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Using Syndromic Surveillance to Rapidly Describe the Early Epidemiology of Flakka Use in Florida, June 2014 – August 2015
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Syndromic surveillance has historically been used to track infectious disease, but in recent years, many jurisdictions have utilized the systems to conduct all hazards surveillance and provide situational awareness with respect to previously… read more… that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in … that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in … -
Impact of Patient Self-Registration in Emergency Departments on Syndromic Surveillance Data
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The Florida Department of Health electronically receives hospital emergency department (ED) data from 180 EDs located in 54 of its 67 counties through its Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (… read more… patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. … patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. … -
Monitoring Respiratory Syncytial Virus Regionally In Children Aged < 5 Years Old Using Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center Chief Complaint Data in Florida’s Syndromic Surveillance System, Week 1, 2010 - Week 32, 2014
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National studies estimate that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists position statement (13-ID-07): “RSV-… read more… is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and … is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and … -
Evaluating the Utility of HealthMap as a Supplementary Surveillance Tool
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HealthMap collects and aggregates information from online sources to generate outbreak alerts based on disease and geographic location. This project will assess the timeliness and sensitivity of HealthMap based on outbreak posts from EpiCom, the… read more… identify outbreaks, at the state and local level. Results may help determine whether HealthMap should be monitored … identify outbreaks, at the state and local level. Results may help determine whether HealthMap should be monitored … -
Special Event Data
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary A truncated historical dataset is provided from one or more subregions with multiple participating hospitals with enough variety in the patient volume and demographics to make the problem challenging and to generate alerting… read more… truncated dataset consist of date and time of visit, patient residence zip code, and consistent … responding to statistical anomalies and ED/UCC visits of PH importance. Note any other … Minimum data elements: date and time of visit, patient residence zip code, and consistent … -
Florida Department of Health Syndromic Surveillance Identifies Unreported Cases of Zika Virus Disease, 2016–2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Zika virus disease became a significant public health problem in Brazil in 2015 and quickly spread to other South American and Central American countries. While not an overly severe illness for many, Zika virus disease has been shown to increase the… read more… facilitate daily review of suspect emergency department visits. Additionally, queries and dashboards were shared with county epidemiology staff. Visits of concern were forwarded to county epidemiology …