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  • Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC

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    North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more
    … expected approximately 300,000 to 500,000 people to visit the area, with 800 horses from 71 countries taking … expected approximately 300,000 to 500,000 people to visit the area, with 800 horses from 71 countries taking …
  • Using Health Information Exchange to Improve Use of Prescription Monitoring Data

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    Washington State experienced a five-fold increase in deaths from unintentional drug overdoses between 1998 and 2014. The PMP collects data on controlled substances prescribed to patients and makes the data available to healthcare providers, giving… read more
    … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between …
  • Google Flu Trends: Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits

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    GFT is a surveillance tool that gathers data on local internet searches to estimate the emergence of influenza-like illness in a given geographic location in real time.3 Previously, GFT has been proven to strongly correlate with influenza incidence… read more
    … of influenza and pneumonia emergency department (ED) visits across multiple United States cities.   8 views … of influenza and pneumonia emergency department (ED) visits across multiple United States cities.   … Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits …
  • Success in Revitalizing Weekly Disease Surveillance System in Zimbabwe Using Cell-phone Mediated Data Transmission, 2009-2013

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    The importance of providing information on epidemic prone diseases in a timely and complete manner cannot be over-emphasized. In many countries WDSS form a core component of national health system notification and response plans. Countries are… read more
    … Weekly Disease Surveillance System in Zimbabwe Using Cell-phone Mediated Data Transmission, 2009-2013 …
  • Optimizing Performance of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome

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    A number of different methods are currently used to classify patients into syndromic groups based on the patient’s chief complaint (CC). We previously reported results using an “Ngram” text processing program for building classifiers… read more
    … applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 code are known. A … and specificity of the Ngram CC classifier for individual visits using a ROC curve analysis. Points on the ROC curve … of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome Philip Brown¹, Sylvia …
  • Evaluation of ESSENCE Syndromic Definitions for ED Visits Related to Falls in Icy Weather

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    Icy weather events increase the risk for injury from falls on untreated or inadequately treated surfaces. These events often result in ED visits, which represents a significant public health and economic impact1. The goal of this project was to… read more
    … treated surfaces. These events often result in ED visits, which represents a significant public health and … complaint, would be more effective at identifying ED visits resulting from fall-related injuries. Objective : … treated surfaces. These events often result in ED visits, which represents a significant public health and …
  • Comparison of National and Local Syndromic Surveillance Data - Cook County, IL, 2017

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    In 2005, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) began using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as an emergency department (ED)-based local syndromic surveillance program… read more
    … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief …
  • TRACnet: A National Phone-based and Web-based Tool for the Timely Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Rwanda

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    In Rwanda, communicable diseases are the mostly predominant representing 90% of all reported medical consultations in health centers. The country has often faced epidemics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. To enhance its… read more
    … TRACnet: A National Phone-based and Web-based Tool for the Timely Integrated …