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Rabies and Animal Bites - Florida Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, arachnid, and fish bites). The query is designed using ESSENCE syntax (from the query portal) The query is designed to be run against… read more -
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 -
Characterizing Fentanyl-Associated Mortality using the Literal Causes of Death
Content Type: Abstract
In October 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released health advisory #384 to inform people about increases in fentanyl fatalities. Florida’s statewide syndromic surveillance system, Electronic Surveillance System for the… read more -
The Evaluation of Triage Notes Using ESSENCE-FL for Active Case Finding of Zika
Content Type: Abstract
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) utilizes the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) as its statewide syndromic surveillance system. ESSENCE-FL comprises of chief complaint data from… read more -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Rapidly Describe the Early Epidemiology of Flakka Use in Florida, June 2014 – August 2015
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Syndromic Surveillance Evaluation of Influenza Activity in At-Risk Sub-Populations
Content Type: Abstract
Near real-time emergency department chief complaint data is accessed through Florida’s syndromic surveillance system: Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Communitybased Epidemics-Florida (ESSENCE-FL). The Florida Department… read more -
Evaluating the Utility of HealthMap as a Supplementary Surveillance Tool
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Impact of Patient Self-Registration in Emergency Departments on Syndromic Surveillance Data
Content Type: Abstract
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

