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Use of Syndromic Surveillance during a South Florida Mass Migration Exercise, Broward County
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On March 7th and 8th of 2007 authorities from federal, state, county, and municipal jurisdictions/agencies having mass migration response responsibilities (as per the Department of Homeland Security Operation Vigilant Sentry, as well as… read more… in 1980. The exercise included volunteers who visited a few local emergency departments with specific … resident and hospital zip code, hospital name, time of visit, and chief complaint text. If clustering of these … chief complaints were intended to sound like they may be cases of dengue fever or malaria in migrants. The … -
Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Chief Complaints Post-Hurricane Wilma, Broward County, Florida 2005
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On October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida as a category 3 storm. The storm moved toward the northeast and passed through Palm Beach and Broward Counties before entering the Atlantic… read more… 0.67-0.91), respectively. Respiratory illness ED visits showed a weak positive association in the first week … and, PMR 3.67 (95%CI 2.91-4.62) respectively. Visits for MVA shows a moderate negative association for the …