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  • Limb Elephantiasis as Predictor for the Occurrence and Spread of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kano State, Nigeria

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    Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most prevalent of the tropical diseases, but is also the most neglected.Though significant advances have been made in the understanding both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about… read more
    … that could be easily diagnosed by persons with minimum training. Therefore, the prevalence of elephantiasis could …
  • Learning Outbreak Regions for Bayesian Spatial Biosurveillance

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    This work incorporates model learning into a Bayesian framework for outbreak detection. Our method learns the spatial characteristics of each outbreak type from a small number of labeled training examples, assuming a generative outbreak model with… read more
    … of each outbreak type from a small number of labeled training examples, assuming a generative outbreak model with … of each outbreak type from a small number of labeled training examples, assuming a generative outbreak model with … steepness parameter h) are learned from a set of labeled training examples. Since each example specifies the outbreak …
  • Opportunistic approaches to evaluation of surveillance efforts in resource-limited countries

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    The Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delivers interventions to enhance surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union… read more
    … for the containment of the threat. The program delivers training on surveillance-related subjects through regular … among UZ veterinary officials and ii) the impact of training on their awareness of biosecurity. We also discuss … dangerous pathogens; threat reduction; effect of training; biosecurity; resource-poor countries Reference 1. …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States 2014: Results from a Nationwide Survey

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    Spurred by recent advances in PH informatics, the implementation of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), and the opportunities provided by the availability of the redesigned BioSense program, SyS… read more
    … partners to provide relevant CBA – information transfer, training, and technical assistance – to further … partners to provide relevant CBA – information transfer, training, and technical assistance – to further …
  • Learning Stable Multivariate Baseline Models for Outbreak Detection

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    We propose a novel technique for building generative models of real-valued multivariate time series data streams. Such models are of considerable utility as baseline simulators in anomaly detection systems. The proposed algorithm, based on Linear… read more
    … sequences of realistic baselines using small samples of training data. Document … sequences of realistic baselines using small samples of training data. BACKGROUND Time series analysis is an … In both cases, our method is able to use very little training data to learn a stable model that captures the …
  • Evaluation within the Users of a Syndromic Surveillance System in French Guiana

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    The syndromic surveillance system “2SE FAG” has been installed within the French Armed Forces in French Guiana (3000 people) in October 2004 [1-2]. During the conception and the deployment of such a system, ergonomic issues were highlighted and… read more
    … of such a system, ergonomic issues were highlighted and training of stakeholders as well [3]. Daily exchanges with … of such a system, ergonomic issues were highlighted and train- ing of stakeholders as well [3]. Daily exchanges with … was useful or very useful for 67% of the people. The training was done in a normal way only for 57% of the …
  • Leveraging the NSSP R Studio Server to Automate QA Monitoring and Reporting

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    In 2016, the CDC funded 12 states, under the Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) program, to utilize SyS to increase timeliness of state data on drug overdose events. In order to operationalize the objectives of the grant, there was… read more
    … data, with limited resources. We leveraged the NSSP’s R Studio Server to automate quality assurance (QA) monitoring … data, with limited resources. We leveraged the NSSP’s R Studio Server to automate quality assurance (QA) monitoring … system-wide and facility levels. … Leveraging the NSSP R Studio Server to Automate QA Monitoring and Reporting …
  • A Novel Zoonotic Disease Outbreak Course to improve Surveillance and Response for the USDA

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    Outbreak Investigations course consisted to a series of 8 online modules, covering: •Confirm that an outbreak is occurring and confirm diagnosis •Case definition •Descriptive Epidemiology •Hypothesis Generation •Analytic Epidemiology •Preliminary… read more
    … Veterinary Services (VS) division. The objective of this training was to provide a standard framework to investigate … solutions. VS has expertise in animal surveillance, this training course demonstrated how to incorporate the … Veterinary Services (VS) division. The objective of this training was to provide a standard framework to investigate …