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Hepatitis A Surveillance Evaluation in Mafraq Health Directorate, Jordan 2010
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is usually mild in childhood but more severe in adolescents and adults'. An estimated 1.4 million cases of HAV infection occur annually in the world. The case-fatality rate among patients of all ages is… read more… on laboratory test. Surveillance does not require complex training, equipments or fulltime working personnel. … -
An evaluation of mobile phone technology use for Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Public health surveillance systems are constantly facing challenges of epidemics and shortage in the health care workforce. These challenges are more pronounced in developing countries, which bear the greatest burden of disease and where new… read more… lack of guidelines for usage and lack of systematic training of workforce for using the system. Conclusions Use … and guidelines for deployment and usage, systematic training plans and adequate resources for the technology to … -
Resolving the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf' Syndrome
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To date, most syndromic surveillance systems rely heavily on complicated statistical algorithms to identify aberrations. The assumption is that when the statistics identify something unusual, follow-up should occur. However, with multiple strata… read more… phrases, and combinations of variables were used to train the natural language processor (NLP) on which records … and alerting thresholds needed to cause a flag and (2) training the NLP to return a list of key chief complaints … -
Using Electronic Surveillance Systems in Resource-Poor Settings: Why and How
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Difficulties in timely acquisition and interpretation of accurate data on communicable diseases can impede outbreak detection and control. These limitations are of global importance: they contribute to avoidable morbidity,… read more… and analysis; the skill sets of current personnel and the training needed for the new system; and the commitment of … -
Implementation of a Syndromic Surveillance System Using a General Practitioner's House Calls Network
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Recent health events in France, such as the dramatic excess of mortality occurred during the 2003 heat wave showed the need for a better provision of information to health authorities. A new syndromic surveillance system based on the… read more… (Cire),Bordeaux, France (2) French Field Epidemiology Training Programme (PROFET), InVS, ENSP, France (3) SOS … -
Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County
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The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.… MDCHD has implemented a syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE) to monitor ILI trends from data received from … -
Enhancing Syndromic Surveillance through Cross-border Data Sharing
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In the fall of 2006, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) proactively began general discussions regarding surveillance issues of mutual interest. Both states, having operational… read more… for the Early Notification of Community- based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Each state desired to view the new shared data … -
Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection of Drinking Water Contamination
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has developed a prototype contamination warning system (CWS) for drinking water in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD9). The goal of HSPD9 and the CWS is to… read more… health departments. The EPA is working with RODS and ESSENCE to enhance capabilities to detect a drinking water …