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  • Visits with Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Reported to the BioSense System, 2006-2007

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    Biosurveillance systems typically receive free- text chief complaint and coded diagnosis data, however this data has limited specificity for notifiable disease surveillance. The Biosense System receives chief complaint and/or diagnosis data from… read more
    … a Category B bioterrorist agent. Objective To describe visits reported from BioSense hospitals with non-typhoidal … Visits with Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Reported to … Health Informatics, Atlanta, GA Objective To describe visits reported from BioSense hospitals with non-typhoidal …
  • Monitoring Sexual Violence Visits in Emergency Department Data to Improve Public Health

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    Although sexual violence is a pressing public health and safety issue, it has historically been challenging to monitor population trends with precision. Approximately 31% of incidents of sexual violence are reported to law enforcement and only 5%… read more
    … characteristics of sexual violence emergency department visits in Washington State. 4 views Submitted by elamb on … characteristics of sexual violence emergency department visits in Washington State. … Monitoring Sexual Violence Visits in Emergency Department Data to Improve Public Health …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics

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    LAC hosted the 2015 Special Olympics (SO) which welcomed approximately 6,500 athletes from 165 countries, as well as 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 spectators from July 25 to August 2, 2015. International athletes were not required to show proof of… read more
    … which captures over 65% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits, was used to detect potential emerging health events … which captures over 65% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits, was used to detect potential emerging health events … Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics …
  • Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions

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    The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure,… read more
    … medication transactions and emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and the relationship … Trends in emergency department visits for influenza-like illness and antiviral medication … medication transactions and emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and the relationship …
  • Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification

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    As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more
    … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further …
  • Large Scale Mobile Medical Service Programme: Data Insights for strengthening local surveillance

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    India has an Integrated Disease Surveillance project that reports key communicable and infectious diseases at the district and sub-district level. However, recent reviews suggest structural and functional deficiencies resulting in poor data quality… read more
    … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. …
  • Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Describe Gunshot-related Injuries in Houston

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    In 2011, injury by firearms accounted for 32,351 deaths (10.4 deaths per 100,000 population) in the United States. This rate was higher than any infectious or parasitic disease (the highest being 2.5 for both viral hepatitis and HIV disease).… read more
    … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track …
  • Alcohol-Related ED Visits and Ohio State Football: Putting the O-H in ETOH

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    According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), binge drinking causes over half of the 88,000 excessive alcohol use deaths and costs approximately $149 billion dollars annually in the United States. Additionally, excessive alcohol use can… read more
    … relationship between alcohol-related emergency department visits in Franklin County, Ohio and Ohio State University … relationship between alcohol-related emergency department visits in Franklin County, Ohio and Ohio State University … Alcohol-Related ED Visits and Ohio State Football: Putting the O-H in ETOH …