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A Zero-Inflated Poisson Based Spatial Scan Statistic
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The spatial scan statistic proposed by Kulldorff has been widely used in spatial disease surveillance and other spatial cluster detection applications. In one of its versions, such scan statistic was developed for inhomogeneous Poisson process… read more… Technometrics. 1992;34:1�14. *André Cançado E-mail: cancado@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) Fig. 1. … -
Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Syphilis
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Public health officials and epidemiologists have been attempting to eradicate syphilis for decades, but national incidence rates are again on the rise. It has been suggested that the syphilis epidemic in the US is a "rare example of unforced,… read more… Am J Public Health. 1999;89:369�73. *Sean Tolentino E-mail: seanluciotolentino@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) Fig. 1. … -
Utilization of Emergency Department Data for Drug Overdose Surveillance in North Carolina
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In North Carolina there has been an escalation of poisoning deaths. In 2011, the number of fatal poisonings was 1,368 deaths, with 91% classified as drug overdoses with the majority of those due to opioid analgesics.[1] Far greater numbers of drug… read more… emergency department (ED) or outpatient clinic visits, or resolve without the individual seeking medical … NC collects information on 99.5% of all acute-care ED visits across the state, primarily for syndromic … In this study we used NC DETECT ED data to describe visits due to drug, and more specifically, opioid overdoses. … -
Disease Profile Development Methodology for Syndromic Surveillance of Biological Threat Agents
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Detection of biological threat agents (BTAs) is critical to the rapid initiation of treatment, infection control measures, and public health emergency response plans. Due to the rarity of BTAs, standard methodology for developing syndrome… read more… trials. Clin Trials. 2008;5:225�39. *Gillian Gibbs E-mail: Gillian_Gibbs@rush.edu (page number not for citation … when there was a more defined purpose to reporting ED visits and admissions (e.g., The Republican National … as point source outbreaks. Querying preestablished ED visit, coroner death, and 911 call feeds can provide a … -
Evaluation of Temporal Aberration Detection Methods in New York City Syndromic Data
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The NYC syndromic surveillance system has been monitoring syndromes from NYC emergency department (ED) visits for over a decade. We applied several aberration detection methodologies to a time series of ED visits in NYC spiked with synthetic… read more… monitoring syndromes from NYC emergency department (ED) visits for over a decade. We applied several aberration detection methodologies to a time series of ED visits in NYC spiked with synthetic outbreaks. This effort … monitoring syndromes from NYC emergency department (ED) visits for over a decade. We applied several aberration … -
Free-Text Mining to Improve Syndrome Definition Matching Across Emergency Departments
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Standard syndrome definitions for ED visits in ESSENCE rely on chief complaints. Visits with more words in the chief complaint field are more likely to match syndrome definitions. While using ESSENCE, we observed geographic differences in chief… read more… Standard syndrome definitions for ED visits in ESSENCE rely on chief complaints. Visits with more words in the chief complaint field are more … Standard syndrome definitions for ED visits in ESSENCE rely on chief complaints. Visits with more … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Describe Chronic High Frequency ED Utilization
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Utilization and overcrowding of EDs has been a prominent component of the health care reform debate in the United States for the last several years. In Virginia, the ED utilization rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to… read more… rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to 44.0 visits per 100 persons. Individuals with high frequency … of EDs account for a disproportionate number of visits, which can place burden on already strained health … rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to 44.0 visits per 100 persons. Individuals with high … -
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… the developing world. Washington, DC and Berkshire, UK, UN-Vodafone Foundation. 6. Chretien JP. Electronic public … MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53(RR05):1�11. *Vivek Singh E-mail: vivek.singh@iiphh.org (page number not for citation …