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A Syndrome Track and Reporting System in Hillsborough County Florida: Findings from a Systematic Evaluation
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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 … counties. STARS uses hospital emergency department visit data to detect aberrations of non-specific syndromes … revealed the weakness of some algorithms (e.g. C1). The lack of a consistent and unified communication channel and … -
Syndromic Surveillance in the State of Florida
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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 … these systems have not been systematically evaluated. The lack of calibration to suit local needs of these systems …