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Health Effects of LA county Wildfires in October 2007
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Determine if poor air quality resulting from wildfires could be measured in the general population by monitoring smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits.… week of November to further quantify the change in ED visit frequency resulting from the poor air quality. RESULTS … include potential syndrome misclassification due to the lack of definitive diagnosis data for most of the EDs, the … -
Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance and Population-Based Health Monitoring in Los Angeles County
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The Bioterrorism Surveillance Unit of the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health, Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) program analyzes Emergency Department (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED… read more… in the LAC metro area obtained from the weather.com website. Regarding surveillance for morbidity related to … in July (p=0.04). Seven-day averages of heat-related ED visit counts were strongly correlated with temperature … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to assist in a meningitis outbreak investigation
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Beginning on March 13, 2011, ACDC experienced an unusual increase in reported bacterial meningitis cases in Los Angeles (LA) County. Early in the investigation, there were few epidemiological links between the cases. Three cases were homeless; two… read more… as point source outbreaks. Querying preestablished ED visit, coroner death, and 911 call feeds can provide a …