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    The Utah Department of Health documented a single epidemic of cryptosporidiosis in Utah during 2007. Seven hundred eleven laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Salt Lake County, Utah from July 27 through December 18. Illness onset date was… read more
    … for 86% (611 of 711) of patients and ranged from May 30 through November 11. Approximately 32% (224 of 691) … from emergency department and urgent care facility visits. Document … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:60 …
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    Animals continue to be recognized as a potential source of surveillance data for detecting emerging infectious diseases, bioterrorism preparedness, pandemic influenza preparedness, and detection of other zoonotic diseases. Detection of disease… read more
    … that are used to detect outbreaks of infectious disease (26). This potential gain establishes the value of data for … (22) 2.8 Canine (41) Feline (20) Equine (11) 2.6 2.7 4.9 Ear (15) Nose (8) 9.2 17.2 32 91 E. coli (43) … MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53:1–11. 26. Wagner MM, Tsui FC, Espino JU, et al. The emerging science of very early …
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    Current veterinary surveillance systems may be ineffective for timely detection of outbreaks involving non-targeted disease. Earlier detection could enable quicker intervention that might prevent the spread of disease and limit lost revenue. Data… read more
    … Current veterinary surveillance systems may be ineffective for timely detection of outbreaks … to those used for early outbreak surveillance in humans, may provide for earlier outbreak detection in animals. … BACKGROUND Current veterinary surveillance systems may be ineffective for timely detection of outbreaks …
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    Identifying potential biases and confounders that may affect data quality is an important consideration when evaluating surveillance systems. Having the benefit of predictable temporal trends is a key requirement to improve upon… read more
    … Identifying potential biases and confounders that may affect data quality is an important consideration … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com www.hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:264 … …
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    Sixty-one percent of known disease-causing agents that infect humans can also infect animals [1]. While humans are the primary reservoir for only 3% of zoonoses, detection of zoonotic disease outbreaks remains mostly dependant on the identification… read more
    … for humans [5]. Detection of an outbreak in pets may then provide for warning of an outbreak that could … was accompanied by marked increases in emergency room visits of people with GI-associated chief complaints and … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com www.hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance …
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    The 2003/04 influenza season included a more pathogenetic organism and had an earlier onset. There were noticeably more deaths in otherwise healthy children than in previous seasons. Following this season, States were asked by the Centers for… read more
    … chief complaints from hospital emergency department visits, school absentee reports, diagnostic laboratory reports, visits to physician’s offices, visits to Veterans Administration and Department of Defense …
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    “The ultimate measure of whether a surveillance system has achieved the optimal balance of attributes lies in its usefulness.” No one is better qualified to comment on usefulness than the users. As system developers, we are well advised to… read more
    … was distributed via a web-based service (SurveyMonkey.com, Portland, OR) to 240 registered public health users of … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com www.hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:128 …