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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… query feature to search for rabies related patient visits. However, a more automated method was desired that … (2007 data) by the ISDH. RESULTS From January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006, seven reports of PEP administration were … -
Enhancing Syndromic Surveillance through Cross-border Data Sharing
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In the fall of 2006, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) proactively began general discussions regarding surveillance issues of mutual interest. Both states, having operational… read more… gender, patient home zip code, admitted date and time, visit number, and free- text chief complaint. Approximately … of this project provides a template for data sharing that may be helpful to other states. Finally, while this project …