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  • Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza

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    Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual… read more
    … since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ …
  • Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual influenza… read more
    … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … surveillance since 2002, collecting data on outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI, defined as fever of … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ …
  • Identifying Clusters of Falls During the 2007-08 Winter Season in the BioSense System

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    The purposes of this study are to identify and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season.
    … and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. Document … and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. … United States [1] and accounted for 21% of injury-related visits to U.S. EDs in 2005 [2]. BioSense is a national …
  • Simulation of Correlated Outbreak Signals for Early Aberration Reporting

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    The Early Aberration Reporting System was developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help assist local and state health officials to focus limited resources on appropriate activities of public health… read more
    … temporal data sources, such as emergency department visits, drug store sales, and ambulatory clinic visits. Based on this premise, we provided correlated data … and temporal data sources, such as emergency de- partment visits, drug store sales, and ambulatory clinic visits. …
  • Characterizing Socioeconomic Disparities in the Burden of Influenza and RSV Using Surveillance Data

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    To measure the impact, within administrative geographic areas, of household income on rates of visits due influenza and RSV among children using real-time syndromic surveillance.
    … geographic areas, of household income on rates of visits due influenza and RSV among children using real-time … geo- graphic areas, of household income on rates of visits due influenza and RSV among children using real- time … tion chief complaint data from emergency department visits at Miami Children’s Hospital in Miami, FL. We …
  • Using a real time syndromic surveillance system to track heat related illnesses during a heat wave

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    In 2004, the Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), which serves a county population over 890,000, began using a real time syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more
    … disease outbreaks. Today, about 1600 emergency department visits occur daily in Marion County's 14 emergency … disease outbreaks. Today, about 1600 emergency department visits occur daily in Marion County’s 14 emergency … -0 7- 20 11 27 -0 7- 20 11 Date of Emergency Department Visit C o u n t o f P at ie n ts Fig. 1. Heat-Related Chief …
  • Performance of a Syndromic Surveillance System for Detecting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Following a Severe Windstorm

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    On December 14th, 2006, a severe windstorm in western Washington caused hundreds of thousands of residents to lose power. On December 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs… read more
    … 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs of acute carbon … the performance of our ED syndromic data for detecting visits associated with CO poisoning. Document … emergency de- partment (ED) syndromic data for detecting visits associated with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. …
  • Syndrome Development to Assess IDU, HIV, and Homelessness in MA Emergency Departments

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    In Massachusetts, syndromic surveillance (SyS) data have been used to monitor injection drug use and acute opioid overdoses within EDs. Currently, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) SyS captures over 90% of ED visits statewide. These… read more
    … of Public Health (MDPH) SyS captures over 90% of ED visits statewide. These real-time data contain rich … clinical and demographic information used to categorize visits for population level public health surveillance. … have shown elevated rates of opioid overdose related ED visits, Emergency Medical Service incidents, and fatalities …