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  • A Method for Detecting and Characterizing Multiple Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases

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    We describe an automated system that can detect multiple outbreaks of infectious diseases from emergency department reports. A case detection system obtains data from electronic medical records, extracts features using natural language… read more
    … a probability distribution over the diseases each patient may have. Then, a multiple outbreak detection system (MODS) … a probability distribution over the diseases each patient may have. Then, a multiple outbreak detection system (MODS) …
  • Detecting Overlapping Outbreaks of Influenza

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    Influenza is a contagious disease that causes epidemics in many parts of the world. The World Health Organization estimates that influenza causes three to five million severe illnesses each year and 250,000-500,000 deaths. Predicting and… read more
    … temporally overlapping outbreaks are also common. These may be caused by different subtypes or outbreaks in multiple … temporally overlapping outbreaks are also common. These may be caused by different subtypes or outbreaks in multiple …