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Syndromic Surveillance in Sweden: the example of medical helpline and web query data
Content Type: Webinar
In this webinar, a syndromic surveillance system based on data from a national medical helpline and website will be discussed. The presentation will describe the two data sources (telephone triage and web queries) and the development of methods for… read more… system based on data from a national medical helpline and website will be discussed. The presentation will describe … submitted by the general public to a national medical website. Hulth received a PhD from Stockholm University in … epidemics based on queries to a national health service website. References Andersson T, Bjelkmar P, Hulth A, Lindh … -
Syndromic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection and Investigation
Content Type: Abstract
A large part of the applied research on syndromic surveillance targets seasonal epidemics, e.g. influenza, winter vomiting disease, rotavirus and RSV, in particular when dealing with preclinical indicators, e.g. web traffic. The research on local… read more… symptoms of gastrointestinal illness (Stockholm County’s website for healthcare information), and OTC pharmacy sales … symptoms of gastrointestinal illness (Stockholm County’s website for healthcare information), and OTC pharmacy sales … -
Increasing Outbreak Detection Power by Data Transformations
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance involves the analysis of time series of health indicators to identify changes in disease patterns. To this end, statistical modeling is used to reduce systematic data variation. Still, there is variation that cannot be… read more… statistical criteria for using composite baselines, i.e. ratios and geometric means of data streams. The results … statistical criteria for using composite baselines, i.e. ratios and geometric means of data streams. The results …