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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Syndromic Surveillance for Mass Gatherings
Content Type: Success Stories
Mass gatherings—defined as events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of the host state—pose unique surveillance challenges. Attendees can be at greater (or high) risk for injuries due to… read more… visited on-site infirmaries. Anyone requiring intensive care was transported to a tertiary care hospital designated by organizers as the primary off-site care facility. An off-site surveillance team used … the most common reasons for visits. Off-site visits for injury and respiratory distress increased, …