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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… Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 con- firmed cases among NYC residents with onset dates from … [OR=1.7, 95%CI=(0.1, 29.4)]; however, the control who con- sumed Veggie Booty® reported having diarrhea upon … by pa- rental report of diarrhea as opposed to ED chief com- plaint; the OR for Veggie Booty® was 8.3, 95%CI=(0.4, … -
Surveillance triggers for community-based mitigation of pandemic influenza
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Four waves of pandemic influenza from 1918-1920 in New York City caused ~40,000 deaths, primarily of young-adults and children. The explosiveness of the autumn 1918 wave has led many to believe that in the event of a similar… read more… OBJECTIVE In response to an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report1 recommending community-based pandemic influenza … of community-wide epidemic >3.2 sd (Serfling model). 1. IOM (2006) Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza (National Academies Press, DC). http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11800.html 2. Hatchett RJ, Mecher CE & …