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Identification of a measles case using syndromic surveillance in Salt Lake County, Utah
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In March-April, 2011, Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) investigated an outbreak of measles (N=9) resulting from a single imported case from Europe. Syndromic surveillance was used to identify measles-like illness (MLI) and enhance early… read more… was still possible) and all ‘measles/testing’ events. Visit notes, laboratory tests and results were obtained … were further investigated via patient interview by phone and/or home visit. Results Ninety-seven events of … -
Evaluating the use of syndromic surveillance for the detection of influenza-like illness in Salt Lake County, Utah
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Salt Lake Valley Health Department uses syndromic surveillance to monitor influenza-like illness (ILI) activity as part of a comprehensive influenza surveillance program that includes pathogen-specific surveillance, sentinel… read more… X100.41F, cough and/or sore throat, and total patient visits were summed from 12 sentinel sites, and used to … Reporting System (EARS).4 Daily ILI and total patient visits were used to calculate weekly percentages of …