Displaying results 1 - 5 of 5
-
Who's Not Coming to Dinner? Evaluating Trends in Online Restaurant Reservations for Outbreak Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Epidemiologists, public health agencies and scientists increasingly augment traditional surveillance systems with alternative data sources such as, digital surveillance systems utilizing news reports and social media, over-the-counter medication… read more -
Determinants of Outbreak Detection Performance
Content Type: Abstract
The choice of outbreak detection algorithm and its configuration can result in important variations in the performance of public health surveillance systems. Our work aims to characterize the performance of detectors based on outbreak types. We are… read more -
Using Surveillance Data to Identify Risk Factors for Severe H1N1 in First Nations
Content Type: Abstract
Research has shown that Canadian First Nation (FN) populations were disproportionately affected by the 2009 H1N1 influenza pan- demic. However, the mechanisms for the disproportionate outcomes are not well understood. Possibilities such as… read more -
Advancing Surveillance Outside the USA: The Canadian Policy, Practice, and Research Context
Content Type: Abstract
The international Society for Disease Surveillance has successfully brought together practitioners and researchers to share tools, ideas, and strategies to strengthen health surveillance systems. The Society has evolved from an initial focus on… read more -
A Framework for Detecting and Classifying Outbreaks of Gastrointestinal Disease
Content Type: Abstract
Outbreaks of waterborne gastrointestinal disease occur routinely in North America, resulting in considerable morbidity, mortality, and cost (Hrudey, Payment et al. 2003). Outbreak detection methods generally attempt to identify anomalies in time,… read more