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  • Accrued – An R Package for Visualizing Data Quality for Aggregate Surveillance Data

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    The utility of specific sources of data for surveillance, and the quality of those data, are an ingoing issue in public health(1). Syndromic surveillance is typically conducted as a secondary use of data collected as part of routine clinical… read more
    … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts for ILI, GI and total ED visits, aggregated to the level of jurisdiction. The primary … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts …
  • Evaluation of Heat-related Illness Surveillance Based on Chief Complaint Data from New Jersey Hospital Emergency Rooms

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    The NJ syndromic surveillance system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are released by the National Weather Service, an effective HRI algorithm could provide real-time health… read more
    … system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are … system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are …
  • Day of Week Analysis of Myocardial Infarctions Using ESSENCE-FL Emergency Department Data

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    Syndromic surveillance ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the week. Previous studies have shown that increased negative health outcomes have occurred on Mondays. A study in the… read more
    … ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the … ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the …
  • Epidemiology of Gunshot-Related Injuries in NYC Emergency Departments from 2004-2014

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    Syndromic surveillance has demonstrated utility for situational awareness for non-infectious conditions, including tracking and monitoring gun-related violence and homicides. While New York State reports an overall decrease in gun-related crimes, in… read more
    … of gunshot-related emergency department (ED) visits in NYC. Objective To describe epidemiological … of gunshot-related emergency department (ED) visits in NYC. Objective To describe epidemiological …
  • Role of continuous monitoring on performance of surveillance systems in military populations in resource-limited settings

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    Timeliness of information has a key role in disease reporting, and may be easily impaired by several factors affecting data entry and utilization.1 Regarding data entry, previous studies have shown that monitoring strategies, such as telephone… read more
    … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting timeliness.2 Likewise, limited … and 2Directorate of Health, Peru Air Force, Lima, Peru E-mail: ricardo.hora@med.navy.mil Objective The objective of … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting time- liness.2 Likewise, limited …
  • 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
    … of Community-based Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room (ER) visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … not show statistically significant increases in daily ER visits during the month of May, and only cough was …
  • Early Detection of Influenza Activity Using Syndromic Surveillance in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is used routinely to detect outbreaks of disease earlier than traditional methods due to its ability to automatically acquire data in near real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track… read more
    … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity …
  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more
    … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and …