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  • Monitoring suicide-related events using National Syndromic Surveillance Program data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Suicide is a growing public health problem in the United States. From 2001 to 2016, ED visit rates for nonfatal self-harm, a common risk factor for suicide, increased 42%. To improve public health surveillance of suicide-related problems,… read more
    … problem in the United States. From 2001 to 2016, ED visit rates for nonfatal self-harm, a common risk factor for … recommended the use of real-time data from hospital ED visits. The collection and use of real-time ED visit data on SI and SA could support a more targeted and …
  • Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, 2009

    Content Type: Abstract

    A seroprevalence survey carried out in four counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco) provided an estimate of cumulative incidence of infection due to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) as of the end of that year… read more
    … 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus corresponding to each ED visit for ILI in a four-county area of Florida. Knowing such … 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus corresponding to each ED visit for ILI in a four-county area of Florida. Knowing such … Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, …
  • Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more
    … of NDC to identify related emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. … of SS syndromes based on the patient’s CC during their ED visit. Document … have surveyed reports of NDC to identify related ED visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. …
  • Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more
    … one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other using an automated chief complaint … one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other us- ing an automated chief complaint … Surveillance & Influenza Test Performed; (% Provider ILI visits (blue), % BD ILI (green), %ES- SENCE ILI (red) ). …
  • Use of Electronic Health Records to Determine the Impact of Ebola Screening

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since the largest epidemic of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) in recorded history began in Guinea in December 2013, the epidemic has spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone resulting in an estimation of over 27,000 total cases… read more
    … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for …
  • Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more
    … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Objective To describe the public health … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Methods Two Florida disease surveillance … either ‘Haiti’ or ‘earthquake’, along with the reason for visit, into appropriate syndrome categories. The intent of …
  • Improvement of Epidemiology Business Processes through the Evolution of Biosurveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the last decade, the scope of public health (PH) surveillance has grown, and biosurveillance capacity has expanded in Duval County. In 2004, the Duval County Health Department (DCHD) implemented a standalone syndromic surveillance (SS) system… read more
    … ad hoc ED surveillance was compared between ESSENCE and e-mail/telephone methods. QI reviews were compared between … Emerg Health Threats J 2011;4(Suppl 1). *Taj Azarian E-mail: tajazari@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) �ISDS 2011 …
  • Tracking suspected heroin overdoses in CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program

    Content Type: Abstract

    Overdose deaths involving opioids (i.e., opioid pain relievers and illicit opioids such as heroin) accounted for at least 63% (N = 33,091) of overdose deaths in 2015. Overdose deaths related to illicit opioids, heroin and illicitly-manufactured… read more
    … near real-time ED data on approximately two-thirds of ED visits in the US. NSSP’s data analysis and visualization … allows for tailored syndrome queries and can monitor ED visits related to heroin overdose at the local, state, … near real-time ED data on approximately two-thirds of ED visits in the US. NSSP’s data analysis and visualization …