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Survey of Pre-Clinical Behavior – What Do People Do When They Get Sick?
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The impetus for the development of many first syndromic surveillance systems was the hope of detecting infectious disease outbreaks earlier than with traditional surveillance. Various data sources have been suggested as potential… read more… those resulting from behaviors that change due to illness, such as purchasing medications, missing … including those resulting from behaviors that change due to illness, such as purchasing medications, missing … and usual interactions with the healthcare system. We did not obtain any identifying information. We had to end … -
Effective Use of Laboratory Data for Monitoring Population Health
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Effective public health response to emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters, and bioterrorism requires access to real-time, accurate information on disease patterns and healthcare utilization. The ESSENCE surveillance… read more… were consolidated. Test results could not be monitored due to lack of stan- dardized reporting, so only test orders … cultures Blood cultures Respiratory cultures 453 64 26 1 1046 113 42 4 1 0.349 0.354 0.450 San Diego Area … Awareness System. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:27-30. Further Information: Cara Olsen, …