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Improving the Quality of Data Exchange Formats in the U.S. National Tuberculosis Surveillance System
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Disease surveillance systems remain the best quality systems to rely on when standardized surveillance systems provide the best data to understand disease occurrence and trends. The United States National Tuberculosis Surveillance System (NTSS)… read more -
Risk of HIV among the seasonal Labour Migrants of Nepal
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HIV and AIDS is not a new problem to global community and human civilization. Though much efforts had been taken yet its devastating effects can be seen in many areas like human productivity, public health, human rights etc. Nepal is experiencing a… read more -
Validation of Syndromic ILI Data for Use in CDC’s ILINet Surveillance, Pennsylvania
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ILINet is a CDC program that has been used for years for influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance, using a network of outpatient providers who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Situation Awareness: Understanding Syndrome Performance
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The August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse in Idaho was anticipated to lead to a large influx of visitors in many communities, prompting a widespread effort to assure Idaho was prepared. To support these efforts, the Idaho Syndromic Surveillance… read more -
Opioid Misuse in Missouri: Analyzing Emergency Department Use in Urban/Rural Areas
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Like many other states in the U.S., Missouri has experienced large increases in opioid abuse resulting in hundreds dying each year and thousands of ED visits due to overdose. Missouri has two major urban areas, St. Louis and Kansas City and a few… read more -
Princess Marina Hospital HIV rates: Interrupted time series analysis for policy review
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HIV testing remains the mainstay of optimal HIV care and is pivotal to control and prevention of the disease, however efforts to attain optimal testing levels have been undermined by low HIV testing especially in developing countries. Botswana in… read more -
Responder Safety, Tracking, and Resilience — Georgia, 2016 –2017
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During an emergency, the state of Georgia depends on public health staff and volunteers to respond. It is imperative that staff are safe before, during and after deployment. Emergency response workers must be protected from the hazardous conditions… read more -
HL7 Terminology Management for Disease Surveillance
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In 2013, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) began working with hospital and reference laboratories to implement electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) of reportable communicable disease data. Laboratories utilize HL7 message structure and standard… read more