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  • 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.
    … _Influenza-Like_Illness_Observed_From_Emergency_Department_Visits_In_Miami-Dade_County.pdf Submitted by elamb on Mon, … Influenza-Like Illness Observed From Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH, Erin …
  • 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
    … and Disease Control about five homeless persons that visited the same hospital simultaneously with … Disease Control (OEDC) about five homeless persons that visited the same hospital simultaneously with gastro- … zip code, hospital and time of emergency department (ED) visit to explore a potential outbreak. If clustering is …
  • 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
    … 85 661 residents in Miami-Dade County below 18 years old visited Miami Children’s Hospital ED in 2005. This figure … of double entries resulting from classification of ED visits into more than one syndromic group. Direct … was used to calculate age standardized rates of visits by patient’s zip code of residence. The 2000 US …
  • 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
    … race/ethnicity, resident zip code, hospital, time of visit and chief complaint whereas bioterrorism-associated … file include patient age, sex, chief complaint, time of visit, race/ethnicity, discharge disposition (e.g. admitted, … zip code, hospital, race/ethnicity, or chief complaint. S y n d ro m e A g e G ro u p C o u n t F la g C o lo r F la g …
  • 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
    … the system generates the weekly percentage of ILI visits which is compared with a county baseline and … if it is necessary. Figure 1 – Daily plot of ILI ER visits in Miami-Dade County. Week 16, 2006 The second part … consists of a weekly comparison of percentage of ILI ER visits to ILI baseline and threshold lines for the …
  • 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
    … standard. RESULTS From January-March 2005, there were 26,383 emergency department visits, of which 1489 (5.6%) were assigned to the ILI syndromic group. Of these 1,489 events, 26 (1.7%) were true positives and 1,463 (98.3%) were false …
  • 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
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  • Use of Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Hurricane-Related Injuries in Miami-Dade County, FL

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    In 2005, three hurricanes made landfall in Florida, with Hurricane Wilma having the most severe impact on Miami-Dade County. Syndromic surveillance is typically used to detect bioterrorism or natural disease outbreaks before… read more
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