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  • Paralysis Analysis: Investigating Paralysis Visit Anomalies in New Jersey

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    On July 11, 2012, New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) Communicable Disease Service (CDS) surveillance staff received email notification of a statewide anomaly in EpiCenter for Paralysis. Two additional anomalies followed within three hours. Since… read more
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  • Game Plan: Communicable Disease Surveillance for Super Bowl XLVIII – New Jersey, 2014

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the summer of 2013, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) began planning for Super Bowl XLVIII to be held on February 2, 2014, in Met Life Stadium, located in the Meadowlands of Bergen County. Surveillance and epidemiology staff in the… read more
    … implemented enhanced reports and expanded monitoring of visit complaints. Objective To describe the surveillance … implemented enhanced reports and expanded monitoring of visit complaints. Objective To describe the surveillance …
  • Travel and Triage: Pilot project to detect infections after medical tourism procedures

    Content Type: Abstract

    EpiCenter, NJ’s statewide syndromic surveillance system, collects ED registration data. The system uses chief complaint data to classify ED visits into syndrome categories and provides alerts to state and local health departments for surveillance… read more
    … including triage notes, which contain more specific ED visit information than chief complaint, from 10 EDs to … including triage notes, which contain more specific ED visit information than chief complaint, from 10 EDs to …