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Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza
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Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual influenza… read more… season typically begins in October and continues through May. The Utah Health Research Network has participated in … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ field that contained either cough or sore throat. … -
Virtual public health informatics training: development and delivery of an online public health informatics course
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Public health informatics is an emerging interdisciplinary field that uses information technology and informatics methods to meet public health goals. To achieve these goals, education and training of a new generation of public health informaticians… read more… delivery of an online public health informatics course Y Jiang, and CJ Staes University of Utah, Salt Lake City, … Results The course was delivered from 18 January to 10 May 2010 using Blackboard Vista, the University of Utah’s … Journal 2011, 4:s134. doi: 10.3134/ehtj.10.134 & 2011 Y Jiang and CJ Staes.; licensee Emerging Health Threats …