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Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions
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The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more… of NDC to identify related emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. These data may provide public health investigators insight into health … of SS syndromes based on the patient’s CC during their ED visit. Document … -
Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more… one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other using an automated chief complaint … The timing of statistical alerts between the systems was com- pared in relation to when sentinel influenza re- … II). J Urban Health. 2003;80(suppl 1):I32–42. [3] Tsui F-C, Espino JU, Dato VM, Gesteland PH, Hutman J, Wagner MM. … -
BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection
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Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more… followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … ups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department (ED) visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … increase was observed in statewide sentinel provider ILI visits coincidently with an overall increase in laboratory …