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  • Analysis of Daily Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance in Hillsborough County, FL, 2015

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    The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (FDOH- Hillsborough) conducts enhanced syndromic surveillance on a daily basis. The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics in Florida (ESSENCE-FL… read more
    … chief complaint and discharge diagnosis (CCDD) field of a visit for keywords related to reportable diseases and … chief complaint and discharge diagnosis (CCDD) field of a visit for keywords related to reportable diseases and …
  • Validation of Emergency Department and Outpatient Data Using ILI syndrome classifiers

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health conducts ED syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). Using outpatient data for syndromic surveillance is a relatively new concept, brought about due to the increasing use… read more
    … as well as different patient populations and site visit capability, the percentages of patients classified as … as well as different patient populations and site visit capability, the percentages of patients classified as …
  • Interplay of Socio-Cultural and Environmental Factors on Microbial Contamination of Food in Samaru, Kaduna State, Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    In most disadvantaged communities in Northern Nigeria, adolescent girls engage in economic activities so that they can save money for household items to be bought for them when they are given out for marriage. These girls right from before they… read more
    … These girls right from before they reach teenage age hawk items which include ready-to-eat foods. Various … ensure the safety of food from production to consumption. Lack of adequate food hygiene can lead to foodborne diseases … These girls right from before they reach teenage age hawk items which include ready-to-eat foods. Various …
  • In Search of a Controlled Vocabulary for Emergency Department Chief Complaint: A Comparison of Four Published Chief Complaint Lists

    Content Type: Abstract

    The lack of a standardized vocabulary for recording CC complicates the collection, aggregation, and analysis of CC for any purpose, but especially for real-time surveillance of patterns of illness and injury. The need for a controlled CC vocabulary… read more
    … The lack of a standardized vocabulary for recording CC … creation of a controlled ED CC vocabulary. BACKGROUND The lack of a standardized vocabulary for recording CC … as separate terms); va- riance in scope of terms (back pain and back symp- toms); and imprecise use of terms …
  • Phylogenetic analysis of Ukrainian Bacillus anthracis strains from various sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Anthrax is a widely spread zoonotic disease with natural transmissive cycle involving wildlife, livestock and humans [1]. It is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a highly pathogenic gram-positive, spore-producing bacterium, which poses a serious threat… read more
    … the need for reliable anthrax diagnosis and trace-back methods. This comprises bio forensic capabilities … of B. anthracis strains. Objective : Due to the lack of information about the phylogenetic origins of … the need for reliable anthrax diagnosis and trace-back methods. This comprises bio forensic capabilities …
  • Real-time estimation and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan

    Content Type: Abstract

    Unfortunately, confirmation and notification of all A/H1N1 (2009) patients in Japan was ceased on 24 July when the cumulative number of patients was about 5000. After that, as all suspected patients are not necessarily confirmed or reported, the… read more
    … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … the surveillance results are reported weekly, it tends to lack timeliness. To collect and analyze the information in … in Japan, we can assume that all symptomatic patients visit a doctor to receive oseltamivir or zanamivir on onset …
  • Surveillance in the Cloud: A New Platform for Disease Search and Situational Awareness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited ability to detect outbreaks of specific and rare diseases. To generate situational awareness surveillance results… read more
    … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … Major challenges in syndromic surveillance today include lack of standardization in syndrome definitions and limited … the original data consisting of zip codes and time of visit were randomized. The set of chief complaint data used …
  • Identification of features for detection and prediction of homelessness from VA clinical documents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Homelessness in general is a major issue in the US today. The risk factors of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to… read more
    … of homelessness are myriad, including inadequate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse issues, lack of social support, and nonadherence to treatment/follow-up appointments. Early identification of these … homelessness are myriad, including inade- quate income, lack of affordable housing, mental health and substance …