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Adopting a common influenza-like illness syndrome across multiple health jurisdictions
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Syndromic surveillance systems were designed for early outbreak and bioterrorism event detection. As practical experience shaped development and implementation, these systems became more broadly used for general surveillance and situational… read more… a distributed surveillance network for sharing de-identified aggregate emergency department syndromic … a distributed surveillance network for sharing de-identified aggregate emergency department (ED) syndromic … periods and epidemics. Use of the common syndrome did not have an overall or systematic cost in terms of … -
Monitoring winter-seasonal acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age
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Epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major contributor to the global burden of morbidity and mortality. Rotavirus and norovirus epidemics present a significant burden annually, with their predominant impact in temperate climates occurring… read more… pre- and postlicensure periods were compared. Results All jurisdictions submitting AGE data to Distribute … and the contribution of norovirus, 1996�2007. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52: 466�74. … and as a composite mean ratio (thick black lines). The top graph shows relative increase for ED visits among all …