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Quantifying the potential benefit of early detection for preventing morbidity and mortality: a simulation study of cryptosporidium outbreak
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Many studies evaluate the timeliness and accuracy of outbreak detection algorithms used in syndromic surveillance. Of greater interest, however, is defining the outcome associated with improved detection. In case of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis… read more… Montréal, Montréal, Canada E-mail: okhmatovskaia@gmail.com Objective To quantitatively assess the benefit of … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 4545 the benefits of BWA decline faster … Health Threats Journal A Okhmatovskaia et al. 2011, 4:s46 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 4646 … -
The influence of address errors on detecting outbreaks of campylobacteriosis
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Mandatory notification to public health of priority communicable diseases (CDs) is a cornerstone of disease prevention and control programs. Increasingly, the addresses of CD cases are used for spatial monitoring and cluster detection… read more… Zinszer et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 6868 analyses. The magnitude of address … Health Threats Journal K Zinszer et al. 2011, 4:s59 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 6969 …