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LAHVA: Linked Animal-Human Health Visual Analytics
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This paper describes our integrated visual analytics framework for analyzing both human emergency room data and veterinary hospital data.… Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) and all general visits to Ban- field the Pet Hospital, veterinary practices (approxi- mately 70,000 visits per week). METHODS LAHVA combines both human and … -
A Visual Analytics Toolkit for Evaluating Potential Syndromic Outbreaks
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Our toolkit adds statistical trend analysis, interactive plots, and kernel density estimation to an existing spatio-temporal visualization platform. The goal of these tools is to provide both a quick assessment of the current… read more… The sample data used for this toolkit come from over 70 emergency rooms throughout the state of Indiana. … The sample data used for this toolkit come from over 70 emergency rooms throughout the state of Indiana. METHODS … are marked with a red disc. At this point, the analyst may decide to take action or to simply monitor the area more … -
Using Open-Source Grid-Computing Technology to Improve Processing Time for Geospatial Syndromic Surveillance Data
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Outbreak detection algorithms for syndromic surveillance data are becoming increasingly complex. Initial algorithms focused on temporal data but newer methods incorporate geospatial dimensions. As methods evolve, it is important to understand the… read more… to maintain the maximum allowed number of pending jobs (70) in the queue. Aggregate datasets contained 4 to 150 … (Version 4.5) [Computer software]. Troy, MI (www.altair.com/software/pbspro.htm) [5] Maui Job Scheduler (2004) (www.clusterresources.com/ products/maui/) Advances in Disease Surveillance … -
A model for flu outbreak surveillance that describes the time lag for data reporting from the first presentation of a case to diagnosis
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Reporting notifiable conditions to public health authorities by health-care providers and laboratories is fundamental to the prevention, control, and monitoring of population-based disease. To successfully develop community… read more… 2424 Conclusions Although diagnosis data may not be required to identify a disease outbreak in the … of infectious diseases by clinicians. JAMA 1989;262:3018–26. 2 Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health …