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  • Burns Reported to the BioSense System During the Independence Day Holiday

    Content Type: Abstract

    Each year, more than two-thirds of all fireworksrelated injuries occur during June 16-July 16 [1]. During the 2006 July 4th holiday weekend, thousands of people were treated in emergency departments (EDs) for fireworks-related injuries [2]. Over 50… read more
    … receives near real-time data from >11% of total U.S. ED visits. Most data is sent to BioSense by state or local … receives near real-time data from >11% of total U.S. ED visits. Most data is sent to BioSense by state or local … July 4th, 5th, or both days. Among these four areas, burn visit counts ranged from 24 to 36 per day and rates from …
  • Absenteeism Among Employees in a Southeastern Ontario Hospital: A Novel Application of Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Sickness absence is particularly pronounced within health care organizations where job demands and work environment expose workers to an increased risk of illness and injury, potentially leading to an inability to attend work.… read more
    … Objective 1) To identify and describe Occupational Health visits (overall and specific conditions) among full-time … 1) To identify and describe Occupational Health (OH) visits (overall and specific conditions) among full-time … the databases. The conditions/ syndromes within the OH visit data are pre- determined by the system, and classified …
  • ESSENCE Version 2.0: The Department of Defense's Worldwide Syndromic Surveillance System Receives Several Enhancements

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE receives and analyzes data for the Military Health System’s (MHS) 9 million beneficiaries resulting in approximately 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released … read more
    … 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE Version … 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide [1]. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE … laboratory results, disposition codes, reason for visit/chief complaints, vital sign data, and additional …
  • Kidenga: Public engagement for detection and prevention of Aedes -borne viral diseases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have surged in the Americas over the past several years and pose serious health threats in regions of the U.S. where Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquito vectors occur. Ae. aegypti have been detected up to 6 months… read more
    … traditional surveillance. We developed Kidenga, a mobile phone app and participatory surveillance system, to address … traditional surveillance. We developed Kidenga, a mobile phone app and participatory surveillance system, to address …
  • Meeting Mandatory Infectious Disease Reporting Requirements: The Department of Veterans AffairsÍ Plan

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    There are currently no federal laws mandating the reporting of infectious diseases to public health authorities. Reporting requirements reside at the state level and such laws do not apply to federal agencies including the VA. Heretofore, VA's… read more
    … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, …
  • Operational Considerations and Early Successes with a Statewide Public Health Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) partnered with the Regenstrief Institute to begin collecting syndromic data from 14 ED’s to monitor bioterrorism-related events and other public health emergencies. Today, Indiana’s public… read more
    … system (PHESS) receives approximately 5,000 daily ED visits as real-time HL7 formatted surveillance data from 55 … Indiana’s PHESS receives approximately 5,000 daily ED visits as real-time HL7 formatted surveillance data from 55 … deadly tornado struck southern Indiana in 2005. As the ED visit volumes climbed, no false alerts were triggered for …
  • Comparison of the US outpatient influenza-like illness surveillance network and the Google Flu Trends from 2008 to 2010

    Content Type: Abstract

    http://Google.org developed a regression model that used the volume of influenza-related search queries best correlated with the proportion of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illness (ILI) model to estimate the level of ILI… read more
    … queries best correlated with the proportion of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illness (ILI) model to … report weekly ILI activity as the percentage of patient visits to health care providers for ILI from the total number patient visits for the week. Estimates of ILI in 121 cities …
  • The Utility of Patient Chief Complaint and ICD 9 Classifiers for the Influenza Sub-Syndrome

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    In order to detect influenza outbreaks, the New York State Department of Health emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance system uses patients’ chief complaint (CC) to assign visits to respiratory and fever syndromes… read more
    … system uses patients’ chief complaint (CC) to assign visits to respiratory and fever syndromes. Recently, the … ICD9 code for influenza. It is unknown whether patient visits that meet these restrictive criteria are sufficiently … system uses patients’ chief complaint (CC) to assign visits to res- piratory and fever syndromes. Recently, the …