillance is an investigational approach used to monitor trends of illness in communities. It relies on pre-diagnostic health data rather than laboratory-confirmed clinical diagnoses. Its primary purpose is to detect… read more… for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) BACKGROUND Syndromic surveillance is an … necessary. In addition, the epidemiologist analyzing ESSENCE also monitors the county’s 911 Call Center and … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a data management/analysis system developed by … -
Enhanced Public Health Surveillance Activities in Miami-Dade County for Super Bowl XLI
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A large event such as the Super Bowl that attracts over 120,000 visitors to an area within a short period of time has the potential to increase the risk of communicable diseases and environmental hazards in a community in… read more… for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue 911 Call Center data … the average of 2,315 for the first two months of 2007. ESSENCE detected a significant increase of cases with … have lasted for a maximum of 5 days (Figure 1). Both ESSENCE and 911 call center data detected a statistically … -
Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County
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The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.… MDCHD has implemented a syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE) to monitor ILI trends from data received from …