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Digital Surveillance of the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Identifying Hot-spots for Emerging Zoonoses
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The illegal wildlife trade is a multi-faceted, clandestine industry that has led to the disruption of fragile ecosystems, facilitated the spread of pathogens, and has led to the emergence of novel infectious diseases in humans, domestic animals, and… read more… Wildlife trade and global disease emergence. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11:3. 2. Gratwicke B, Evans M, Jenkins P, Kusrini … not for citation purpose) Fig. 1. The wildlife trade website (http://www.healthmap.org/wildlife trade) showing … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in … -
Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments
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In 2007-2008, the authors surveyed public health officials in 59 state, territorial, and selected large local jurisdictions in the United States regarding their conduct and use of syndromic surveillance. Fifty-two (88%) responded, representing areas… read more… useful for detecting typical community outbreaks. Nearly all plan to include syndromic surveillance as part of their … from three state health departments who reported they did not conduct syndromic surveillance noted that local … and least useful for detecting small outbreaks. Nearly all plan to include syndromic surveillance as part of their …