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Detection of multiple overlapping anomalous clusters in categorical data
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Syndromic surveillance typically involves collecting time-stamped transactional data, such as patient triage or examination records or pharmacy sales. Such records usually span multiple categorical features, such as location, age… read more… definitions or focus only on detecting spatially co-located clusters for disease outbreak detection. Further, … definitions1 or focus only on detecting spatially co-located clusters2 for disease outbreak detection. … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 5555 algorithms are allowed to generate … -
Challenges of introducing disease surveillance technology in developing countries: experiences from India and Sri Lanka
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Modern information and communication technologies have increasingly prominent roles in health care systems. To capitalize on attainable benefits, it is essential to thoroughly and purposefully weave them into the existing business … read more… Pittsburgh, PA, USA E-mail: chamindusampath@gmail.com Objective We review challenges faced during the initial … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 47 typhoid), and the actual patient … Health Threats Journal C Weerasinghe et al. 2011, 4:s58 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 48 … -
Learning Specific Detectors of Adverse Events in Multivariate Time Series
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This paper describes how powerful detectors of adverse events manifested in multivariate series of bio-surveillance data can be learned using only a few labeled instances of such events.… by being able to raise an alert even if none of the com- ponent signals is critical, but if some of them are … -
Automated detection of data entry errors in a real time surveillance system
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Real-Time Biosurveillance Program (RTBP) introduces modern surveillance technology to health departments in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, India. Triage data from each patient visit (basic demographics, signs, symptoms, preliminary… read more… L Chen et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 9 Low quality of data can easily … Emerging Health Threats Journal L Chen et al. 2011, 4:s69 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 10 …