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  • Cause-Specific School Absenteeism Monitoring Identifies Community Influenza Outbreaks

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    Transmission and amplification of influenza within schools has been purported as a driving mechanism for subsequent outbreaks in surrounding communities. However, the number of studies assessing the utility of monitoring school absenteeism as an… read more
    … a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon … within a school district and medically attended influenza visits within the same community. 5 views Submitted by elamb … a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon …
  • Civilian-military Collaboration: Department of Defense data in the BioSense Platform

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    The DoD provides daily outpatient and emergency room data feeds to the BioSense Platform within NSSP, maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This data includes demographic characteristics and diagnosis codes for health… read more
    … characteristics and diagnosis codes for health encounter visits of Military Health System beneficiaries, including … the demographic characteristics of DoD health encounter visits.     9 views Submitted by uysz on Tue, 08/15/2017 - … characteristics and diagnosis codes for health encounter visits of Military Health System beneficiaries, including …
  • Validation of Syndromic ILI Data for Use in CDC’s ILINet Surveillance, Pennsylvania

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    ILINet is a CDC program that has been used for years for influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance, using a network of outpatient providers who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to… read more
    … who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to their practice. Pennsylvania has a network of 95 … send chief complaint and other information on their ED visits to the Department of Health’s (PADOH) syndromic …
  • National Health Insurance: a new application for non-specific surveillance in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, the non-specific surveillance was mainly developed during A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in 2009. In March 2010, a new surveillance system was implemented from National Health Insurance data. This monitoring was based on the weekly… read more
    … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners.   Objective To assess the … was based on the weekly consultation number and home visits by general practitioners. Methods The data based on … on week W and covered the consultations and home visits carried out by the general practitioners in the week …
  • Introduction to the System of Combined National Surveillances for Early Detection

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    The first prototype syndromic surveillance in Japan was used during the G8 summit meeting in 2000 with two local prefectures involved. The second trial syndromic surveillance and the first internet-based surveillance used in 2002… read more
    … medications, ambulance call, and outpatient visits were explored as syndromic approach candidates for … reporting frame work has been reviewed for outpatient visits daily reporting concurrently. Limited spread of … medications, ambulance call, and outpatient visits were explored as syndromic ap- proach candidates for …
  • Survey of Pre-Clinical Behavior – What Do People Do When They Get Sick?

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    The impetus for the development of many first syndromic surveillance systems was the hope of detecting infectious disease outbreaks earlier than with traditional surveillance. Various data sources have been suggested as potential… read more
    … 14 pediatric questionnaires, with 55% reporting a first visit for the current problem. The most frequent complaint … joint aches and rhinorrhea. Only 4% reported the day of visit as the first day they had symptoms. 53% reported that … visit. A minority of patients accessed advice via phone (26%) or the internet (29%). 55% reported taking …
  • Customizing ESSENCE Queries for Select Mental Health Sub-indicators

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    Syndromic surveillance systems, although initially developed in response to bioterrorist threats, are increasingly being used at the local, state, and national level to support early identification of infectious disease and other emerging threats to… read more
    … queries to meet local needs, especially monitoring ED visits in near-real time during public health emergencies, … BioSense Platform, representing about 55 percent of ED visits in the United States (2). The platform's surveillance … new queries. Objective : Emergency department (ED) visits related to mental health (MH) disorders have …
  • Improved Identification and Assessment of Heat-Related Illnesses in Pinal County, AZ

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    Extreme heat and related illnesses are a critical concern in Arizona from May to September each year. From 2008 to 2016, Arizona medical facilities had an average of 1,790 emergency visits and 442 hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses (HRI… read more
    … medical facilities had an average of 1,790 emergency visits and 442 hospital admissions for heat-related … Emergency Departments (EDs) received a total of 2,484 visits for HRI and 527 of these cases were admitted as … of 430,237 individuals, contributes to the number of HRI visits to Arizona Emergency Departments that occur each …