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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%) … to the ILI syndromic group. Of these 1,489 events, 26 (1.7%) were true positives and 1,463 (98.3%) were false … value [4]. The low sensitivity seen in this study may be due to low diagnosis of influenza in the emergency …