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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 …