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Super Bowl Surveillance: A Practical Exercise in Inter-Jurisdictional Public Health Information Sharing
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When the Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public health departments have instituted heightened… read more… heightened local surveillance during mass gatherings due to concerns about increased risk of disease outbreaks. … For the first time, in 2007, health departments in all three Super Bowl-related regions already practiced daily … heightened local surveillance during mass gatherings due to concerns about increased risk of disease outbreaks. … -
Increasing Local Access to Syndromic Surveillance Data
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In the spring of 2005, the ISDH began using Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) application to analyze emergency department (ED) chief complaint data for syndromic surveillance… read more… an aggressive timeline made it necessary to direct all resource capacity toward first establishing hospital ED … and local health departments (except Marion County) did not have access to their data through ESSENCE, any … an aggressive timeline made it necessary to direct all resource capacity toward first establishing hospital ED … -
Operational Considerations and Early Successes with a Statewide Public Health Surveillance System
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In 2004, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) partnered with the Regenstrief Institute to begin collecting syndromic data from 14 ED’s to monitor bioterrorism-related events and other public health emergencies. Today, Indiana’s public… read more… to carbon monoxide in their home. While this finding did not uncover a widespread public health threat, it did provide the first empirical evidence that Indiana’s … a field investigation. Although laboratory testing did not identify a causative organism, investigation by … -
Improving Rabies Surveillance Using Syndromic Data
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In order to assess the use of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Indiana, the Communicable Disease Reporting Rule, adopted October 11, 2000, requires the reporting of rabies PEP administration. Indiana is a “home rule” state; that is to say, local… read more… fall of 2006, the veterinary epidemiologist received all reports of rabies PEP via hard copy. Objective The … fall of 2006, the veterinary epidemiologist received all reports of rabies PEP via hard copy. METHODS Initially, … Also, dog bites were removed from the query, due to the overwhelming number of hits. The veterinary … -
Exercise Demonstrates Effective Syndromic Surveillance Response Process
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Currently, Indiana monitors emergency department patient chief complaint data from 73 geographically dispersed hospitals. These data are analyzed using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-… read more… by noting 1) the magnitude difference from baseline (i.e., the greater the difference, the more potentially …