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Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak
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On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more… be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … diarrhea and presented to one of three EDs from June 20-26. Controls were randomly selected from ED visits … -
Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis
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We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC).… 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … and death worldwide. Winter AGE epidemics are commonly due to rotavirus (RV) or norovirus (NV). Epidemic RV … occurring outside these confirmed RV periods was presumed due to NV. Estimates of age- and syndrome-specific excess ED …