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  • Aiding the practice of tuberculosis control: a decision support model to predict transmission

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    A new TB case can be classified as: 1) a source case for transmission leading to other, secondary active TB cases; 2) a secondary case, resulting from recent transmission; or 3) an isolated case, uninvolved in recent transmission (i.e. neither… read more
    … 3) an isolated case, uninvolved in recent transmission (i.e. neither source nor recipient). Source and secondary cases require more intense intervention due to their involvement in a chain of transmission; thus, … (3) an isolated case, uninvolved in recent transmission (i.e., neither source nor recipient). Source and secondary …
  • Assessing address data quality for public health surveillance in Montreal

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    In Montreal, notifiable diseases are reported to the Public Health Department (PHD). Of 44, 250 disease notifications received in 2009, up to 25% had potential address errors. These can be introduced during transcription, handwriting… read more
    … C Jauvin1,2, L Bédard1, and D Buckeridge1,2 1Bureau de surveillance épidémiologique, Direction de santé … for Montreal residents reported to the PHD between 26 January and 9 May 2009 and followed by PH nurses were … a member of the research team (EL) using the Canada Post website.2 These addresses were also scanned by DQ. DQ and …
  • The influence of address errors on detecting outbreaks of campylobacteriosis

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    Mandatory notification to public health of priority communicable diseases (CDs) is a cornerstone of disease prevention and control programs. Increasingly, the addresses of CD cases are used for spatial monitoring and cluster detection… read more
    … surveillance data. We identified address errors in 25% of all reported cases of communicable diseases from 1995 to … University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and 3Direction de Santé Publique, Agence de la Santé et des services … surveillance data. We identified address errors in 25% of all reported cases of communicable diseases from 1995 to …
  • Quantifying the potential benefit of early detection for preventing morbidity and mortality: a simulation study of cryptosporidium outbreak

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    Many studies evaluate the timeliness and accuracy of outbreak detection algorithms used in syndromic surveillance. Of greater interest, however, is defining the outcome associated with improved detection. In case of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis… read more
    … University, Montréal, Canada; 2École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; and 3Direction de Santé Publique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada E-mail: … outbreak with a 72-hour treatment plant failure. In all experiments, we measured the total number of disease …