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  • ESSENCE Version 2.0: The Department of Defense's Worldwide Syndromic Surveillance System Receives Several Enhancements

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    ESSENCE receives and analyzes data for the Military Health System’s (MHS) 9 million beneficiaries resulting in approximately 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released … read more
    … 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE Version … 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide [1]. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE … and radiology records from the Composite Health Care Systems (CHCS) and include data elements that capture …
  • Evaluation of Body Temperature to Classify Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) in a Syndromic Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    This study aims to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of body temperature measurements > 100.5 žF in relationship to laboratory confirmation of influenza and other ILI pathogens.
    … the utility of body temperature readings from primary care consults for SARS surveillance in an army medical …