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  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more
    … Objective We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … OBJECTIVE We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early …
  • Super Bowl Surveillance: A Practical Exercise in Inter-Jurisdictional Public Health Information Sharing

    Content Type: Abstract

    When the Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public health departments have instituted heightened… read more
    … information systems (separate installations of the ESSENCE system, developed at JHUAPL). The situation provided … information systems (separate installations of the ESSENCE system, developed at JHUAPL). The situation provided …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Chief Complaints Post-Hurricane Wilma, Broward County, Florida 2005

    Content Type: Abstract

    On October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida as a category 3 storm. The storm moved toward the northeast and passed through Palm Beach and Broward Counties before entering the Atlantic… read more
    …   Objective We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE to describe the morbidity after Hurricane Wilma … OBJECTIVE We used the syndromic surveillance system ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early …
  • Refinement of a Population-Based Bayesian Network for Fusion of Health Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    The ESSENCE demonstration module was built to help DoD health monitors make routine decisions based on disparate evidence sources such as daily counts of ILI-related chief complaints, ratios of positive lab tests for influenza, patient age… read more
    … The ESSENCE demonstration module was built to help DoD health … Surveillance System for Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Submitted by uysz on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 09:44 … The …
  • Using GI Syndrome Data as an Early Warning Tool for Norovirus Outbreak Activity

    Content Type: Abstract

    Norovirus infection results in considerable morbidity in the United States where an estimated 21 million illnesses, 70,000 hospitalizations, and 800 deaths are caused by NV annually. Additionally, NV is responsible for approximately 50% of foodborne… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to monitor and detect public health events across Virginia. ESSENCE performs automated parsing of chief complaint text …
  • Influenza laboratory testing and its application in timely Department of Defense biosurveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Timely influenza data can help public health decision-makers identify influenza outbreaks and respond with preventative measures. DoD ESSENCE has the unique advantage of ingesting multiple data sources from the Military Health System (MHS),… read more
    … outbreaks and respond with preventative measures. DoD ESSENCE has the unique advantage of ingesting multiple data … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) Submitted by elamb on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 20:22 … …
  • OpenESSENCE: Disease Surveillance through Medical Record System Integration with OpenMRS

    Content Type: Abstract

    OpenMRS has global presence as an open source web based medical record system (MRS). It is built on an extensible, modular framework that allows the user to create a MRS that is as simple or complex as needed. OE is a multi-user network accessible… read more
    … using features and lessons learned from Enterprise ESSENCE, (Electronic Surveillance System for Early … using features and lessons learned from Enterprise ESSENCE, (Electronic Surveillance System for Early …
  • Enhancing Drug Overdose Alerts with Spatial Visualization

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in Indiana, and the gap continues to widen1. While federal funding opportunities are available for states, it often takes years for best practices to be… read more
    … Notification of Community-based Epidemics version 1.21 (ESSENCE) to monitor public health events and trends. In July … partners of increases in drug overdoses captured in ESSENCE at the county level. ISDH is enhancing these alerts …