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  • Content Type: Abstract

    One of the first county-wide syndromic surveillance systems in the nation, the Syndromic Tracking and Reporting System (STARS) has been in operation since 11/01/2001, and now covers Hillsborough, Pinellas and Collier counties.… read more
    … counties. STARS uses hospital emergency department visit data to detect aberrations of non-specific syndromes … County Florida: Findings from a Systematic Evaluation Y. Zhu1, Ph.D., W. Wang1, Ph.D., D. Atribun,2 MPH, C. … as whether a single or multiple ICD9 codes is used. Data com- pleteness and timeliness in data submission were …
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    Syndromic Surveillance utilizes health-related symptom data to monitor disease outbreaks. Its’ potential for prompt detection of disease outbreaks and strengthening of rapid public health response is anticipated. As a result, syndromic surveillance… read more
    … While most of the sys- tems are based on data of patient visit to Emergency Department of major hospitals, a few also … ment and Practice. 2005 May-Jun; 11(3): 184-190. [3] Zhu Y, Wang W, et al. Initial evaluation of the early aberration … system—Florida. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26; 54 Suppl: 123-30. Further Information: Wei Wang, …