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What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons for Mass Gatherings
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We assessed the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on syndromic surveillance systems including the incidence of syndromic indictors and total contacts with health care. Introduction Mass gatherings can impact on the health… read more… What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons … -
“That was then, this is now” improving public health syndromic surveillance baselines
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Syndromic surveillance systems are used by Public Health England (PHE) to detect changes in health care activity that are indicative of potential threats to public health. By providing early warning and situational awareness, these systems play a… read more… data could be used to model seasonality, changes due to public health interventions or working practices … data could be used to model seasonality, changes due to public health interventions or working practices … -
Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Response to UK Flooding Incident 2007
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Wetter and stormier weather is predicted in the UK as global temperatures rise. It is likely there will be increases in river and coastal flooding. The known short and medium term health effects of flooding are drowning, injury, acute asthma, skin… read more… health in flooded and non-flooded households. Commun Dis Public Health 2004;7(1):39-46. Advances in Disease … -
Primary Care Surveillance in the UK - Actions, Outcomes, Benefits
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Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a variety of syndromes which could give early warning of health protection issues (microbiological and chemical). It is possible to track milder illnesses which may not present to… read more… 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … General Practice Research Database. J Public Health 2004 26: 359-364. [5] DH. UK Health Departments’ Influenza …