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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 … -
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 …