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Comparison of the US outpatient influenza-like illness surveillance network and the Google Flu Trends from 2008 to 2010
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http://Google.org developed a regression model that used the volume of influenza-related search queries best correlated with the proportion of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illness (ILI) model to estimate the level of ILI… read more… queries best correlated with the proportion of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illness (ILI) model to … report weekly ILI activity as the percentage of patient visits to health care providers for ILI from the total number patient visits for the week. Estimates of ILI in 121 cities … -
BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Panel on Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an annual concern for communities and health authorities worldwide. As we enter the already active 2013-2014 flu season, join ISDS and the BioSense Redesign Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED… read more… Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED) visit data for ILI surveillance. You will learn the basics … for influenza control and prevention. Identify crucial ED visit data elements used in ILI surveillance. Compare and … 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 … -
Comparison of Distribute and ILINet for national influenza surveillance
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During the spring of 2009, a public health emergency was declared in response to the emergence of the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus. Owing to the response, timely data were needed to improve situational awareness and to inform… read more… reports of influenza-like illness (ILI) and total patient visits to EDs from participating health jurisdictions, … reports of influenza-like illness (ILI) and total patient visits to EDs from participating health jurisdictions, … sites where data were available. The weekly percent of visits because of ILI were calculated for each system. For … -
Processing of Novel Electronic Health Data to Support Public Health Surveillance
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Accurately gauging the health status of a population during an event of public health significance (e.g. hurricanes, H1N1 2009 pandemic) in support of emergency response and situation awareness efforts can be a challenge for established public… read more… within a very narrow time-window. Such new data assets may be concurrently under development and evaluation while … within a very narrow time-window. Such new data assets may be concurrently under development and evaluation while …